Assistant Project Manager

Vaughn-Construction; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaughn Construction is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to support the Project Manager and Project Superintendent in delivering academic, healthcare, and research facilities across Texas. The role involves administrative and technical direction to ensure project success.

Responsibilities include coordinating with Owners and Design teams, guiding project engineers, managing documentation, and contributing to cost control and safety initiatives.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Works with Project Manager to ensure projects meet contract, design, budget, and schedule requirements.
• Communicates with Owner and Design team to solve problems and facilitate construction activities.
• Oversees project engineers, maintains logs, and manages RFI documentation.
• Leads project meetings and contributes to safety programs.
• Assists with pay applications, cost reporting, and budget development.
• Prepares Subcontracts and Purchase Orders.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Conflict resolution

Scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction/engineering

Tools

Primavera

Autodesk

Job description

Vaughn is a regional commercial construction company operating throughout Texas. We are focused on building higher education, healthcare, and research buildings for commercial clients. As a sophisticated construction manager, we utilize the latest technology (including drones, laser scanners, 3D modeling, and 3D printing) to plan and build high-quality, enduring facilities. Further, we treat all employees like family in a family-like environment where our people are proud to work.

Our family is committed to safety, integrity, teamwork, excellence, and work ethic. Vaughn's leaders link our strategic priorities and resulting work activities to our core values, and we believe this drives excellence. Vaughn aims to retain and develop individuals aligned with our core values by providing life-changing opportunities.

OUR BIG WHY: We WOW our clients and provide life-changing opportunities for our people, while delivering our projects in a family atmosphere, where our people are proud to work.

Position Overview

Vaughn Construction is seeking an Assistant Project Manager. Vaughn is one of the largest construction companies in Texas focused on building academic, healthcare, civic, and research buildings for commercial clients. The Assistant Project Manager assists the Project Manager and Project Superintendent in providing the overall administrative and technical direction of a project.

Duties/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, RFI's.
• 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.
• Team member of the Safety Leadership Engagement Program.

Education and Training

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

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience working with NCC Built.
• Experience working with AutoDesk built.
• Solid leadership and supervisory skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Drives results through theappropriateapplication oftechnical knowledge, dataand consideration of all relevantstakeholders.
• Demonstrates conflict resolution skills when conflict or obstacles arise in a rapidly changing environment. Creates common goals.

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