Assistant PM - Healthcare & Academic Construction

Vaughn Construction; Bastrop (TX); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaughn Construction is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to support the Project Manager and Superintendent in delivering academic, healthcare, and research facilities for commercial clients. You will assist with contracts, budgets, schedules, and documentation while leading project engineers and contributing to safety programs.

Qualified candidates have a four-year degree in construction or engineering and 3–4 years of commercial construction experience, with healthcare/education projects

Qualifications

• Four-year degree in construction, engineering, or related field preferred.
• Minimum 3–4 years of experience in the commercial construction industry.
• Experience with healthcare, higher education, and/or laboratory projects preferred.

Responsibilities

• Works with Project Manager to ensure projects are constructed in accordance with contract, design, budget, and schedule requirements.
• Communicates with the Owner and Design team to solve problems and facilitate construction activities.
• Direct oversight and training of project engineers to maintain project logs, documentation files, RFIs.
• Leads and represents Vaughn in project meetings.
• Cost-control experience.
• Exposure to contract negotiation.
• Assists with financial aspects of the project – Pay Applications, Cost Reporting, Cost Projections.
• Contributes to project buyout process including scope verification and budget development.
• Prepares Subcontracts and Purchase Orders.
• Participates in safety programs.
• Proficiency in Primavera scheduling software. Works with project team to provide schedule updates.
• Leads, attends, and participates in miscellaneous site meetings by sharing knowledge, information, and ideas.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Scheduling

Team leadership

Communication

Cost control

Contract negotiation

RFI management

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction/engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

AutoCAD

Job description

Vaughn Construction is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to support the Project Manager and Superintendent in delivering academic, healthcare, and research facilities for commercial clients. You will assist with contracts, budgets, schedules, and documentation while leading project engineers and contributing to safety programs.

Qualified candidates have a four-year degree in construction or engineering and 3–4 years of commercial construction experience, with healthcare/education projects