Assistant Project Manager

Advastar, Inc. | Recruiting & Staffing; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health with HSA

Dental

Vision

PTO

Birthday/holiday pay

401(k) with 3% match

Job summary

Advastar, Inc. | Recruiting & Staffing sources an Assistant Project Manager for a national specialty electrical contractor in the Kansas City metro.

This site-based role supports the electrical scope on large commercial and data center builds, collaborating with senior PMs and field leadership to drive project execution. Ideal candidate has 5+ years in electrical construction PM or equivalent, with mission-critical/data center exposure.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of electrical construction project management experience on large projects, directly overseeing electrical construction work.
• Working knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Outlook).
• Education: Bachelor's degree in construction, electrical engineering, or business or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Support electrical construction project management on large commercial and mission-critical projects.
• Help manage project coordination, scheduling, and construction execution.
• Track project accounting and profitability against budget.
• Support field staff, subcontractor performance, and vendor compliance.
• Hold the work to contract documents, budget, safety, and legal/statutory compliance.
• Keep communication across clients, vendors, subs, inspectors, and internal staff.
• Deliver projects on schedule and on budget.

Skills

Electrical PM experience

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction / electrical / business

High school diploma or GED

Tools

MS Office (Excel, Outlook)

Job description

A national specialty construction contractor is adding an Assistant Project Manager to its electrical mission-critical group for a jobsite in the Kansas City metro. This is a site-based project management role — you'll help run the electrical scope on large commercial and data center builds, working alongside senior project managers and field leadership. It's a strong seat for someone with electrical construction PM experience who wants into the mission-critical / data center space with an established, well-resourced contractor. Growth path into full project management is real here.

• Anticipated $110K-$130K, based on experience
• Travel package applies if you are not local to the assigned jobsite (GSA Per Diem rates); package includes travel home about twice a month
• Full suite of benefits: Health with HSA, Dental, Vision, immediate PTO, birthday/holiday pay
• 401(k) with fully vested annual company contribution equal to 3% of pay, plus discretionary contribution

Overview

• Support electrical construction project management on large commercial and mission-critical projects
• Help manage project coordination, scheduling, and construction execution
• Track project accounting and profitability against budget
• Support field staff, subcontractor performance, and vendor compliance
• Hold the work to contract documents, budget, safety, and legal/statutory compliance
• Keep clean, constructive communication across clients, vendors, subs, inspectors, and internal staff
• Deliver projects on schedule and on budget

Preferred Skills / Experience

• High school diploma or GED required
• Education — one of the following:
• > Bachelor's degree in construction, electrical engineering, or business
• > 5+ years of electrical construction field/trade experience or training
• > Equivalent combination of education and field experience
• Minimum 1 year of electrical construction project management experience on large projects, directly overseeing electrical construction work
• Mission-critical / data center construction experience strongly preferred
• Working knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Outlook)
• Valid driver's license and clean MVR; must pass background check and drug screen

Keywords:

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