Assistant Project Manager

Terracon; Lombard, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 71,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

Terracon in Lombard, IL is looking for an Assistant Project Manager to lead engineering projects from initiation to completion. You will drive project strategy, manage resources, coordinate stakeholders, and ensure timely delivery of results on large-scale projects.

The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and delivering high-quality outcomes. Terracon is an employee-owned firm offering growth opportunities and a supportive environment on diverse projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or related field with strong foundation in engineering, geoscience, or environmental science.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily monitoring and progress of current and upcoming projects.
• Regularly communicate with clients on project timelines and status.
• Monitor testing/quality control and provide technical guidance.
• Assist with managing a project phase under supervision and support larger projects.
• Develop and implement project plans and deliverables.
• Identify and mitigate project risks and delays.
• Prepare reports, estimates and proposals for clients.
• Coordinate with outside contractors and ensure quality standards.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Environmental Science or Geology

Job description

General Responsibilities:

Assistant Project Manager

Location: Lombard, IL

Estimated Salary Range: $71,060.00 - $90,640.00 commensurate with experience

Ready to grow your career as part of a down-to-earth team with the freedom to explore and develop solutions on rewarding, large-scale projects? How about having access to a nationwide bench of expertise, and opportunities to learn and lead? This is life at Terracon, a 100% employee-owned company where we chart our course together and everyone benefits when our hard work creates success.

The Terracon office in Lombard, Illinois, has an opening for an Assistant Project Manager. If you thrive on ownership, collaboration, and delivering exceptional results, this is your opportunity to make an impact. As an Assistant Project Manager, you'll lead exciting engineering projects from start to finish, driving strategy, managing resources, coordinating stakeholders, and navigating challenges with confidence. You'll be empowered to build client partnerships, and deliver innovative solutions that keep projects moving forward and clients coming back.

Be a part of something bigger! As a 100% employee-owned firm, you're not just an employee; you're an owner, invested in our shared success. Join Terracon and make your mark!

Essential Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provide daily monitoring and progress of current and upcoming projects
• Regularly communicating with clients to provide up to date information about the company’s ability to meet expected project timelines, client needs for projects and project status.
• Monitor testing to ensure it is completed based on project plans and specifications; provide technical guidance and work direction.
• Under direct supervision manage a small project, or one phase of a large project and gain additional project management experience for more complex and larger projects.
• Implement an established project plan.
• Identify, resolve, or escape operational problems and minimize delays.
• Analyze project requirements and write reports and complete deliverables.
• Monitor and coordinate the activities of outside contractors to ensure they are integrated into the project, and the firm receives satisfactory standards of service.
• Participate in the preparation of proposals and cost estimates to clients
• Estimate the costs, resources, and time required to complete the assigned phase of a project and monitor activities, allocate resources and assign tasks to ensure these targets are met.
• Conduct project meetings and prepare regular reports to communicate the status of the project within and beyond the project team.
• Set priorities, assign tasks, and coordinate project staff to meet project targets and milestones.
• Submits project deliverables to client as per contract scope and schedule
• Responsible for delivering work within approved budget
• Coordinates with Terracon Authorized Project Reviewers (APRs) to ensure appropriate oversight is in place and sufficient time allowed for reviews of all critical junctures.
• Develop understanding and be aware of project-related risk. Be familiar with what could go wrong on a project and how to protect the Company. Be familiar with company risk policies.
• Lead safety efforts for team and ensure team follows safety rules and guidelines. Responsible for creating and modeling a safe work environment; demonstrates safety practices. Promote pre-task planning for all projects.
• Promote continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects. Monitor quality standards and practices. Engage APRs on projects at their onset.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline practices by the Firm including Engineering, Environmental Science or Geology and a minimum of 2 years’ related experience. Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 6 years’ related experience.
• A valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history may be required.