OverviewThe Assistant Construction Manager fulfills the role of regular on-site support for the Construction Manager. The individual fulfilling this role should already have a foundational proficiency in technical construction knowledge and related management (e.g. understanding construction documents, scheduling, assessing contractor change order requests, cost management, etc.).
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 contractors 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.
Qualifications
- Bachelor degree in construction management or a related field
- Minimum of 5 years of related experience (or equivalent working knowledge / experience).
- 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
Salary Range: $110,000-$130,000 yearly
Location: Glendora, CA
Work Environment: Onsite