Plante Moran

Construction Asst Director of Project Management/Ops Practice Administrator

Plante Moran$80K — $160K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Design, Business Administration, Business Analytics or related field.
  • Understanding of industry processes in construction, building or architecture preferred.
  • Proven experience in project administration or similar role.
  • Strong organizational and multitasking skills essential.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities required.
  • Proficiency in project management software and Microsoft Office Suite necessary.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively on a team.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with the Director of Project Management to provide technical operational support.
  • Assist in developing and implementing practice initiatives, including creating processes and executing tasks.
  • Work with internal stakeholders to implement changes and build consensus.
  • Advise on additional group needs or methods to enhance operations.
  • Lead technology development and implementation to support key initiatives.
  • Assist with staffing matters by managing practice workload planning.
  • Handle administrative tasks such as scheduling, preparing presentations, and correspondence.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance effective on the first of the month following start date.
  • Flexible time off policy along with predetermined holidays.
  • 401(k) plan and flexible benefits plans available.
  • Pension plan for eligible administrative and paraprofessional staff.
  • Business-related travel reimbursements for lodging and meals offered.
  • Discretionary bonus plan for eligible staff.
Full Job Description
Plante Moran Realpoint (PMR), affiliate entity of Plante & Moran, PLLC (PM) provides fully integrated Program Management/Owners Representation and Real Estate Services exclusively to corporations and institutional organizations.

As the Plante Moran Realpoint Project Management group continues with significant geographical and market growth, we are looking for a dynamic and highly collaborative individual to support the team with technical operational support. This role works directly with the Director of Project Management and will be internally focused as a key resource for our team. Through effective communication and strong problem-solving skills, will assist with the organization, best practices, risk mitigation and cultural development of the group in order to support continued growth. An understanding of the overall capital project development and execution, of the design or construction process is beneficial but not required.

Your role.

Your work will include, but not be limited to:

* Collaborate with the Director of Project Management to provide technical operational support including:
* Assist in developing and implement practice initiatives including creating processes, executing tasks
* Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders to implement changes, build consensus and encourage adoption;
* Advise on additional group or initiative needs or methods.
* Play a leadership role to help lead the project management practice to leverage technology through technology development, implementation and adoption to support key initiatives working with the technology/programming group
* Assist with staffing matters including managing practice workload planning (what are project specific needs matched with talent and skillsets of the team- constant discussion to eval who goes where based on technical needs)
* Handle administrative tasks such as scheduling meetings, preparing presentations, and managing correspondence.
* Help resolve select project-related issues or conflicts.
* Help create, monitor and analyze various business metrics to help find opportunities and uncover practice challenges.
* Help the promote the project management practice vision, strategies and tactics in an effort to inspire, clarify and gain individual team member context on individual responsibilities to the firm.

The qualifications.
* Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Design, Business Administration, Business Analytics or a related field.
* Ideal candidate will understand industry processes (construction, building or architecture)
* Proven experience in project administration or a similar role.
* Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
* Proficiency in project management software and Microsoft Office Suite.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
* Solid technical proficiency including knowledge of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
* Ability to travel within SE Michigan to various client sites with personal vehicle

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Plante Moran enjoys a "Workplace for Your Day" model which, simply put, means we strive for flexibility and balance while staying true to our principally in-person model. We believe that face-to-face interactions are paramount for individual and collective development, but also encourage individuals to work with their supervisor and team to determine their optimal working environment each day.

We are pleased to offer eligible staff a robust benefits package. Eligibility and contribution requirements for some of these benefits vary based on the number of hours staff work per week. Highlights include health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance. In addition to this, eligible staff are able to take advantage of our Flexible Time Off and various pre-determined holidays, as well as a 401(k) plan, flexible benefits plans, business-related travel expense, lodging, and meal reimbursement for business-related use. A pension plan is also available for eligible administrative and paraprofessional staff. A discretionary bonus plan is available for eligible staff. Plante Moran also offers some contingent staff positions the option to elect health insurance in addition to limited paid sick time.

The compensation range reflects the base salary we reasonably expect to pay for this position across our offices in the following regions: CO, IL, OH, and MA. Please review the position description for the applicable geographic location. Generally, experienced hires are not hired at or near the maximum salary range, as compensation decisions take into account a wide variety of factors, including but not limited to: responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geography. For early career roles, including campus hires, we offer standardized, market-based starting salaries among individuals within the same hiring group. This approach ensures fairness and reflects current industry benchmarks for entry-level talent.

The compensation range for this role in CO, IL, OH, and MA is: $80,000-$160,000

This application window is a good-faith estimate of the time that this posting will remain open. This deadline will be promptly updated if the deadline is extended.

About Plante Moran

Plante Moran is a professional services firm that provides audit, tax, consulting, and wealth management services to businesses, individuals, and nonprofits. The firm was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Southfield, Michigan. Plante Moran has over 3,000 professionals working in more than 20 offices throughout the United States and internationally. The firm is known for its commitment to client service and has been recognized for its quality of work and workplace culture. Plante Moran is also committed to sustainability and has implemented a number of initiatives to reduce its environmental impact.
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