Assistant Project Manager

Looking for an exciting and rewarding career in commercial construction? We're seeking Assistant Project Manager candidate for construction projects based in our Livonia region. To be considered for this position, candidates should have a degree in construction management, civil engineering, or a related field, three years' experience in project management and have a passion for team-based planning and problem-solving and wholehearted commitment to building strong partnerships to support project goals. Candidates willing to relocate and/or travel are preferred.

This position will provide a great opportunity for a long-term thinker to develop construction leadership expertise across a range of markets and clients, leverage technology to increase efficiency and effectiveness, participate in a broad range of project coordination duties, and grow with the company. The role will offer opportunities to bring value by prompting team members to recognize challenges early and plan ahead for important project activities. In addition to a rewarding career in construction, Christman offers employees competitive pay, a generous benefits program and regular training and professional development.

Responsibilities include:

• Ensures safety goals are achieved for responsible projects and identify safe work practices and areas for improvement
• Overall responsibility for project engineering includes; shop drawing and submittal review/coordination, ordering material, sequencing material, providing solutions to layout/drawing discrepancies, supporting layout engineers/surveyors and developing construction technical knowledge
• Supports concrete and civil estimating, including, quantity takeoffs, estimates, proposal development and subcontractor scopes/pricing
• Assists with project planning, including, conceiving of civil and concrete means/methods, schedules and subcontractor coordination
• Supports project superintendent and craft foreman with project execution, field management and day-to-day coordination
• Subcontractor/vendor buyout, commitments and scope execution.
• Develop project budgets based on current estimates and proposals
• Assist Project Manager with Schedule of Values (SOV) development and Owner invoices
• Estimate and quote extra work and document changes, ensure extras are loaded into Viewpoint/logs and track/act on Owner contract changes
• Overall responsibility for completing and tracking project documentation, including but not limited to, RFI's, submittals, safety forms, drawing logs, material logs, equipment logs and time/material tickets
• Works with project team to develop project and look-ahead schedules
• Supports Civil and Concrete Strategic Planning initiatives effectively implement and ensure compliance with strategic plan.

Best-suited candidates will possess the following characteristics:

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, or a related field
• Three or more years of construction project management related experience in civil and/or concrete systems
• Successful completion of classes or other training or experience in construction management, project management, safety, communication, and ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding

The Christman family of companies is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity.

Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran