Assistant Project Manager

The Christman Company; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K contribution

Professional development

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

The Christman Company seeks an Assistant Project Manager to join its Central Michigan regional team on large-scale commercial projects. You will support the Project Manager and Superintendent, coordinating activities, tracking documents, and ensuring quality and compliance with construction plans.

Ideal candidates hold a related Bachelor's degree and bring multi-year commercial construction leadership experience, with strong organizational and communication skills to drive project success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, civil engineering, or related field.
• Minimum five (3) years of commercial construction leadership experience.
• Equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Responsibilities

• Produce and organize project documents consistent with Christman's risk management standards.
• Prepare project documents for close-out, turnover, and archiving to ensure timely delivery.
• Assist the Project Manager or above with closeout processes.
• Assist with compiling project billing according to contractual requirements.
• Summarize discussions and decisions from meetings with owners and subcontractors.
• Identify incomplete work items by comparing contract documents to work-in-place.
• Help establish punch list contents with client and architect.
• Use technology to expedite the punch list process within 30 days of substantial completion.
• Identify necessary inspections and create project-specific inspection logs.
• Oversee procurement, material tracking, inspection, and on-site storage.
• Update contract drawings to reflect approved changes and updates by trades.
• Monitor quality and compliance with construction documents.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Planning & scheduling

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related field

Tools

Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Job description

The Christman Company

Job Description:

Build More with Your Career at Christman

Are you interested in becoming an employee-owner with an industry leader that will Build More opportunities in your professional career? If so, Christman could be the place for you! The Christman Company is looking for Assistant Project Manager candidates for large-scale commercial construction projects in the Central Michigan region.

The Assistant Project Manager understands the details that make a construction project successful and stays a step ahead of the team's needs, bringing order to the demanding and fast-paced construction environment. They will assist and support the Project Manager and Project Superintendent in managing and coordinating construction activities.

What You Will Do:

As an Assistant Project Manager, you play a crucial part of the construction project team. Primary daily responsibilities of this role include, but not limited to:

• Produce and organize project documents consistent with Christman's risk management standards ensuring they are readily accessible for team members.
• Proactively prepare project documents for close-out, turnover, and archiving to allow efficient final compilation and delivery on schedule. Secure all contractually required documents, including safety programs, MSDS documents, insurance policies, and supplier prior to project commencement.
• Assist the Project Manager or above with specific aspects of the closeout process.
• Assist the Project Manager with compiling the project billing according to established contractual requirements, including timely receipt of waivers.
• Accurately summarize important discussions, questions, and decisions raised during regular project team meetings, owner meetings, and weekly subcontractor meetings.
• Assist the Project Superintendent in accurately identifying and listing incomplete work items based on comparison of contract documents to work-in-place in each area and for each trade contractor.
• Partner with client and architect to establish punch list contents.
• Utilize current technology to expedite the punch list process ensuring it is completed within 30 days after substantial completion.
• Assist the Project Manager with identifying necessary inspections, create project-specific inspection log according to Christman standards, establish relationships with inspectors, schedule inspections, and ensure readiness for inspection.
• Responsible for overseeing all procurement, material tracking, inspection, and on-site storage.
• Update contract drawings to reflect all approved changes and ensure trade contractor document updates.
• Monitor quality of work and compliance with construction documents, as assigned by the Project Superintendent.
• Assist Superintendents with daily reports and manage all progress and quality photos.
• Post all required safety information and signage to inform all workers and site visitors about site hazards and confirm appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), including mandatory hardhats and safety glasses is worn at all times.
• Model safety awareness and planning at all times while observing safety practices and report any concerns to the Project Superintendent or Project Manager.
• Supports the logistics process for all safety initiatives listed in the site-specific safety plan.
• As assigned, will serve as a peer coach to newly hired Project Engineers and/or Assistant Project

What You Will Bring to the Team:

Required experience, knowledge, and skills for this role include:

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related job field.
• Minimum five (3) years of commercial construction experience in a leadership role reflecting progressive leadership responsibilities.
• OR Equivalent combination of the above education, training, and experience.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Have the ability to interact with and develop effective working relationships with a wide range of people, including internal and external customers, in different situations.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Able to plan, schedule, and organize tasks while completing work within established deadlines.
• Ability to follow instructions, respond to management direction, take responsibility for own actions, and keep commitments.
• Must have excellent written and oral skills.
• Basic computer knowledge of Microsoft 365 including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Have a passion for team-based planning and problem-solving.
• Have a wholehearted commitment to building strong partnerships to support project goals.

Why Christman?

Here at Christman, everyone is an owner. Through our employee stock ownership plan, each employee-owner shares in the collective success and wealth of our nationally recognized company and is eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits program, including health insurance, 401K contribution, professional development and tuition reimbursement, and more.

We're a top 100-ranked ENR General Contractor that has been building since 1894. Learn more about how you can grow as a Christman Expert, Leader and Partner and build more with us.

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

The majority of work is completed outside at the construction site and in an office trailer where the project is monitored, and daily decisions are made about construction activities. The position is often exposed to sounds and loud noises, such as construction equipment. The job requires the wearing of protective equipment when on the construction site (hardhats, safety glasses, and highly visible clothing). Temperatures and conditions may vary depending on the weather and seasons.

As part of our focus on being a Great Place to Work, we want to make sure we are clear on a few more basics we expect:

• Ability to occasionally stand, walk, sit, reach (with hands and arms), climb, balance stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must be able to talk, hear, use hands and fingers to handle or feel, be able to use a telephone and operate a keyboard.
• Be able to frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.

The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

The Christman family of companies is an Affluent Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.As part of our company policy, this position requires successful completion of pre-employment screening, including but not limited to drug and background screening.

Notice to Recruiting Agencies (Unsolicited Resumes): The Christman Company does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our applicant tracking system, website, or to any Christman employee/affiliates. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Christman employees or its' affiliates will be considered property of The Christman Company and will be processed accordingly. Christman will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume without an executed agreement and assigned to a specific search.