Onsite Construction Manager Assistant

Cordoba Corporation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cordoba Corporation is seeking an Assistant Construction Manager in California to provide on-site support to the Construction Manager in the Facilities Sector. The role requires foundational construction knowledge and experience with construction documents, scheduling, change orders, cost management, and related activities.

Responsibilities include coordinating with district staff, contractors, architects, engineers, and inspectors; leading meetings; performing field checks for compliance with

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in construction management or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of related experience.
• Ability to coordinate multiple construction projects simultaneously.
• Communicate effectively and maintain productive working relationships with District staff, contractors, consultants, regulatory agencies, and the public.
• Ability to lead meetings, communicate directly with owners and project stakeholders, inspectors, contractors, and architects
• Excellent communication skills; interpersonal, written and verbal
• Strong detail orientation and time management skills

Responsibilities

• Provides technical and engineering support to the construction manager. Coordinates with District staff, contractors, architects, engineers, inspectors, consultants and other construction support staff.
• Participates in, and often runs, design or construction meetings.
• Makes field checks on construction activity to determine compliance with job specifications, plans, established district standards, and Division of the State Architect (DSA) requirements.
• Reads and interprets construction plans and shop drawings.
• Assists in preparing written materials including correspondence, reports, procedures, and guidelines.
• Supports development of weekly/monthly status and photo reports for project team.
• Reviews, estimates, negotiates, and processes construction change orders and construction field orders.
• Reviews and enforces construction and professional services contracts.
• Manages and directs contractors and outside consultants, including review of invoices and contractor applications for payment.
• Facilitates resolutions of construction and design issues.
• Coordinates with architects for timely and accurate responses to requests for information, submittals, construction change documents, etc.
• Generates and distributes meeting minutes.
• Confirms contractor’s maintenance of record drawings prior to monthly progress payments to the contractor.
• Maintain project files in both electronic and paper format and utilizes Procore.
• Manages the review of submittals for conformance to plans and specifications.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Meeting facilitation

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Documentation

Education

Bachelor degree in construction management or a related field

Job description

Cordoba Corporation is seeking an Assistant Construction Manager in California to provide on-site support to the Construction Manager in the Facilities Sector. The role requires foundational construction knowledge and experience with construction documents, scheduling, change orders, cost management, and related activities.

Responsibilities include coordinating with district staff, contractors, architects, engineers, and inspectors; leading meetings; performing field checks for compliance with