Assistant Project Manager

Elford, Inc. has an opening for an Assistant Project Manager in the Operations Department. In this role, you would provide assistance to the Project Managers and Superintendents in conducting project management functions related to bidding, pre-construction, construction and post construction activities of Construction Management or General Contracting projects. The key responsibilities of the position are:

• Participate in the set up and maintenance of construction project management including planning, scheduling, budgeting prior to the start of the project.
• Assist in the coordination and expediting necessary to ensure proper and timely delivery of shop drawings and submittals, construction materials, change orders, pricing and related approvals.
• Create, update, and refer to RFI logs, submittal logs, bulletin schedules and start-up document checklists to expedite the shop drawings, submittals, construction materials, labor requirements, change orders pricing and related approvals.
• Coordinate, obtain, and communicate all required information for construction and installation of owner furnished equipment (e.g., mounting hinges, rough-in locations, blocking, supports, systems connections, etc.)
• Update and maintain contract drawings with new contract information received as bulletins, RFIs, ASIs, and proposal requests.
• Participate in the review of contractor and material supplier invoices, company invoices, change order pricing information, drawings, and submittals. Check contractor storage when billing for stored materials received.
• Assist in the coordination of activities with the Accounting and Estimating Departments and the company personnel assigned supervisory and/or support responsibilities.
• Assist in the maintenance of positive working relationships with subcontractors, customer material suppliers and other internal and external individuals having an interest in the success of the project.
• Maintain and update computerized Critical Path Method project schedules.
• Collect as-built and close-out documents.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: Bachelor’s degree or Associates Degree in Construction Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or allied discipline is preferred. 1-3 years of practical employment experience in the commercial (vertical) construction industry, specifically, Multi-Family or Commercial. Past co-ops are desirable for entry level applicants.