MEP Assistant Project Manager – Data Center Focus

Metric DCX; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Auto allowances and gas cards

Medical, dental and vision benefits

401k with employer match

Paid time off

Job summary

Metric DCX seeks an MEP Assistant Project Manager to support day-to-day project management for mission-critical data center projects across the United States. You will work with the MEP Project Manager to manage contracts, change orders, RFIs, shop drawings, and coordination with subcontractors in fast-paced, highly technical environments.

You’ll help drive safety, schedule, and documentation efforts, including permit handling and coordination with attorneys as needed.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of related experience or completion of an early-career Project Engineer program.
• Ability to manage and embrace change, and adapt to new processes and new ways of looking at old problems.
• Accurate with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Log in and track contracts and purchase orders.
• Price, approve, or reject project change orders and submittals; respond to RFIs.
• Log in, track, and review shop drawings and submittals.
• Coordinate insurance certificates from subcontractors and verify compliance with company insurance requirements.
• Create and update vendor and subcontractor contact log.
• Price and create proposed change orders.
• Submit, track, and issue RFIs.
• Manage the building permit process and resolve related issues.
• Distribute revised drawings to subcontractors.
• Take weekly video and distribute to the General Manager.
• Create weekly meeting minutes for owner and subcontractor meetings.
• Set up coordination meetings with subcontractors.

Skills

Experience in project engineering

Change management

Attention to detail

Education

Early-career Project Engineer program

Job description

Metric DCX seeks an MEP Assistant Project Manager to support day-to-day project management for mission-critical data center projects across the United States. You will work with the MEP Project Manager to manage contracts, change orders, RFIs, shop drawings, and coordination with subcontractors in fast-paced, highly technical environments.

You’ll help drive safety, schedule, and documentation efforts, including permit handling and coordination with attorneys as needed.