Assistant Project Manager - Water & Wastewater Treatment Construction
Location: Northwest Connecticut (Greater Hartford region) - onsite, split between the office and active project sites
Pay Rate: $80,000-$110,000 base salary, based on experience, plus an annual merit-based bonus
The Assistant Project Manager will report to a Project Manager and/or Project Engineer, with project assignment based on experience and current workload. On projects over $25M, the Assistant Project Manager is dedicated to a single project; on smaller projects, they may support two or three at once. Office and field time varies by project phase: early stages are documentation-focused and mostly office-based, mid-construction requires more time on site, and on the largest projects the full management team works from the jobsite.
Day-to-day:
- Shop drawings, submittals, RFIs, and project documentation
- Supporting CPM schedules and monitoring project progress
- Coordinating with owners, architects, engineers, suppliers, subcontractors, and field teams
- Attending project and coordination meetings alongside the Project Manager
- Change orders, cost proposals, and project budgets
- Procurement, pricing, buyouts, and material expediting
- Tracking project costs, man-hours, expenses, and monthly billing
- Maintaining project files, communication procedures, and project controls
- Making sure contracts, permits, approvals, and project requirements are followed
- Working directly with the Superintendent and subcontractors to resolve field issues
- Keeping the Construction Manager informed on progress and potential issues
- Supporting estimating and helping identify new work
- Helping oversee Project Engineers and Foremen, including input on performance and bonus/raise evaluations
- Project closeout, including final documentation and as-built drawings
Software: Microsoft Office, Procore (primary project management platform), and Trimble
Compensation & Perks
- $80,000-$110,000 base salary, based on experience
- Annual year-end bonus based on individual merit
- Typical split of roughly 3 days in the office and 2 in the field, varying with each project's phase and size
- Full benefits, Medical, Dental and vision coverage (company covers 80% of premiums and 50% of deductible!)
- 401(k) with a company match
- A clear growth path from Assistant Project Manager to Project Manager and on to a VP-level project leadership role
- A hands-on, collaborative culture where seasoned specialists actively mentor and the work itself is meaningful public infrastructure
Requirements
- 3-5 years of experience in construction project management or project engineering
- Heavy civil, environmental, water/wastewater, industrial, or mechanical construction background strongly preferred; candidates whose experience is limited to residential or light commercial work will find the transition to treatment plant construction difficult
- Strong understanding of construction schedules, contracts, and project documentation
- Experience coordinating with owners, subcontractors, suppliers, architects, and engineers
- Ability to understand and manage project costs, budgets, and billing
- Comfortable splitting time between the office and active jobsites, including extended periods onsite during major projects
- A hands-on, collaborative working style that fits a self-performing, high-intensity environment
Nice to have:
- Water or wastewater treatment plant project experience
- Experience on union or self-performing GC projects
- Procore and CPM scheduling experience
- Project Engineers ready to step into an Assistant Project Manager seat are encouraged to apply
Drug screening required.
This is not a remote position - this role is fully onsite, split between the office and project jobsites in the region. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
