Assistant Project Manager - Public Works - Santa Clara

Cws Construction Group Inc; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

CWS Construction Group Inc. is seeking an Assistant Project Manager in Santa Clara, CA for public works projects.

This in-person role reports to the PM & Estimating team and involves safety site management, contract enforcement, and coordinating field staff to keep projects on schedule. The ideal candidate has public works construction experience, strong communication, and proactive problem-solving abilities to manage changing site conditions and billing.

Qualifications

• Public works construction experience required.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Organized with adaptability and proactive mindset.
• Detailed knowledge of assigned project scopes.

Responsibilities

• Participate in site management of CWS Safety plan to maintain injury-free environments and perform safety audits.
• Understand and enforce contracts with owner and subcontractors.
• Organize duties of field personnel and assigned project staff.
• Assist PM and Estimating team in project bidding and drafting contracts with subcontractors.
• Prepare, monitor, and update project schedules to ensure on-time completion.
• Coordinate distribution of drawings, changes, approved submittals, RFIs, back charges, and other project information.
• Identify, prepare documentation, negotiations and distribute change orders.
• Prepare agendas, record meeting notes, and distribute action items to the team.
• Prepare owner billing by coordinating with subcontractors, reviewing month costs, and organizing contractual documents.

Skills

Communication

Problem solving

Teamwork

Organizational skills

Tools

Excel

Word

Email/Outlook

Job description

CWS Construction Group Inc. is seeking an Assistant Project Manager in the Santa Clara, CA - with construction and public works projects required.

**Currently hiring in: Santa Clara **

Public Works construction experience is REQUIRED

The Assistant Project Manger will work closely with our project management & estimating team and will be responsible for the following:

• Participation and site management of CWS Safety plan to maintain injury free environments including safety audits
• Understand and enforce contracts, both with owner and subcontractors
• Organize the duties of field personnel and assigned project staff
• Assist Project Management and Estimating team in project bidding and composition of contracts with subcontractors
• Prepare, monitor, and update project schedules to ensure project completion within the designated time frame
• Coordinate distribution of new drawings, changes, approved submittals, RFI responses, back charges, and other project information to owners, subcontractors, & vendors
• Identify, preparing documentation, negotiations and distributing change orders
• Prepare agendas, record meeting notes, & distribute action items to team
• Prepare owner billing by coordinating with subcontractors, reviewing month costs, & organizing contractual documents required by each project

Requirements

• Public works construction experience required
• Ability to communicate & resolve complex construction related issues
• Organized work approach with high level of adaptability and inventive problem-solving skills
• Detailed knowledge of assigned project scopes
• Goal Oriented approach to identify and resolve construction problems/conflicts that arise
• Excellent Listening and communication skills
• Team player
• Solid Computer skills - Excel Word, e-mail
• This is a salaried position

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Compensation Package:

• Weekly pay

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Commute:

• Currently hiring in: Santa Clara

Ability to Relocate:

• Currently hiring in: Santa Clara

Work Location:

In person