Assistant Project Manager

Turnertownsend; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in San Francisco is seeking a Project Manager support professional to help ensure projects meet quality standards, stay on schedule, and maintain strong client relationships.

The role focuses on coordinating submittals, RFIs, change orders, meetings, and documentation, with on-site work in San Francisco. Salary ranges from $110,000 to $130,000 per year and includes a collaborative, equal-opportunity environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, architecture, engineering, or a related construction field.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant construction project experience.
• Proactive, organized, and thorough with a strong work ethic.
• Able to work effectively in a team on project delivery.
• Experience with project management software.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Project Manager to meet quality standards and on-time delivery.
• Manage tasks, submittals, and RFIs throughout construction.
• Assist with proposals for new projects or changes.
• Help establish governance, processes, and systems for the project.
• Share and retain key information and data.
• Build strong client and team relationships.
• Interface with executives, project team, consultants, and vendors.
• Coordinate meetings, update issues/logs, and drive items to closure.
• Develop detailed project plans and track status.
• Contribute monthly client program reporting.
• Prepare reports for executives and dashboards.
• Daily tasks: submittals, RFIs, change orders, punch lists, close-out docs.
• Procurement assistance and monitor costs and EVM.

Skills

Communication skills

Proactive & organized

Team collaboration

Project management tools

Education

Construction management degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Google tools

Job description

Responsibilities

• Assist the Project Manager in ensuring the project is managed to the right quality standards and completed efficiently and on time.
• Manage individual tasks throughout the construction process including submittal and RFI processes.
• Assist with the preparation of proposals for new projects or variations to existing projects.
• Assist with establishing effective project governance, processes, and systems to be utilized throughout the project.
• Ensure that key information and data are effectively shared and appropriately retained.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with the client and team members.
• Interface with multiple stakeholders, including executive management, project team members, consultants and vendors.
• Assist with the flow of project information between team members / stakeholders.
• Attend relevant meetings, update and maintain current issues/actions logs.
• Transcribe meeting minutes and action items and drive each item to closure.
• Development of detailed project plans, attendance at status meetings and follow-up with team members on completion status, close-out of open items.
• Contribute monthly reporting on various aspects of the Client's program.
• Preparation of various reports for multiple audiences, including formal project management reports, executive dashboards, and other reporting requirements.
• Daily tasks include submittal approval management, RFI processing, change order management, meeting coordination, punch-list management, administration of project observation reports, participation in commissioning, and transition of close-out documentation to operations.
• Procurement: Assist with the procurement of suppliers / resources as required.
• Monitor and assist the Project Manager with applying performance management techniques.
• Monitor and report on project costs/spending, maintain project cost tracking, and EVM systems.
• Liaise with the client's finance team and others to obtain information, review & report finance/cost data.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, architecture, engineering or field related to construction.
• A minimum of 3 years of applicable experience.
• Proactive, organized, and thorough with a strong work ethic.
• Work as an effective and collaborative team member in delivering the project.
• Exposure to project management software systems.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and Google tools.
• Strong communication skills.

The salary range for this full-time role is $110K-$130K per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate's experience and qualifications.

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs.*

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Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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