Mechanical Construction Project Assistant

Batchelor & Kimball; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Batchelor & Kimball in Austin, TX is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to support the Project and Senior Project Managers through the design, pre-construction, and construction phases. You’ll help with scope, scheduling, budgeting, contracts, and out-to-bid processes, while overseeing the design team with minimal supervision.

You will collaborate with the PM team, review drawings for accuracy, assemble bid details with subcontractors, monitor budgets and timelines, and prepare progress

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

• Work directly with Project Management team to help manage and estimate construction projects.
• Completes engineering projects by organizing and controlling project elements.
• Reviews drawings for correctness.
• Assembles miscellaneous details necessary to prepare job bid proposals.
• Develops relationships with sub-contractors and interacts with them to secure necessary information for job bids.
• Support Project Manager in collecting the necessary information to complete the monthly Work in Progress (WIP) report.
• Assist with projecting and adherence to job budget and timing of tasks.
• Maintains project schedule by monitoring progress, coordinating activities, and surfacing issues to be resolved; interface with sub-contracts as necessary to meet schedule.
• Controls project costs by recommending expenditures and administering contractor contracts.
• Prepares project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends, recommending actions.
• Travel to job site location when necessary to review progress and provide solutions to challenges.
• Assist in project timeline and deadlines.
• Maintains a safe and clean working environment by enforcing procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Maintains project database by updating our construction systems.
• Be available to support the Project Manager to answer any customer inquiry.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Skills

Multi-tasking

Leadership

Customer service

Communication

Problem solving

Independent work

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

Excel

Construction drawings

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

Excel

Word

Job description

Batchelor & Kimball in Austin, TX is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to support the Project and Senior Project Managers through the design, pre-construction, and construction phases. You’ll help with scope, scheduling, budgeting, contracts, and out-to-bid processes, while overseeing the design team with minimal supervision.

You will collaborate with the PM team, review drawings for accuracy, assemble bid details with subcontractors, monitor budgets and timelines, and prepare progress