Assistant Project Manager - Cargo/Facility Relocation

Socket.dev; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

PMA in San Francisco seeks an organized Assistant Project Manager to support relocation of a cargo facility at SFO. You will help coordinate scope, design reviews, permitting, budget, schedule, and documentation across planning through closeout.

Working with project leadership, you will maintain controls, track open items, and support multiple concurrent activities in a fast-paced airport environment, engaging with stakeholders from cargo, IT, security, facilities, and operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management or coordination experience supporting commercial, industrial, aviation, or similar capital projects.
• Experience supporting projects through design, permitting, construction, commissioning, turnover, and closeout.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain project budgets, schedules, controls, documentation, and multiple concurrent action items.
• Experience working in an active airport or similarly complex operational environment with strong stakeholder-coordination and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain project controls and documentation, including scope information, deliverables, actions, decisions, risks, milestones, and other items requiring follow-up.
• Support design and permitting activities by coordinating stakeholder reviews, tracking comments, and following submissions, agency responses, and approvals through resolution.
• Assist with project financial management, including budgets, forecasts, commitments, potential changes, and related tracking.
• Organize project meetings and maintain agendas, minutes, decisions, and action-item follow-up.
• Coordinate requirements and interfaces with cargo operations, facilities, IT, security, and other affected stakeholders.
• Participate in site walks and support construction administration by documenting conditions and constraints and tracking RFIs, submittals, procurement items, and contractor coordination.
• Assist with commissioning, turnover, record documentation, and closeout activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Scheduling

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or related technical discipline

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Bluebeam

Job description

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly organized Assistant Project Manager to support delivery of a cargo facility relocation project at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Working with project leadership, this role will help coordinate scope, design, permitting, budget, schedule, documentation, construction activities, and stakeholder requirements from planning through closeout. The position requires a proactive project professional who can maintain accurate controls, follow open items through resolution, and support multiple concurrent activities in an active airport environment.

Note: This opportunity is available at multiple levels. Final placement will be determined based on the selected candidate’s experience, skills, and alignment with business needs. We are committed to providing fair and equitable consideration for all applicants.

Organizational Responsibilities

• Maintain project controls and documentation, including scope information, deliverables, actions, decisions, risks, milestones, and other items requiring follow-up.
• Support design and permitting activities by coordinating stakeholder reviews, tracking comments, and following submissions, agency responses, and approvals through resolution.
• Assist with project financial management, including budgets, forecasts, commitments, potential changes, and related tracking.
• Organize project meetings and maintain agendas, minutes, decisions, and action-item follow-up.
• Coordinate requirements and interfaces with cargo operations, facilities, IT, security, and other affected stakeholders.
• Participate in site walks and support construction administration by documenting conditions and constraints and tracking RFIs, submittals, procurement items, and contractor coordination.
• Assist with commissioning, turnover, record documentation, and closeout activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant project management or project coordination experience supporting commercial, industrial, aviation, or similar capital projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a related technical discipline required.
• Experience supporting projects through design, permitting, construction, commissioning, turnover, and closeout.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain project budgets, schedules, controls, documentation, and multiple concurrent action items.
• Experience working in an active airport or similarly complex operational environment with strong stakeholder-coordination and communication skills.
• Cargo, logistics, warehouse, or airline-support-facility project experience preferred.
• Prior SFO or airline project experience preferred.
• Experience with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Bluebeam, or construction/project management platforms preferred.
• Experience supporting phased construction or projects within occupied operational facilities preferred.

Location and Commitments

• Overtime work may be required occasionally to ensure certain deliverables are completed on time
• Weekend work is rare but occasionally may be necessary

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

An employee must meet the physical demands described here to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Please note that physical requirements may vary based on client needs.

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office environment including the use of stairs.
• Ability to adjust focus, especially due to concentration on a computer screen.
• Must communicate frequently with other departments and employees both verbally and in writing.
• May need to lift and carry up to 15 pounds and/or position the body to reach items on the floor/below knee level or overhead.

Additional Requirements

Physical: Standing or sitting for long periods; must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times and spend extended hours in front of a computer screen.

Cognitive: Problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills; computer and software skills; and ability to read and interpret text online or in printed form.

About PMA

At PMA, employee well-being is a daily priority. We offer a combination of workplace options that include a PMA office location; work-from-home; or a client site. Wherever we work, we openly share knowledge as we believe that collaboration with peers improves our work product and that pursuing subject matter expertise is a lifelong endeavor.

We are committed to a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion. We affirm and respect diverse backgrounds and opinions because we believe they yield the best solutions for our clients. We promote emotional intelligence and trust by nurturing these values within our new hires.

We encourage staff to develop rewarding, long‑term careers at PMA, and we implement formal leadership development programs that help you attain your goals. At PMA, shared success is a core value. Every employee who contributes is recognized, celebrated, and rewarded. We look for self‑driven candidates eager to assume responsibility and join a community of respect founded on collaboration and accountability, not titles. If you aim to transform the project management practice toward continuous improvement of project outcomes, the profession, and yourself, PMA looks forward to warmly welcoming you to our team.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, wellness programs for you and your family, and career development opportunities to advance your professional goals.

As a PMA professional, you will be empowered to make timely and effective decisions and significant daily contributions to complex facets of project delivery. Join a team that has achieved a world‑class reputation in the construction industry and has been voted a "Best Place to Work."

PMA offers competitive wages and comprehensive benefits, including medical, prescription, dental, vision, time off with pay, 401(k) with company match, life, disability, and professional development reimbursement for qualifying employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression), disability, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. Qualified female and minority applicants are encouraged to apply.

EOE, including persons with disabilities and veterans.

VEVRAA federal contractor.