Assistant Project Manager (APM) Construction, Heavy Civil Division

Onyx Corporation; Acton (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Onyx Corporation seeks a Construction Assistant Project Manager to support the Project Manager in planning, coordinating, and delivering heavy civil and private construction projects safely, on schedule, and within budget. You will work with Superintendents, Foremen, fieldcrews, owners, engineers, subcontractors, vendors, and internal departments.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with excavation, site development, earthwork, drainage, and underground utilities, and can read civil

Qualifications

• Three or more years of project-engineering, including direct heavy civil experience.
• Knowledge of excavation, grading, site development, drainage, underground utilities.
• Ability to read civil plans, profiles, details, specifications, contracts, and survey data.
• Experience with quantity takeoffs, RFIs, submittals, change orders, schedules, cost tracking, docs.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Project Manager from contract award through closeout.
• Review plans, specs, contracts, scopes of work, geotechnical data, and project requirements.
• Prepare budgets, cost codes, buyout packages, POs, and subcontracts.
• Prepare, track, and distribute RFIs, submittals, shop drawings, directives, and meeting minutes.

Skills

Organization

Attention to detail

Communication

Multitasking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's in Construction Management

Civil Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Bluebeam

HCSS

B2W

AGTEK

Sage

Job description

JobDescription

TheConstructionAssistantProjectManagersupportstheProjectManagerinplanning,coordinating,anddeliveringheavycivilandprivateconstructionprojectssafely,onschedule,andwithinbudget.ThispositionworkscloselywithSuperintendents,Foremen,fieldcrews,owners,engineers,subcontractors,vendors,andinternaldepartments.Theidealcandidatehasdirectexperiencewithexcavation,sitedevelopment,earthwork,grading,drainage,undergroundutilities,andrelatedheavyciviloperations.

Reportsto:

ProjectExecutive

EssentialResponsibilities

• AssisttheProjectManagerwithprojectsfromcontractawardandturnoverthroughfinalcompletionandcloseout.
• Reviewplans,specifications,contracts,scopesofwork,geotechnicalinformation,andprojectrequirements.
• Performquantitytakeoffsandhelppreparebudgets,costcodes,buyoutpackages,purchaseorders,andsubcontractagreements.
• Prepare,track,anddistributeRFIs,submittals,shopdrawings,fielddirectives,changedocumentation,meetingminutes,andprojectcorrespondence.
• Assistwithprojectschedules,short-termlook-aheadplans,procurementlogs,materialdeliveries,permitting,utilitycoordination,andsubcontractoractivities.
• CoordinatewithSuperintendents,Foremen,fieldcrews,subcontractors,truckingcompanies,suppliers,survey,andequipmentpersonneltosupportdailyoperations.
• Tracklabor,equipment,materials,trucking,subcontractorcosts,productionquantities,andcommittedcostsagainsttheprojectbudget.
• Reviewfieldlogs,dailyreports,timerecords,tickets,invoices,andquantitydocumentationforcompletenessandaccuracy.
• Identifypotentialchangesorextrawork,gathersupportinginformation,andassistwithpricing,notices,proposals,andchange-ordertracking.
• Supportpreparationofpaymentrequisitions,costreports,forecasts,ownerreports,andotherprojectfinancialdocuments.
• Visitjobsitesregularlytomonitorprogress,confirmfieldconditions,coordinatedocumentation,andhelpresolveissuesbeforetheyaffectsafety,schedule,quality,orcost.
• Communicateprofessionallywithowners,generalcontractors,engineers,subcontractors,vendors,andinternalteams.
• Supportprojectsafetyandqualityrequirementsandhelpensureworkcomplieswithplans,specifications,permits,contracts,andcompanystandards.
• Assistwithpunchlists,as-builtdrawings,finalquantities,releases,warranties,recorddocuments,andprojectcloseout.
• Performotherproject-managementdutiesasassigned.

Qualifications

• Threeormoreyearsofproject-engineering,includingdirectheavycivilexperience.
• Workingknowledgeofexcavation,grading,cut-to-fillearthwork,sitedevelopment,drainage,undergroundutilities,dewatering,buildingpads,pavingcoordination,andrelatedoperations.
• Abilitytoreadandinterpretcivilplans,profiles,details,specifications,contracts,andsurveyinformation.
• Experiencewithquantitytakeoffs,RFIs,submittals,changeorders,projectschedules,costtracking,andconstructiondocumentation.
• Bachelor’sdegreeinConstructionManagement,CivilEngineering,orarelatedfieldpreferred;equivalentheavycivilconstructionexperiencemaysubstitute.
• OSHA10orOSHA30certificationpreferred.
• Validdriver’slicenseandabilitytotravelregularlytoactivejobsites.

RequiredSkillsandAbilities

• Strongorganizationalskills,attentiontodetail,andabilitytomanagemultiplepriorities.
• Clearwrittenandverbalcommunicationwithbothofficeandfieldteams.
• Practicalproblem-solvingskillsandtheabilitytorecognizeprojectrisksearly.
• Understandingofconstructioncosts,production,scheduling,andprojectdocumentation.
• ProficiencywithMicrosoftOffice,includingExcel,Word,Outlook,andProject.
• ExperiencewithBluebeam,HCSS,B2W,AGTEK,Sage,orsimilarconstructionsoftwarepreferred.
• Abilitytoworkindependently,takeinitiative,andcollaborateinafast-pacedconstructionenvironment.

WorkingConditionsandPhysicalRequirements

Thispositionincludesworkinbothanofficeandactiveconstructionenvironment.Regularjobsitevisitsmayinvolveoutdoorweather,uneventerrain,dust,noise,movingequipment,andothernormalconstructionconditions.Theemployeemustbeabletosafelyaccessactiveworkareas,wearrequiredpersonalprotectiveequipment,andadjusttheworkschedulebasedonprojectneeds.