Assistant Project Manager - Washington D.C.

MCN Build; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range $80k–$95k

Free medical insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement

401k matching

PTO & sick days

Flexible working arrangements

Latest technology

Job summary

MCN Build is seeking a motivated Assistant Project Manager with 3 years of experience in construction, design, architecture, engineering, or related fields. The role focuses on coordinating activities to meet costs, schedule, document control, and quality standards, while supporting the Project Manager and Superintendents.

You’ll collaborate with clients, architects, subcontractors, and teammates, ensuring project objectives stay on schedule and within budget. Travel may be required as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in construction/design/architecture/engineering or related field.
• Proficiency in PlanGrid, Procore, and Sage 300 Timberline.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail; proficient in Excel and MS Office.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to collaborate with team, clients, architects, and subcontractors.
• Willingness to travel as needed for the role.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, develop, manage and implement project facets to meet budget, schedule, and quality targets.
• Support Project Manager and Superintendents with planning, scheduling, and document control.
• Act as liaison between project team and community, ensuring goals for firm and clients are met.

Skills

3 years experience

Organised

Attention to detail

Excel

MS Office

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Some travel

Tools

PlanGrid

Procore

Sage 300 Timberline

Job description

Who We Are

Founded in 2007, MCN Build is a diverse, dynamic commercial construction management firm headquartered in Washington, DC. We specialise in developments that enhance the community; including transformational projects that promote economic sustainability, including education, recreation, healthcare, affordable housing, and institutional spaces. While building strong, continuous relationships with our clients and the community, we recognise that our success is rooted in the professional and personal fulfilment of our most valuable asset-our employees. Now is the perfect time to join the MCN team! Our CEO Rudy Seikaly was named 2021 Business Leader of the Year by DC’s Chamber of Commerce. We are proud to have been named a Best Place to Work by the Washingtonian in 2015, and a Great Place to Work in 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025, besides MCN Ranked on Fortune’s Best Small and Medium Workplaces in Construction 2023. Our biggest win is from our own employees who still today overwhelmingly choose to grow with MCN as evidenced by our 95% employee retention rate and average tenure of 4 1/2 years. We truly invest in our own people by offering top notch, company-sponsored benefits found in firms twice our size to all 100+ MCN team members. Student loan repayment plans, 529 college savings plans, tuition reimbursement, flexible working arrangements, PMP/LEED/CCM/CQM certification preparation classes, industry conference networking, and pups in the office are just some of the benefits that empower every member of the MCN team to choose their own professional and personal journey to work-life balance. In the last 7 years, we’ve doubled our size, added 3 new office locations in Baltimore, Prince Georges' County & U.S. Virgin Islands, celebrated 20+ employee promotions, and won two 2021 Engineering News Record (ENR) Best Project awards all while expanding our philanthropic efforts both here at home in the DMV as well as abroad in Ethiopia, Lebanon, El Salvador, and Colombia. We're 50% millennials, 20% women, and 100% driven to build our community together.

Who We’re Looking For

We’re seeking a motivated commercial construction Assistant Project Manager with 3 years’ experience working in construction, design, architecture, engineering, or a related field.

The right hard-working Assistant Project Manager will be responsible for coordinating the activities of a project to ensure costs, schedule, document control, and quality standards are met. Our Assistant Project Manager supports the Project Manager and Superintendents through continuous learning, and the ability to take on distinct roles while effectively working with clients, architects, subcontractors, and coworkers. Successful candidates will be able to share their passion for and dedication to getting the job done and confidently represent the firm, including committing the firm on schedule and cost matters within approved parameters.

What You’ll Do

Our new Assistant Project Manager will partake in coordinating, developing, managing, and implementing all facets necessary to construct the project on time, within budget, and to the quality specified. A day in the life of an MCN Assistant Project Manager involves providing assistance to the Project Manager through construction planning, scheduling equipment deliveries, facilitation document distribution, and serving as a liaison between project team members and the community with the common goal of promoting the interests of both the firm and clients in all matters. MCN Assistant Project Managers work directly with the Project Managers, Superintendents, and Project Executives to provide technical expertise regarding cost estimates, negotiate contracts, change orders, and establish project objectives to ensure project success. If you are motivated by working efficiently in a fast-paced, multi-task environment with multiple project relationships and competing priorities, this may be the perfect fit for you.

What You Bring To The Table

• A minimum of 3 years of experience working in construction, design, architecture, engineering, or related field.
• Proficiency in PlanGrid, Procore, and Sage 300 Timberline
• Organised, with great attention to detail
• Well versed in Excel and all MS Office Programs
• Strong and proactive communication (written, phone, and in person)
• Ability to work well with colleagues, subcontractors, vendors, architects, designers, and the community
• Some travel may be required depending on business needs.

What We Offer

• Salary range $80,000 to $95,000, and an annual discretionary bonus .
• Free medical, dental, and vision insurance for the employee. 75% cost sharing for family coverage including a domestic partner and HSA contributions.
• Tuition reimbursement, 401k matching.
• 20 days of PTO/year, 7 sick days/year, flexible working arrangements, the latest technology and tools to do your best work.
• Opportunity to make an impact on a diverse team with decades of professional experience.

MCN Build is an equal opportunity employer with a culture that promotes diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MCN encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.