Onsite Assistant Project Manager for Major Infrastructure

Accenture; Town of Colonie (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an experienced construction-focused professional to support the Project Manager with day-to-day site oversight from construction through closeout. You will coordinate with owners, design teams, contractors, and authorities to ensure safety, quality, and schedule adherence on complex building projects.

Join a team that drives delivery on capital projects, leveraging your knowledge of CPM scheduling, project controls, and field administration to manage risks and deliver

Qualifications

• Minimum 6+ years of construction industry experience, preferably in Assistant Project Manager, Construction Manager, Project Engineer, Field Engineer, Assistant Superintendent, Field Manager, or similar project management/construction management roles on commercial, educational, institutional, or other complex building projects.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, Bluebeam, Kahua, PlanGrid, Procore, or similar construction/project management platforms.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, architecture, or a related discipline is desired but not required where equivalent construction experience is demonstrated.
• Ability to independently monitor field conditions, recognize potential cost, schedule, quality, and coordination issues, and promptly communicate those issues to project leadership, andto maintain a consistent field presence while also performing the administrative and project controls responsibilities required to support the Project Manager.
• Demonstrated experience supporting the day-to-day management and field administration of construction projects, with strong knowledge of construction means and methods and the ability to effectively coordinate with contractors, design professionals, consultants, inspectors, and Owners while reading and interpreting drawings, specifications, contracts, submittals, RFIs, change documentation, and other construction documents.

Responsibilities

• You’ll support the Project Manager with the day-to-day management, coordination, administration, and field oversight of the project from construction through closeout, helping ensure work is completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with contract requirements.
• You’ll coordinate with the Owner, design consultants, contractors, subcontractors, governing agencies, testing and inspection agencies, vendors, and other project stakeholders to maintain effective communication and timely resolution of issues and action items.
• You’ll maintain a regular on-site presence and monitor construction activities for compliance with drawings, specifications, approved submittals, contract requirements, quality standards, and applicable inspections and testing requirements
• You’ll review contract documents and field conditions to identify potential conflicts, incomplete or nonconforming work, constructability and coordination concerns, and other risks affecting cost, schedule, quality, or project completion.
• You’ll support project administration by managing RFIs, submittals, change requests, meeting minutes, action-item and decision logs, correspondence, field directives, contractor documentation, and other project controls.
• You’ll participate in project, progress, preconstruction, pre-installation, and coordination meetings and follow up with responsible parties to facilitate timely resolution of outstanding issues and decisions.
• You’ll monitor contractor performance and construction progress, including manpower, sequencing, deliveries, inspections, testing, milestones, and scheduled activities, and communicate delays, deficiencies, coordination concerns, and emerging risks to the Project Manager.
• You’ll review and monitor the contractor’s CPM schedule, compare planned activities with actual field progress, document key dates, evaluate schedule impacts and recovery plans, and assist with cost and change management, including PIs, CORs, proposals, and time-and-material work.
• You’ll assist with reviewing monthly Applications for Payment, verifying completed work and supporting documentation, coordinating inspections with authorities and third-party agencies, and tracking deficiencies, corrective actions, retesting, and required approvals.
• You’ll maintain detailed daily reports and photographic documentation of construction activities, field conditions, safety observations, quality issues, changes, delays, and milestones, while supporting punch-list management, commissioning, Owner training, final inspections, and closeout documentation.

Skills

Construction management

Field engineering

Project coordination

CPM scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Kahua

PlanGrid

Procore

Bluebeam

Outlook

Excel

Job description

Accenture is seeking an experienced construction-focused professional to support the Project Manager with day-to-day site oversight from construction through closeout. You will coordinate with owners, design teams, contractors, and authorities to ensure safety, quality, and schedule adherence on complex building projects.

Join a team that drives delivery on capital projects, leveraging your knowledge of CPM scheduling, project controls, and field administration to manage risks and deliver