What are the responsibilities and job description for the Construction Assistant Project Manager position at White Construction?
Company highlights:
- 50 years, largest Austin-based GC
- Healthy backlog - record year in '24!
- Long employee tenure
- Family-owned, mid-sized firm
Benefit highlights:
- Bonus program
- Company paid medical insurance (no cost to employee)
- 401k plan with company contribution (fully vested immediately)
- Cell phone allowance
About White Construction
White Construction’s vision is to be the most sought-after provider of construction services. We take pride in our history of excellence and in maintaining meaningful relationships with our clients, architects, engineers, and subcontractors alike. This family-owned construction firm takes our family values seriously as employees from different backgrounds come together with a core purpose of Building Success Together. Through our core values of Safety, Leadership, Teamwork, Trust, and Relationships, we deliver quality and exceptional service on the most complex projects with our client’s goals and visions at the forefront of our operations. From healthcare facilities to corporate headquarters, retail centers to high end residential, White Construction approaches every project with remarkable attention to detail, offering our clients and partners the step-above service that has kept them coming back since 1971.
Essential Roles and Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of a Project Manager, your roles and responsibilities as Assistant Project Manager would encompass the following:
- RFI's - Monitor RFI status and maintain the RFI log. Generate RFIs and distribute all answered RFIs to appropriate parties. Notify subcontractors, suppliers, A/E, and Owner for delinquent RFI responses. Review RFI responses to make sure that they sufficiently answer the initial question
Update RFI log weekly, generate RFI status reports for use in weekly meetings - Submittals - Coordinate with the Architect at the beginning of the job to create a submittal log. Oversee the system (submittal log and any software that is used on the job) that gathers, generates, submits, tracks, distributes, and maintains all submittals on the project. Ensure that all submittals are properly reviewed for conformance to the Contract Documents prior to submittal to the Architect.
- Procurement - Identification of long lead items and tracking. Interfacing with subs/vendors to schedule deliveries. Integrating procurement with project schedule. Maintain delivery logs for shipments to the jobsite (as required).
- Schedule Mgmt. - Walking the site with the schedule and accurately recording information for updates. Interviewing subcontractor employees about completed tasks, productivity and projected completion dates. Making schedule updates in the software. Proficiency in utilizing all aspects of Primavera to produce accurate, logically correct schedules and updates.
- Contract Administration - General knowledge of the Prime Contract, General Conditions, Subcontracts, Purchase Orders. Full understanding of plans, specifications, schedule, QCE, etc.
Proficient in setting up and maintaining document control procedures. - Cost Management - Demonstrate an understanding of general construction accounting.
Familiarity with WCC job cost reports. Demonstrate a familiarity with the WCC budget update process including all components of the Monthly Budget / Progress Report. Should be able to assist the Project Manager with anything related to the budget, including change orders, invoices and payment applications.
Education/Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architecture, or related field.
- 4 years’ experience in similar construction project types
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by the employee assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Duties and responsibilities may be added or changed as deemed appropriate by management at any time.
White Construction is an equal opportunity employer.
White Construction Company does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of White Construction without a prior written or verbal search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of White Construction Company. Please, no unsolicited phone calls or emails to individuals in the organization regarding this or other openings.
