Assistant Construction Manager

Cordoba Corporation

$110K — $130K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in construction management or related field.
  • 5+ years of relevant experience or equivalent knowledge.
  • Capability to manage multiple construction projects at once.
  • Strong interpersonal skills for effective communication with diverse stakeholders.
  • Leadership ability to facilitate meetings and directly engage with clients and inspectors.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication prowess.
  • Strong attention to detail and effective time management skills.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical and engineering support to the construction manager.
  • Coordinate with contractors, architects, and other staff involved in construction projects.
  • Lead design or construction meetings as needed.
  • Conduct site inspections to ensure compliance with specifications and standards.
  • Interpret construction plans and shop drawings accurately.
  • Assist in creating written documentation, including reports and guidelines.
  • Review and manage construction change orders and ensure enforcement of contracts.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for hands-on experience in a variety of projects.
  • Collaboration with a range of professionals, enhancing networking opportunities.
  • Engagement in decision-making processes for project developments.
  • Room for growth in project management responsibilities and skills.
Full Job Description
Overview

The 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

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