Assistant Project Manager — Schedule & Controls

Hernandez Consulting & Construction; Marrero (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Hernandez Consulting & Construction is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to support the design and construction of a large federal healthcare/residential project in New Orleans. You will collaborate with the Construction Manager, design team, general contractor, subcontractors, and project stakeholders to keep the program on track.

The role emphasizes scheduling, schedule updates, progress tracking, and project controls, requiring hands-on experience with CPM scheduling and gathering

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Business, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in commercial construction or related roles.
• Experience with construction schedules and CPM.
• Knowledge of RFIs, submittals, change orders, and construction documentation.
• Ability to read drawings and specifications.
• Experience with Primavera P6 or MS Project.
• Experience on large commercial, healthcare, institutional, or federal projects.
• Experience with Procore or similar PM platforms.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update the detailed CPM construction schedule.
• Collect schedule information and progress updates from project participants.
• Update actual start/finish dates, remaining durations, percent complete, milestones, procurement, submittals.
• Review schedule updates for accuracy and completeness before submission.
• Monitor critical and near‑critical activities and identify potential delays.
• Compare current progress against baselines and prior updates; identify variances.
• Prepare schedule narratives, look‑ahead schedules, milestone reports, and other project‑control reports.
• Track design, permitting, procurement, construction, commissioning, testing, inspections, and closeout activities.
• Maintain organized records supporting schedule updates and changes.

Skills

Construction scheduling

Schedule updates

Project controls

Reporting

Coordination

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Business, or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Procore

MS Excel

Job description

Hernandez Consulting & Construction is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to support the design and construction of a large federal healthcare/residential project in New Orleans. You will collaborate with the Construction Manager, design team, general contractor, subcontractors, and project stakeholders to keep the program on track.

The role emphasizes scheduling, schedule updates, progress tracking, and project controls, requiring hands-on experience with CPM scheduling and gathering