Junior Construction Project Lead

Batchelor & Kimball; North Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Batchelor & Kimball is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to assist the Project and Senior Project Managers with administrative tasks across design, pre-construction and construction phases. You will help manage scope, scheduling, budgeting, contracts, and subcontractor coordination to support bids and project delivery.

The role requires ability to read construction drawings and manage multiple priorities while interfacing with the project team to ensure on-time progress and quality results.

Qualifications

• BA/Associates degree preferred or equivalent work experience.
• Ability to read, interpret, and understand construction drawings.
• Working knowledge of project budgeting and pricing of materials and labor.
• 2+ years of experience in the construction field and may lead projects up to $2.5M in scope.

Responsibilities

• Assist Project Management team with administrative tasks during design, pre-construction and construction phases.
• Review drawings for correctness and assemble details for bids.
• Develop relationships with sub-contractors to support accurate bids.
• Support PM in collecting data for WIP reports and budget tracking.
• Maintain project schedules and monitor progress to surface issues.
• Travel to job sites as needed to review progress and provide solutions.

Skills

Leadership abilities

Communication

Customer focus

Problem solving

Multi-tasking

Teamwork

Independence

Education

BA/Associates degree preferred or equivalent work experience

Tools

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Office Suite

Job description

Batchelor & Kimball is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to assist the Project and Senior Project Managers with administrative tasks across design, pre-construction and construction phases. You will help manage scope, scheduling, budgeting, contracts, and subcontractor coordination to support bids and project delivery.

The role requires ability to read construction drawings and manage multiple priorities while interfacing with the project team to ensure on-time progress and quality results.