Assistant Project Manager

Overall Scope

Learn project management methods and strategies, and become familiar with company systems, while performing various administrative assignments in support of a designated project or group of projects.  With supervisory direction, establish goals and accomplish assigned tasks within prescribed time frames and financial parameters.

Project Manager Duties Include:

• Participate in construction document analysis to develop clear and consistent interpretations.
• Become familiar with the materials, equipment, and components of the technical systems installed by Walker.
• Advise project management of potential problems, work interferences, schedule difficulties, and the like, as it relates to assigned duties.  Learn how Walker can circumvent and/or resolve such problems.
• Compose and edit letters, memos, reports, and procedures as directed.
• Process day-to-day administrative items (i.e., expense reports, supply requisitions, RFI’s, submittals, shop drawings, procurement, quantity take-offs, etc.) per supervisor’s direction.
• Prepare special reports, studies, and statistical analysis per supervisor’s request.  May require research, development and/or interpretation of data with little supervision or instruction.
• Learn how to interpret project schedules, anticipate manpower requirements and measure subcontractor performance.
• Assist with the research and preparation of field change requests to resolve design issues.
• Participate in the continuous updating and accurate generation of as-built documents.
• Attend project coordination and owner/contractor/architect/engineer meetings as directed.
• Assume a proactive approach to career development.  Utilize available resources within Walker as well as request alternative instruction to learn how to become a successful project manager.
• Perform additional assignments per supervisor’s direction.

Travel Requirements:  0 - 25% (may vary significantly among individuals in this position)

Skills, Knowledge, Qualifications & Experience:

• 4-yr electrical engineering or construction science degree (or commensurate levels of technical training and related construction experience)
• 0-2 years of construction and/or general business experience
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Outstanding organizational skills
• Excellent MS Office skills and ability/desire to learn new software systems
• Must obtain OSHA-30 certification within six (6) months from date of hire
• Must be courteous, professional, diplomatic, and highly motivated
• Employment is contingent upon satisfying all jobsite-specific access requirements, with no outstanding restrictions from any jobsite or from working with any of Walker’s partnering General Contractors, Owners, Customers, etc.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

·        This job operates in a client project environment with exposure to employee, subcontractors and trades.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

·        While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

·        This job operates in a client project environment with exposure to employee, subcontractors and trades.

·        Ability to freely access all points of a construction site in wide-ranging climates and environment

·        Ability to comprehend forms in space and understand relationships of plane and solid objects.  May be used in such tasks as blueprint reading and in solving geometry problems.  Frequently described as the ability to “visualize” objects of two and three dimensions, or to think visually of geometric forms.

·        Ability to manipulate materials and/or equipment up to 50 lbs. The frequency of manipulation if frequently.

·        Ability to move up or mount by using the hands or feet to include:

Ladders - Step stool, 8' to 10' ladder, extension ladder

Stairways - 3 or more flights

·        To bend forward or down from the middle of the waist or the middle of the back, to bend, downwards, to lower oneself and/or to move freely on hands and knees between 20-50 times daily                                        

·        To stretch out, extend, or put forth a bodily part. To touch or grasp something, by extending or stretching. To touch, lift, hold or operate with the hands up to 50 times daily.                                            

·        To perceive or comprehend by the sense of sight.

Characteristics are: Focus, Color perception or depth perception.                                                                     

·        The ability to operate or convey in a vehicle, Car, Commercial Vehicle

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

·        This is a full-time position; days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Education and Qualifications

High School Diploma

A degree in Construction Management or Project Management or equivalent experience.

Please note, this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.