Assistant Project Manager

GOEBEL FIXTURE COMPANY; Sauk Rapids (MN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

401K w/Employer Match

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Career Training and Development

Job summary

Rice Companies in Sauk Rapids, MN seeks an Assistant Project Manager to support project managers, monitor costs, schedules, and quality standards, and learn all phases of construction management. You will handle bid packages, subcontractor coordination, and procurement with Timberline/Sage 300 and Procore familiarity.

The role offers competitive pay, full-time hours, and comprehensive benefits as part of a family-focused team. Salary ranges from $60,000 to $80,000 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Four-year construction management degree or equivalent.
• 2–3 years of demonstrated construction experience.
• Timberline/Sage 300 Estimating and Procore experience preferred but not required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Familiar with basic office equipment.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced construction environment with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work closely with customers and represent Rice Companies professionally.

Responsibilities

• Support PM/Estimator in preparing bid packages.
• Coordinate/oversee pre-construction meetings with customers and subcontractors.
• Ensure project materials and resources are delivered to site on time.
• Maintain project schedules and budgets to ensure timely, cost-effective completion.
• Review costs weekly and approve subcontractor/vendor billings.
• Report progress to Production Management weekly.
• Assist with change orders and cost adjustments with customers.
• Support customer communication to ensure satisfaction throughout construction.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Detail oriented

Education

Four-year construction management degree

Tools

Timberline/Sage 300 Estimating

Procore

Job description

• Job Category Construction Management
• Employee Type Exempt Full-Time

Rice Companies is looking to add an Assistant Project Manager to the team at our Sauk Rapids, MN headquarters. The Assistant Project Manager is responsible for assisting Project Managers in the activities of a project to ensure cost, schedule, document control, and quality standards are met. The APM is expected to take on any/all tasks in the process to learn all they can about construction and project management.

Position Responsibilities:

• Support PM/Estimator in preparing bid packages
• Works with PM to coordinate/oversee pre-construction meetings with customers and subcontractors
• Support PM by ensuring project materials and resources are delivered to job site in timely manner
• Maintains project schedule and project budgets to insure job is being completed in a timely and cost effective manner; also insures customer scheduling requirements are being met
• Works with PM to review all costs to job weekly and approves of subcontractor/vendor billings
• Reports project progress to weekly Production Management group
• Works with PM to review, approve, or deny any requests from subcontractors regarding changes to project and their eventual addition to (or decrease to) overall project cost
• Supports PM to work with customer in applying any additional (or decrease) in cost to project to ensure potential Change Order to customer is understood/accepted
• Partners with PM to remain in constant contact with customer at appropriate times through construction project to make sure client satisfaction is met
• Obtain permits for projects
• Review owner contract and become familiar with terms & conditions
• Review drawings and specifications to become intimately familiar with constructability of project
• In Procore: upload drawings, project submittals, change orders, subcontracts
• Support PM in creating Project Punch lists
• Manage smaller scoped projects as assigned
• Support PM in preparing estimates and project budgets using Rice Companies proprietary software, Timberline/Sage 300
• Print construction drawings for subcontractors and Project Supervision as requested
• Manage project submittals and RFIs
• Participates in and promotes Rice Companies Safety Program
• Ensures subcontractors are compliant with, or exceed, Rice Companies requirements

Qualifications:

• Four (4) year construction management degree or its equivalent
• Minimum of two to three (2-3) years demonstrated construction experience
• Timberline/Sage 300 Estimating, Procore software skills are a plus, but not a requirement
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Familiar with basic office equipment (calculator, copier, scanner, fax, etc.)
• Demonstrated performance of multiple tasks in a fast-paced construction environment with accuracy and attention to detail
• Detail oriented
• Ability to work closely with customers and represent Rice Companies in a professional manner

With competitive pay, family-forward benefits and a little fun mixed in, Rice Companies works to build a team that’s second to none.

• Medical and Dental Insurance (select employee-only premiums are 100% company paid)
• Life Insurance
• 401K w/Employer Match
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Career Training and Development

The anticipated annual salary range for this position is $60,000 - $80,000 dependent on experience.