Assistant Project Manager - Refractory Construction

Refractory Service, Inc.; Town of Jackson (WI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Refractory Services, Inc. is seeking an organized Assistant Project Manager to support refractory construction projects from planning through closeout.

This role maintains documentation, schedules, materials, and financial data, ensuring all follow-ups are current and accurate in collaboration with field operations and management. You will coordinate installation plans, track milestones, manage communications with stakeholders, and help prepare reports, budgets, and change proposals.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in construction management, project management, engineering, or related field.
• 3 years of related experience in construction, project management, or a similar environment.
• OSHA-10 certification preferred.
• Construction safety or PM training is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and closeout industrial construction and refractory projects of varying size and complexity.
• Develop and maintain installation plans, schedules, task lists, job procedures, and action items.
• Communicate with field operations, estimating, procurement, suppliers, and other stakeholders; escalate to ensure timelines are met.
• Prepare and maintain accurate project files, status updates, material tracking, and many other records/reports.
• Establish/track project milestones, deadlines, risks, and open items, following up with stakeholders on delays or cost impacts.
• Prepare requests, monitor material and service needs, coordinate deliveries, and confirm required docs.
• Assist with budget, purchase orders, invoice, and actual v. estimate tracking.
• Support scope review, change proposals, contract documents, and customer deliverables.
• Prepare and distribute project schedules, progress updates, meeting minutes, closeout documents, and other reports using Excel and other systems.

Skills

Construction coordination

Project management

MS Office / Excel

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Associate degree in construction management or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Project management software

Job description

Refractory Services, Inc. is seeking an organized Assistant Project Manager to support refractory construction projects from planning through closeout.

This role maintains documentation, schedules, materials, and financial data, ensuring all follow-ups are current and accurate in collaboration with field operations and management. You will coordinate installation plans, track milestones, manage communications with stakeholders, and help prepare reports, budgets, and change proposals.