Assistant Project Manager

RiseMe; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401k

3 weeks of PTO

ESOP (employee stock ownership) with 3

Job summary

MAAS is seeking a construction project support professional for on-site work at California State University, Long Beach. You will manage meeting minutes, track schedules, and support design‑build activities through to closeout, coordinating with campus stakeholders and the project team.

The ideal candidate has 4–7 years of experience on complex projects, a related bachelor's degree, and the ability to read construction plans with clear writing and precise record keeping.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of experience supporting complex construction projects.
• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or architecture.
• Ability to read and understand construction plans.
• Clear writing and organized record keeping.
• On-site work at the Long Beach campus (in person).

Responsibilities

• Take meeting minutes, track actions, and follow up for project meetings.
• Maintain schedule tracking and provide updates to the project team.
• Support design-build activities through design, construction, and closeout.
• Track RFIs, submittals, and change orders.
• Assist with budget tracking and monthly project reports.
• Coordinate with campus stakeholders and project team.
• Conduct site walks and provide field support as needed.
• Support closeout and turnover activities.

Skills

Reading construction plans

Clear writing

Record keeping

On-site availability

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or architecture

Tools

PMP

CCM

DBIA

Bluebeam

Job description

The Work

California State University, Long Beach is renovating and expanding its University Student Union, a $235 million project delivered through collaborative design-build, where one team designs and builds the project and works through the design with the University. The project runs from July 2024 into mid 2028. It renovates 180,000 gross square feet of the existing building, including 160,000 square feet of indoor space and 20,000 square feet of covered outdoor walkways and seating, and adds 50,000 gross square feet of new space. The building will hold food service, a wellness center, cultural and other resource centers, a career center, offices, lounges, event and meeting space, and recreation space, along with accessibility upgrades and site work.

What You Will Own

• Meeting minutes, action items, and follow up for project meetings
• Schedule tracking against the design-build team's schedule, with regular updates to the project team
• Support to the design-build team and the University through design, construction, and closeout
• Tracking of RFIs (requests for information), submittals, and change orders
• Support with budget tracking and monthly project reports
• Coordination with campus stakeholders and the University's project team
• Site walks and field support as needed
• Closeout and turnover support

What You Bring

• 4 to 7 years of experience supporting complex construction projects (required for this role)
• A bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or architecture (required for this role)
• The ability to read and understand construction plans
• Clear writing and organized record keeping
• Availability to work on site at the Long Beach campus, in person only (required for this role)

Preferred

• Design-build experience
• A PMP (Project Management Professional), CCM (Certified Construction Manager), or DBIA (Design-Build Institute of America) credential
• University or public campus construction experience
• Bluebeam

Compensation

Salary range: $165,000 to $180,000 per year, based on experience.

Benefits: health, dental, and vision at low cost; 401k; three weeks of PTO; and an ESOP (employee stock ownership) at no cost to you, with a 3% Safe Harbor contribution vested on day one.

Why MAAS

MAAS has spent nearly 40 years earning the trust of 50+ educational institutions across California, managing over $10B in projects. That track record means the work here is stable, funded, and consequential. You are not chasing the next contract.

As a MAAS employee, you are also an owner. The company is 100% employee-owned through an ESOP, a retirement benefit provided at no cost to you, on top of your salary. MAAS is a profitable, well-run organization and our share price has more than doubled since the plan's inception, with continued growth year over year. Your ownership stake builds the longer you stay, and ESOP participants nationally tend to accumulate 2.5x more in retirement savings than employees at non-ESOP companies.

In an industry not known for prioritizing culture, 96% of MAAS employees say it is a great place to work, and 100% say people genuinely care about each other.