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Assistant Project Manager - Construction

Sandias Executive Search
Reno, NV Full Time
POSTED ON 7/11/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/11/2026

This opportunity is ideal for someone looking to accelerate their construction career while gaining valuable experience in project management, client communication, and operational coordination.

As an Assistant Project Manager you will:

  • Work side-by-side with experienced Project Managers and Superintendents, learning how successful projects are planned, managed, and delivered from start to finish
  • Take ownership of key project responsibilities, including subcontractor coordination, RFIs, submittals, change orders, procurement tracking, and project documentation
  • Gain valuable experience managing project budgets and costs, assisting with forecasting, billing, contract administration, and financial reporting

What’s great about this company:

  • Twenty years’ history with a multi-state footprint and lengthy repeat client list
  • Government, senior living, office, industrial, and multifamily projects, providing various and ongoing work
  • Several delivery methods including lump sum bid, negotiated, construction management at-risk (CMAR), design-build, and job order contracting (JOC)

Your benefits as Assistant Project Manager at this company:

  • Competitive Salary
  • Company vehicle and electronic allowance
  • 401(k) with 5% company match
  • Health insurance
  • Generous annual bonuses
  • Advancement opportunities

Requirements of this Assistant Project Manager role:

  • 5 years’ experience on large ground-up commercial and mixed-use projects
  • At least one multifamily, affordable-housing or senior-living project preferred
  • Industry related degree preferred
  • Effective leadership skills with the ability to clearly communicate
  • Have established subcontractor relationships
  • Ability to collaborate with subcontractors, build schedules and perform effective value engineering
  • Proficiency in Procore, Excel, MS project and other construction software
  • Design review and interpretation skillset

Your action steps for this Assistant Project Manager role:

  • Check the requirements list above
  • Apply through this application portal
  • Confidentially forward your resume and project list to me Mike Chavez, at Mike@sandiasexecutivesearch.com or contact me directly at (505) 395-5667 (call or text)

We are Sandias Executive Search, an employee-owned company now marking more than 25 years of exemplary placement services. We have been named one of Albuquerque’s Fastest Growing Companies a record eleven years in a row and one of Albuquerque’s Best Places to Work. Our mission is to work with the best candidates and companies in the industry with professionalism, integrity and confidentiality. For more information, visit www.sandiasexecutivesearch.com.

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