Assistant Project Manager - Austin, TX

Bilfinger is a leading international industrial services provider, driving efficiency and sustainability for the process industry. With about 31,000 employees and over €5.4 billion in revenue in 2025, we offer solutions in consulting, engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, turnarounds, and digital applications across key sectors like energy, chemicals, pharma, and oil & gas.

Bilfinger North America has a national reach spanning from Florida to Alaska, with professionals sharing a common goal: to keep promises, honor commitments, and exceed client expectations. We offer a diverse portfolio of services that includes national general contracting concentrating on the management and performance of Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contracts, Job Order Contracting, Design-Build, Bid-Build, and Construction Manager at Risk services;
Industrial Maintenance and Turnaround Solutions;
Chemical, Manufacturing, and Assembly services and Turbine Manufacturing.

At Bilfinger, we offer a work environment where you can learn and grow. Join us and be part of a team shaping the future!

The Role

The Assistant Project Manager assists the project team in managing all aspects of construction projects, including development, coordination, and implementation of a program schedule to ensure programs are completed on time, within budget, and ensure or surpass expected quality.

Qualifications:

* 2+ years' experience in the construction industry with a commercial or industrial general contractor

* Familiar with detailed fixed price estimates; has the ability to use RS Means or other published unit price books to produce detailed line item estimates

* Possess effective negotiating skills

* Resource Administration; to include operations support staff, vendors, subcontractors, and time

* Must demonstrate a strong ability to:

* Adapt and be flexible to frequent changes in a fast-paced work environment

* Demonstrate integrity consistent with Centennial's core values

* Collaborate and work effectively in a team environment with people of various backgrounds and styles

* Strong verbal and written communication skills, to include clear, concise, and professional presentation of information

* Adapt to the constantly evolving world of technology, design, means and methods, systems may include but not limited to:
Microsoft Office suite, Pro Core, Adobe, and Blue Beam

* Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field desired but not required

Responsibilities:

* Project Management:
Assists with project budget;
Communicates effectively with all team members, including subcontractors and clients;
Meets with senior level project team members to regularly gain knowledge, ideas, and insight in order to develop skills, ensure success;
Develops and reviews SOW through site visits, existing conditions, and client needs so project requirements and expectations are clearly defined;
Negotiates with client and subcontractors as necessary;
Coordinates project close out, obtaining required documentation, assisting in pre-final inspections and As-Built drawings

* Estimating:
Prepares estimates based on technical specifications, statement of work (SOW), and drawings;
Assists with entering line items into Unit Price Book software using RS Means or other line items estimating tools

* Subcontractor Management:
Solicits proposals from at least three vendors and/or subcontractors to include documentation on equipment, material, and labor costs for items not covered in an industry standard manual or work to be performed by subcontractors;
Reviews proposals to confirm compliance with SOW;
Assembles subcontractor quotes for review;
Gathers subcontractor safety information

* Scheduling:
Assists in development of project schedules with superintendents for use by customer and subcontractors

* Safety:
Ensures compliance with Centennial's Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) guidelines and procedures along with all local requirements (OSHA, USACE EM385.1.1, etc.)

* Responsible for driving between project sites that are often miles apart or miles from the assigned office location

* Occasional travel may be required.

* Performance of the required job duties will be in an office environment along with visits to sites that are under construction which may include various weather conditions.

* The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

* The ability to walk terrain and surfaces that may be far, uneven, or temporary.

* The ability to regularly sit, stand, walk, talk, and hear.

* The ability to frequently use hands to finger, handle or feel.

* The ability to occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, squat, or reach.

* The ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

* Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth…