ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER

Patchett Design Group; Las Vegas, Northern (NV, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Patchett Design Group in Las Vegas seeks an Assistant Project Manager to keep deliverables moving, document decisions, align consultants, and surface issues early.

This role requires forward thinking, clear communication, and ownership of details that protect schedule and client confidence. You will drive coordination, submittals, and permitting support with internal teams and external agencies.

Responsibilities

• Scope, schedule, and submittal tracking (including follow up).
• Internal and external communication: clients, agencies, and consultants.
• Issue management: identify risks early and drive closure.
• Build and maintain project schedules, milestones, and next actions.
• Coordinate internal production and consultant inputs to hit submittal and response deadlines.
• Prepare submittal packages and track agency comments through resolution.
• Ensure responses to review comments are complete, consistent, and turned quickly.
• Flag scope creep, missing inputs, and coordination gaps early.

Job description

Patchett Design Group (PDG) is a Las Vegas civil engineering firm built around one idea: early decisions shape outcomes. We support land development and public infrastructure projects where water resources work directly affects permitting, schedule certainty, construction risk, and long term performance.

Our culture is simple: high standards and low ego. We communicate clearly, take ownership, and do what we say we will do.

Position Purpose

The Assistant Project Manager helps make projects predictable. You are the person who keeps deliverables moving, decisions documented, consultants aligned, and issues surfaced early, before they become late surprises.

This is not a passive support role. You will be expected to think ahead, communicate clearly, and own follow-through on the details that protect schedule and client confidence.

What You'll Own

• Scope, schedule, and submittal tracking (including follow up)
• Internal and external communication: clients, agencies, and consultants
• Issue management: identify risks early and drive closure

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery and Coordination

• Build and maintain project schedules, milestones, and next actions.
• Coordinate internal production and consultant inputs to hit submittal and response deadlines.
• Keep decisions, assumptions, and action items clear so teams stay aligned.
• Run weekly check-ins and follow-ups that prevent last-minute chaos.
  

Permitting Support and Agency Interaction

• Support permitting strategy by keeping requirements, standards, and reviewer expectations organized.
• Prepare submittal packages and track agency comments through resolution.
• Ensure responses to review comments are complete, consistent, and turned quickly.
  

Quality and Accountability

• Use PDG checklists and standards to reduce rework and avoid preventable comments.
• Flag scope creep, missing inputs, and coordination gaps early.
• Communicate clearly with the PM and client when something threatens schedule or quality.
  

Growth and Leadership

• Develop judgment by learning why decisions matter, not just what gets produced.
• Earn more ownership over time: client communication, consultant management, and submittal leadership.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

In the first 60–90 days

• Your projects feel calmer because everyone knows what’s next and who owns it.
• Submittals go out complete and on time. Loose ends don’t linger.
  

In 6 months

• PMs rely on you to run day-to-day coordination with minimal oversight.
• Clients experience fewer surprises because risks are surfaced early and handled quickly.

WHO THIS ROLE FITS

• You’re organized, direct, and you hate last-minute surprises.
• You communicate early and you follow through.
• You care about quality and accountability, and you don’t need ego to lead.
• You want a path into true project management and client leadership.

WHY JOIN PDG

• Real responsibility: you will be trusted with meaningful ownership.
• Standards: quality matters here, and we back it up with systems and accountability.
• Growth: develop judgment, leadership, and client-facing skills.
• Culture: high standards, low ego, clear communication, long-term sustainability.

If you want to help run projects the right way: clear, accountable, and predictable - we’d like to hear from you.

WORK STYLE ASSESSMENT

As part of our hiring process, we invite applicants to complete a short workstyle assessment. It helps us understand how you prefer to work and collaborate. There are no right or wrong answers, and your responses are are not used to determine if you will be hired.