Assistant Project Manager- Mechanical

A/Z Corporation; North Stonington (CT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A/Z Corporation is seeking an Assistant Project Manager in the United States. The role supports the Division Operations Manager and senior leadership in project management, strategic planning, and client service across multiple assignments.

The position emphasizes coordination, documentation, and proactive client interface, with opportunities to contribute to preconstruction efforts, safety/compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives within a tobacco‑free, employee‑owned organization.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating multiple project work streams.
• Strong communication with clients and internal teams.
• Ability to prepare and maintain project documentation and reports.

Responsibilities

• Assist Project Manager on various project assignments as assigned by the Operations Manager or Director in charge.
• Assist in business development including preconstruction, project delivery approaches, client interaction, and presentation assistance.
• Adherence to Environmental, Health, and Safety Policies and Best‑Practices in project activities.
• Provide proactive and positive client interface throughout service delivery.
• Quality control accountability to ensure field compliance with project specifications and requirements.
• Provide necessary project information to complete schedules in an organized manner.
• Maintain corporate standards with Project Control and risk management requirements.
• Assist with project finance management for commitments, changes, and claims.
• Assist with coordination and support of project close‑out, startup and training as outlined.
• Initiate continuous improvement objectives and embrace technology enhancements.
• Promote open communication among project teams, inspectors, agencies, and subcontractors.
• Participate in lessons learned sessions and training to support continuous improvement.
• Commit to ongoing education (e.g., LEED, OSHA) as recommended by the Company.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Project coordination

Client interaction

Documentation & reporting

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Assistant Project Manager will report directly to the Division Operations Manager as well as the senior management team. The position encompasses a variety of responsibilities relating to project management, strategic planning, and client customer service.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER

• Assist Project Manager on various project assignments as assigned by the Operations Manager or Director in charge.
• Assist in the business development efforts of the Corporation including preconstruction, tactical approaches with project delivery, ensuring a customer‑centric focus, client interaction, and presentation assistance.
• Adherence to Corporate Environmental, Health, and Safety Policies and Best‑Practices in the deployment of all work related activities.
• Provide a pro‑active and positive Client interface throughout the delivery of services.
• Quality control accountability to ensure field compliance with all associated project specifications and technical requirements.
• Provide the necessary project information to accurately complete conceptual or work‑in‑process performance schedules in an organized and controlled project approach.
• Maintain all Corporate Standards with applicable Project Control requirements to ensure financial and administrative responsibility, in conjunction with risk management. All project documentation shall be in accordance to the associated master contract terms and conditions.
• Assist project finance management for all applicable project commitments, contract changes, and claim resolution for all out‑of‑scope services to be performed in accordance with Corporate Standards.
• Assist with coordination and support of project close‑out, start‑up and training in accordance with facility management best practice standards and technical requirements that are outlined within the project performance specifications.
• Initiate continuous improvement objectives and embrace technology enhancements.
• Promote, foster and maintain open communication among all project team members, consultants inspectors, applicable agencies, and the supporting subcontractors and trade participants.
• Participation in lessons learned sessions, operational development initiatives, and best practice training to support a continuous improvement working philosophy.
• Maintain a willingness to reinvest in yourself with continuing education and professional development initiatives (i.e. LEED Certification, 30 Hour OSHA Certification, etc.) as recommended by the Company.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

QUALIFICATIONS

A/Z Corporation is an employee owned, tobacco‑free, equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate based on marital status, race, color, creed, gender, sex, religion, national origin, gender identity, age, veteran status, union affiliation, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or other legally protected status.