Rising Project Manager: Mechanical & Plumbing Construction

Comfort Systems USA (Southwest), Inc.; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Life insurance

AD&D

Short-term disability

401(k)

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Company truck

Drug screen and background check

Job summary

Comfort Systems USA Southwest is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to plan, direct, and coordinate mechanical, plumbing, and sheet metal construction projects. You will work under senior leaders to support projects from preconstruction turnover through closeout and gain meaningful responsibility for budgets, schedules, contracts, procurement, and billing.

The role requires a four-year degree or equivalent progressive construction experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 7+ years of progressive construction experience.
• Experience with mechanical, plumbing, and/or sheet metal construction projects including budgets, schedules, documentation, and closeout.
• Ability to make independent decisions about project methods and complexities while seeking guidance on critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters.
• Working knowledge of contracts, procurement, subcontract administration, billing, change management, labor productivity, cost control, and forecasting.
• Ability to communicate clearly in writing and in presentations with customers, clients, managers, teams, and the public.
• Ability to solve practical problems, follow written, oral, diagram, and schedule-based instructions, and apply sound judgment in standardized situations.
• Ability to calculate percentages, proportions, area, circumference, volume, and other construction-related figures.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day operations and manage project objectives.
• Coordinate labor resources and monitor schedule and budget.
• Liaise among internal and external groups, acting independently on assigned responsibilities.
• Prepare and monitor budgets, schedules, and cost forecasting; monitor financial performance.
• Oversee contract administration and documentation to reduce risk and protect company interests.
• Coordinate preconstruction turnover, permitting, project setup, scheduling, submittal management, and closeout.
• Procure materials and negotiate subcontracts; manage procurement activities.
• Develop billing schedules and manage progress billings, retention, and collections.
• Review subcontractor and supplier invoices and manage tools/equipment.
• Ensure proper staffing and assist with labor resource loading and productivity review.
• Communicate with clients, subcontractors, suppliers, field teams, and internal partners to keep activity coordinated.
• Comply with policies and safety practices; exercise stop-work authority when unsafe conditions exist.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Scheduling

Communication

Contract administration

Procurement

Cost control

Forecasting

Team coordination

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Access

Project

Job description

Comfort Systems USA Southwest is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to plan, direct, and coordinate mechanical, plumbing, and sheet metal construction projects. You will work under senior leaders to support projects from preconstruction turnover through closeout and gain meaningful responsibility for budgets, schedules, contracts, procurement, and billing.

The role requires a four-year degree or equivalent progressive construction experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to