Assistant Project Manager - Luxury Residential Construction

Louis Ptak Construction; Novato (CA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with 4% match

Dental, vision, and health insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Employee assistance program

Referral program

Job summary

Louis Ptak Construction in Novato, CA, is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to join our General Contracting team and support high-end custom residential remodeling projects with budgets ranging from $5 to $15 million. This role requires strong organization, construction knowledge, and the ability to coordinate complex schedules, detailed plans, and large project teams.

You will work closely with Project Managers, Superintendents, designers, subcontractors, and clients to deliver exceptional

Qualifications

• 5+ years in construction with 2+ years in coordination or assistant PM.
• Experience supporting high-end residential or commercial projects.
• Ability to read construction drawings and specs.
• Strong communication and organization; detail-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Support the Project Manager throughout the project lifecycle, from construction through closeout.
• Coordinate with the Project Manager, Superintendent, Project Administrator, Project Accountant, subcontractors, and design partners to keep project activities organized and moving forward.
• Manage project documentation, including plans, specifications, contracts, purchase orders, shop drawings, submittals, RFIs, meeting minutes, logs, and related records.
• Prepare and distribute meeting agendas, minutes, action-item lists, and project updates, and follow through on assigned commitments.
• Support subcontractor bidding, scope of reviews, proposal comparisons, buyout, change orders, and contract documentation.
• Assist with estimating efforts, including quantity takeoffs, scope development, and review of subcontractor proposals.
• Track project costs, commitments, change orders, procurement items, and documentation to support accurate forecasting and budget control.
• Maintain clear, timely communication with project stakeholders and promptly elevate risks, decisions, and unresolved issues to the Project Manager.
• Support schedule management by tracking milestones, maintaining look-ahead schedules, coordinating long-lead items and deliveries, and escalating potential delays.

Skills

Project coordination

Construction documentation

Scheduling

Subcontractor coordination

Budgeting / cost tracking

Communication

Procore

PlanGrid

Bluebeam

MS Project

Tools

Procore

Bluebeam

PlanGrid

MS Project

Job description

Louis Ptak Construction in Novato, CA, is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to join our General Contracting team and support high-end custom residential remodeling projects with budgets ranging from $5 to $15 million. This role requires strong organization, construction knowledge, and the ability to coordinate complex schedules, detailed plans, and large project teams.

You will work closely with Project Managers, Superintendents, designers, subcontractors, and clients to deliver exceptional