Assistant Project Manager

PTS Advance; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay $70K-$90K

Per diem $100/day

Fleet vehicle for site use

401(k) with immediate match

Medical, dental, and vision

Disability and life insurance

Holidays and PTO

Paid parental leave

Tuition assistance

Professional development

Pet insurance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

PTS Advance is seeking an Assistant Project Manager I for Power Delivery in Columbus, OH. This on-site role offers direct exposure to subcontracting, schedules, and cost control under a Project Manager, with ownership but not a desk job.

You will support engineering, estimating, procurement and construction, help build the initial schedule, and prepare project reviews while growing EPC understanding on site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or related field (equivalent experience allowed).
• 2+ years of construction project experience touching estimating, bidding, subcontracts and POs, scheduling, cost control, and document control.
• Working knowledge of scheduling and project management software and strong Microsoft Office skills.
• On-site capability and willingness to be on site

Responsibilities

• Support the PM from kickoff to closeout across engineering, estimating, procurement, and construction.
• Help build the initial project schedule and track progress against it.
• Build subcontractor and vendor scopes of work and schedule exhibits, and help put together subcontract and PO packages.
• Run monthly financial reviews and closeouts, and help prepare monthly project review reports for management.
• Submit and track RFIs in the company’s document management system.
• Join value engineering and constructability reviews.
• Work with safety on the project safety plan and incident reporting.
• Step in as PM when the PM is out, once you’ve proven you’re ready.
• Handle warranty administration and post-construction cost review at the end of each job

Skills

Self-starter

Team player

On-site readiness

Education

Bachelor’s in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or related field

Tools

Scheduling software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Assistant Project Manager I | Power Delivery | Columbus, OH | Direct Hire

I’m a third-party recruiter running a direct-hire search for an infrastructure services company that builds substations, transmission, and distribution projects for utilities. This is an entry-to-mid level PM seat where you work directly under a Project Manager and get real ownership of subcontracts, schedules, and cost, not a desk job pushing paper.

Who should apply

Construction project engineers, field engineers, project coordinators, and assistant PMs with 2+ years in construction who want to move up the PM track. If you’ve been on job sites, written or administered subcontracts and POs, and want to learn EPC and design-build from the inside, this is built for you. Power delivery experience is a plus but not required.

What you’ll do

• Support the PM from kickoff to closeout across engineering, estimating, procurement, and construction
• Help build the initial project schedule and track progress against it
• Build subcontractor and vendor scopes of work and schedule exhibits, and help put together subcontract and PO packages
• Run monthly financial reviews and closeouts, and help prepare monthly project review reports for management
• Submit and track RFIs in the company’s document management system
• Join value engineering and constructability reviews
• Work with safety on the project safety plan and incident reporting
• Step in as PM when the PM is out, once you’ve proven you’re ready
• Handle warranty administration and post-construction cost review at the end of each job

What you bring

• Bachelor’s in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field (equivalent experience can substitute)
• 2+ years of construction project experience touching estimating, bidding, subcontracts and POs, scheduling, cost control, and document control
• Working knowledge of scheduling and project management software and strong Microsoft Office skills
• A self-starter who can work independently and still plays well on a team
• Willingness to be on site, a lot

The reality of the role

This one is heavily on site from the start of a project through completion. Expect 50-80 hours a week, 5-6 days a week, with extended stays at the job site when a project is out of town. If you want a hybrid or low-travel role, this isn’t it. If you want fast exposure to how these projects actually get built and paid for, it is.

What’s on offer

• Pay of $70K-$90K, with flexibility based on experience
• Per diem of at least $100/day, plus a fleet vehicle for site use
• 401(k) with an immediate match: 100% of the first 3% and 50% of the next 3%, always fully vested
• Medical (PPO and HDHP options with an employer HSA contribution), dental, and vision
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability, plus basic life and AD&D at 2x annual earnings
• 10 paid holidays plus an extra day you choose, and paid time off
• Paid parental leave from day one: 12 weeks maternity, 2 weeks paternity
• Tuition assistance, professional development, pet insurance, and an employee assistance program