Assistant Project Manager

Ajax Building Company; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 149,000 - 217,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to support project operations in Columbia, SC. This entry-level role requires a bachelor's degree in construction management or a related field, with an emphasis on interpersonal and organizational skills. The assistant will collaborate closely with the Project Manager, taking part in negotiating with owners and ensuring project milestones are met efficiently.

Qualifications

• Required: 2 years as Project Engineer with construction management experience.
• Preferred: 4 or more years of construction management experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Project Manager with administering project operations.
• Maintaining project meeting minutes and distribution.
• Reporting project progress to the Project Manager.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Communicative skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

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Job Description

ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER

Job Description Summary

The basic function of the Assistant Project Manager is to assist the Project Manager with administering, directing, and coordinating the functions of the field supervisory personnel of the operations division. The Assistant Project Manager reports to and is directly accountable to the Project Manager.

Requirements

Education

• Required: Must have a bachelor’s degree in construction management, Civil Engineering, or related field. Or a bachelor’s degree in other field with 4 years of Project Engineer experience.
• Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in construction management or Civil Engineering.
  
  

Experience

• Required: 2 years as Project Engineer with construction management experience.
• Preferred: 4 or more years of construction management experience.
  
  

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

• Position requires an understanding of industry practices and trends and their impact on the corporation. Individual must have interpersonal, communicative, and organizational skills.
  
  

Essential Functions

• Distributes drawing and design revisions, bulletins, to Project Manager, Super and all trades.
• Assist with the development and implementation of normal operating procedures for overall project operations.
• Assist in the project closeout process.
• Act as company representative in negotiations with the owners.
• Maintaining project meeting minutes and distribution
• Reporting project progress to the Project Manager
• Basic estimating, take‐offs, solicit quotes

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management and Information Technology

• Industries

  Construction

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