Construction Project Coordinator — Growth & Impact

STO Building Group Careers; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) retirement plan with employer 


Life & AD&D Insurance

Long-term Disability Insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Layton Construction is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to help plan, manage, and execute construction projects, potentially handling multiple initiatives. You’ll focus on meeting quality standards, owner expectations, and profitability while strengthening customer relationships and promoting Layton’s values.

The role supports budget preparation, schedule development, contract execution, and change order management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction management, or related field.
• Minimum of two or more years of commercial construction experience.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Understanding of construction laws, building codes, and reading blueprints.
• Ethical conduct and adherence to company policies.
• Ability to plan action, allocate resources, and manage time.
• Strong computer and technical skills; ability to learn new software programs quickly.

Responsibilities

• Champions “The Layton Way” by delivering predictable outcomes for internal teams, external teams, and customers.
• Ensures that “Constructing with Integrity” is delivered by working with honesty, unity, safety, and quality of work.
• Assists in the preparation of estimates, project budgets and unit cost reports.
• Organizes and conducts pre-construction planning meetings.
• Participates in the successful negotiation of project subcontracts.
• Assists the project team in preparing the project management plan and planning the successful execution of the construction contract.
• Participates in value engineering services as appropriate.
• Obtains and reviews plans and specifications and determines their completeness and consistency.
• Assists the project owner in obtaining permits and participates in resolving other regulatory requirements as necessary.
• Assists in the preparation of project schedule and develops milestones necessary to successfully complete the project in concert with the Project Superintendent.
• Develops the monthly client pay requests and follows up on the collection of billings to ensure funds are collected as per the contract terms & in a timely manner.
• Controls the payment of job and subcontractor costs based on construction progress, document review and approval and coordinates with the job cost accountant for payments and lien releases.
• Participates in monthly job cost reviews to declare project status and increases project profitability and promotes Layton objectives and goals.
• Manages project material and equipment procurement within the project budget constraints and consistent with the project delivery schedule.
• Develops and monitors project quality, safety, and risk management plans.
• Negotiates owner and subcontractor change orders and manages the resulting schedule, cost, and profit impacts.
• Attends, directs as needed, and may take notes for project team meetings, including weekly Owner/Architect meetings and subcontractor and other coordination meetings.
• Coordinates all final close out procedures for the project including as-built drawing, punch lists, final billing, occupancy permit, owner acceptance, project manuals, warranty letters, subcontractor close out, letter of substantial completion, and letter of recommendation.
• Participates in the post completion project review and provides Preconstruction with information for their database.
• Trains and mentors project and field engineers and other team members as needed.
• Manages project engineers to assure project construction compliance through reviewing, submitting, and following up on submittals, Requests for Information, document revisions, and other documentation to avoid delays and additional risk to the project.
• Updates and implements software programs for collaboration, quality, and document management.
• Develops and maintains owner relationships.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Negotiation

Problem solving

Organization

Leadership

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction management, or related field

Job description

Layton Construction is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to help plan, manage, and execute construction projects, potentially handling multiple initiatives. You’ll focus on meeting quality standards, owner expectations, and profitability while strengthening customer relationships and promoting Layton’s values.

The role supports budget preparation, schedule development, contract execution, and change order management.