Assistant Project Manager - $235M Design-Build Student Union (CSULB)

MAAS Companies, Inc.; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k

Three weeks of PTO

ESOP (employee stock ownership) with 3

Job summary

MAAS Companies, Inc. is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to support the on-site leadership for the CSU Long Beach University Student Union renovation and expansion.

You will manage meeting records, track schedules, and assist the design-build team and campus stakeholders to keep decisions and documents moving. The role requires 4–7 years of experience on complex construction projects, a relevant bachelor’s degree, and on-site availability at Long Beach.

Qualifications

• 4 to 7 years of experience supporting complex construction projects.
• A bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or architecture.
• Ability to read and understand construction plans.
• Clear writing and organized record keeping.
• Availability to work on site at the Long Beach campus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare meeting minutes, track action items and follow up for project meetings.
• Monitor the project schedule and provide regular updates to the team.
• Support design‑build team and campus stakeholders through design, construction and closeout.
• Track RFIs, submittals and change orders.
• Assist with budget tracking and monthly project reports.
• Coordinate with campus stakeholders and the University's project team.
• Conduct site walks and provide field support as needed.
• Assist with closeout and turnover activities.

Skills

Reading construction plans

Written communication

Record keeping

Stakeholder coordination

Education

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

Tools

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.

As Assistant Project Manager, you support the University's project leadership on site through design, construction, and closeout. You keep the meeting record, track the schedule, follow the paperwork, and support the design-build team and campus stakeholders so decisions and documents keep moving.

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

Requirements

• 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

Benefits

• 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.