Assistant Project Manager - Columbus, United States - Tekwissen

Description

• Client has an opening for an Assistant Project Manager in the Special Projects Division.
  
• This position will report to the Project Manager.
  
• The APM will provide assistance to the Project Managers and Superintendents in conducting project management functions related to bidding, pre-construction, construction, and post-construction activities of Construction Management or General Contracting projects.
  
• The key responsibilities of the position are:
  
• Participate in the setup and maintenance of construction project management including planning, scheduling, and budgeting prior to the start of the project.
  
• Assist in the coordination and expediting necessary to ensure proper and timely delivery of shop drawings and submittals, construction materials, change orders, pricing, and related approvals.
  
• Create, update, and refer to RFI logs, submittal logs, bulletin schedules, and start-up document checklists to expedite the shop drawings, submittals, construction materials, labor requirements, change order pricing, and related approvals.
  
• Coordinate, obtain, and communicate all required information for construction and installation of owner-furnished equipment (e.g., mounting hinges, rough-in locations, blocking, supports, systems connections, etc.)
  
• Update and maintain contract drawings with new contract information received as bulletins, RFIs, ASIs, and proposal requests.
  
• Participate in the review of contractor and material supplier invoices, company invoices, change order pricing information, drawings, and submittals. Check contractor storage when billing for stored materials received.
  
• Assist in the coordination of activities with the Accounting and Estimating Departments and the company personnel assigned supervisory and/or support responsibilities.
  
• Assist in the maintenance of positive working relationships with subcontractors, customer material suppliers, and other internal and external individuals having an interest in the success of the project.
  
• Maintain and update computerized Critical Path Method project schedules.
  
• Collect as-built and close-out documents.
  

• Bachelor's degree or Associates Degree in Construction Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or allied discipline is preferred. 1-3 years of practical employment experience in the commercial (vertical) construction industry.
• Past co-ops are desirable for entry-level applicants.