Assistant Project Manager

L.J. Gonzer; New York (NY); On-site; USD 61,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

LJ Gonzer is seeking an experienced Assistant Project Manager to support capital construction projects for a major public transportation agency in New York. The role covers field work and administrative tasks with a 12-month contract and a pay rate of $44-46 per hour.

Responsibilities include overseeing design consultants, ensuring contract compliance, preparing reports, and coordinating with stakeholders on safety, budgets, and schedules across various field office locations.

Qualifications

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in Engineering or Business.
• An associate degree from an accredited college in Engineering.
• OSHA 30-hour certification and Lead Awareness training required.
• New York City Transit Track Safety training required prior to work on Capital Program projects.
• Ability to read and interpret contract drawings and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide field support with emphasis on third-party contractor work during construction and design.
• Provide project management support during design for overseeing the design consultant.
• Ensure work complies with contract documents and complete required paperwork.
• Support inspection and QA/QC, furnishing/installing materials and equipment during close-out.
• Assist in inspection of communications construction projects and coordinate activities with stakeholders.
• Attend project coordination meetings with residents and PM Consultants; prepare meeting minutes and follow up on actions.
• Monitor safety and ensure compliance by all personnel, contractors and subcontractors.
• Prepare daily reports, quality/safety checklists, field surveys, and scopes of work for change orders.
• Assist with flagging, access & protection requests, and coordinate budget and schedules.

Skills

Field coordination

Contract management

Reading drawings

Safety compliance

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Access

CADD

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business

Associate degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Access

CADD

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Assistant Project Manager to support capital construction projects for a major public transportation agency.

Contract (12 months)

Pay Rate: $44-46/hr

Work Hours: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm (8 hours + ½ hour unpaid lunch)

• 50% Technical and 50% Administrative
• 80% Field, 20% Office
• Right-of-Way access is required.

Work Location: Various Field Office Locations as required

Description of Work:

Provide field support with an emphasis on work performed by a third-party contractor during construction and design, including the following:

• Provide project management support service during design for overseeing the design consultant performing the stations condition survey.
• Ensure work complies with contract documents
• Complete all required paperwork for contract
• Provide support during the inspection and quality control/quality assurance furnishing an installing of all material and equipment during close-out.
• Assist in the inspection of communications construction projects; monitoring and coordinating several types of project activities, working independently under general supervision.
• Work with Resident Engineer in meeting the project goals and provide support to the Project Management Consultant/Consultant Construction Management, attending project coordination meetings with stakeholders preparing meeting minutes and following up on action items.
• Monitor safety ensuring all personnel, Contractor, and Subcontractors, comply with safety requirements of the contract.
• Prepare regularly and in a timely manner Daily Reports, Quality and Safety Check Lists and Reports, Field Condition Survey Reports, Field Sketches, scopes of work for change orders, estimates, additional work order packages and any other report as required by the Senior Director Project Management.
• Prepare, submit, and coordinate necessary requests such as Flagging, Access & Protection, etc.
• Assist with project budget, schedules, and construction activities.
• Report to the Senior Director Project Management

Qualification Requirements:

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in Engineering or Business
• An associate degree from an accredited college in Engineering

Experience Requirements:

• A minimum of at least four years of full-time experience performing project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting on engineering projects, or supervising a construction project with a value of $20 million or more.
• At least one year of supervisory experience or at least one year as a project manager for a large and/or complex construction projects.

Licensing & Certification Requirements:

• Thirty-hour OSHA Certification and eight-hour Lead Awareness Course are required.
• Must pass a One-day New York City Transit “NYCT” Track Safety training provided by NYCT prior to participating any in work Capital Program projects.

Special Skills/Training Requirements:

• Ability to read and interpret Contract drawings & specifications.
• Knowledge of applicable codes and standards preferred.
• Demonstrated project management experience.
• Computer literate with working knowledge of MS Word, Access and Excel. Computer-Aided Design and Drafting “CADD” experience is desirable but not required.
• The ability to communicate effectively with excellent written and verbal skills.
• Organize project information, prepare reports and presentations, and interact/communicate with contractors and other NYCT departments.
• Knowledge or experience with capital construction procedures and field operations.
• Knowledge or experience with construction scheduling and estimating.
• Knowledge or experience with NYCT operations and mass transit facilities are preferable.
• The ability to coordinate with a multitude of users such as operations and engineering personnel