Assistant Project Manager

Terracon; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Terracon in Baton Rouge seeks a project manager to lead facilities, environmental or geotechnical engineering efforts. You will ensure safety, schedule adherence, and budget compliance while coordinating internal staff and external contractors.

The role requires a technical degree and 2+ years of related experience, with a valid driver’s license often preferred. You will communicate project status, manage risks, and deliver quality results to the client.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science or geology required.
• 2+ years of related experience; or 6+ years with no degree.
• Valid driver’s license may be required.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of a facilities, environmental, or geotechnical project to ensure safety, on-time delivery, and within scope.
• Monitor progress against the project plan and communicate status to the client and team.
• Troubleshoot operational problems and minimize delays; coordinate resources and schedules.
• Lead safety efforts and ensure compliance with approved safety plans.
• Analyze requirements, perform calculations, and prepare deliverables and reports.
• Coordinate outside contractors to ensure integrated and satisfactory service.
• Estimate costs, resources, and time; allocate tasks to meet targets.
• Hold project meetings and publish regular status reports.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Scheduling

Safety leadership

Risk analysis

Vendor coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science or geology

Tools

MS Office

Project management software

Job description

General Responsibilities:

Manage all aspects of a facilities, materials, environmental, or geotechnical engineering project to ensure that it is safely completed on time and within scope and budget. Responsible for completing the project as per its contracted scope; monitor progress and performance against the project plan. Troubleshoot and recommend or resolve operational problems and minimize delays. May be responsible for resource management, project scheduling, budgets and forecasts, and working with external vendors, subcontractors or contractors. Conducts meetings and prepares reports to communicate the status of the project to project team and client. Set priorities, assign tasks, and coordinate project staff to meet project targets and milestones. May have responsibilities to communicate with the client and deliver work products to satisfaction of client. Coordinates effort with APR to make sure that APR has opportunity to engage throughout the project, particularly at critical junctures. Is involved with approving invoices, preparing change orders, and collections.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities:

• Under direct supervision manage a small project, or one phase of a large project.
• Implement an established project plan.
• Identify, resolve, or escalat operational problems and minimize delays.
• Lead safety efforts including preparation and compliance with approved safety plan.
• Analyze project requirements and perform calculations or writes reports and completes deliverables.
• Coordinate the activities of outside contractors to ensure they are integrated into the project and the firm receives satisfactory standards of service.
• Estimate the costs, resources, and time required to complete the assigned phase of a project and monitor activities, allocate resources and assign tasks to ensure these targets are met.
• Conduct project meetings and prepare regular reports to communicate the status of the project within and beyond the project team.
• Set priorities, assign tasks, and coordinates project staff to meet project targets and milestones.
• Submits project deliverables to client as per contract scope and schedule
• Responsible to deliver work within approved budget
• Coordinates with APR to ensure appropriate oversight is in place and sufficient time allowed for reviews of all critical junctures.
• Develop understanding and be aware of project-related risk. Be familiar with what could go wrong on a project and how to protect the Company. Be familiar with company risk policies.
• Lead safety efforts for team and ensure team follows safety rules and guidelines. Responsible for creating and modeling a safe work environment; demonstrates safety practices. Promote pre-task planning for all projects.
• Promote continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects. Monitor quality standards and practices. Engage APRs on projects at their onset.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline practices by the Firm including Engineering, Environmental Science or Geology and a minimum of 2 years’ related experience. Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 6 years’ related experience.
• A valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history may be required.