Assistant Project Manager ; Industrial

Assistant Project Manager I

W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Company is seeking an ambitious, detail-oriented Assistant Project Manager I (APM I) to support project execution within our Yates Industrial Division.

The APM I assists and supports the Project Manager across all phases of heavy industrial construction. Working under direct supervision, the APM I is integrated into the field management team, managing trade packages, assisting in material/subcontract buyouts, processing change orders, tracking jobsite unit production, and mentoring junior project personnel in foundational project procedures.

Operating under Yates Industrial's 80% Direct Hire / 20% Subcontractor execution model, candidates must possess experience on direct-hire heavy industrial projects in the Pulp & Paper, Power Generation, Chemical Process, or Specialty Metals sectors.

• Provide direct field support to construction superintendents and craft foremen, ensuring work complies with contract specifications, engineering drawings, and quality standards.
• Implement and track Unit Tracking and daily craft productivity metrics to monitor direct-hire productivity against baseline estimates.
• Assist in developing and maintaining the site logistics plan, critical path production charts, and material delivery sequencing for self-perform trades.
• Perform constructability reviews and participate in Virtual Design & Construction (VDC/BIM) workflows.

• Assist in preparing bid packages, performing estimating take-offs, organizing bid openings, and compiling bid tabulations.
• Draft standard subcontracts and purchase orders using Yates boilerplate templates for ordered work, schedules, costs, and technical specifications.
• Track and process the change management system, soliciting, reviewing, and preparing Inter-Office Change Orders (IOCCs) and subcontractor change order requests with complete backup documentation.

• Initiate, review, track, and distribute Requests for Information (RFIs) and technical submittals, ensuring timely responses to prevent site delays.
• Maintain project contract documents, technical specifications, design drawings, and as-built records.
• Document technical, financial, and personnel aspects of assigned project scopes.

• Participate in site quality control according to established Project Quality Assurance programs.
• Conduct regular site walks with owner representatives, engineers, superintendents and inspectors; identify non-compliant work and maintain punch lists / non-conformance registers.
• Assist with project close-out procedures, permit sign-offs, and final turnover documentation.

• Participate in preparing monthly owner project status reports, End of Job (EOJ) projections, and quarterly EOJ reviews.
• Assist in updating the overall CPM schedule in Primavera P6, communicating progress updates to the project Scheduler.

• Assist in administering the site safety program, ensuring compliance with OSHA standards, Yates Site Specific Requirements, and statutory safety regulations.
• Actively mentor field engineers and project interns in foundational project administrative procedures.
• Demonstrate Yates Core Values, Code of Conduct, and Safety Leadership expectations.

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related field preferred (equivalent direct-hire industrial field experience accepted).
• Minimum 2+ years of heavy industrial construction industry experience.
• Required Sector
  
  Experience:
  
  Hands-on experience on direct-hire projects in at least one key industrial sector:
  Pulp & Paper, Process Chemical, Specialty Metals, or Power Generation.
• Demonstrated experience managing direct-hire trades and material logistics.

Candidates must have completed or be prepared to complete Yates required training modules:

• Quality 101 & Building Science 101
• Introduction to Pull Planning & P6 / Productivity Tracking
• Unit Tracking & Quantity Takeoff
• Change Order Processing & Bidding Process Training
• Software Systems:
  ViewPoint Training, Project Sight Training, BIM/VDC Introduction, MS Office Suite (Word, Excel).

• Strong mentorship, organizational, and time management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for interfacing with field superintendents, craft labor, engineers, and subcontractors.
• Basic knowledge of business financial principles for monitoring project expenses.

• Primary
  
  Location:
  
  Regional job site assignments across North America, with base support from the Yates Industrial Division office in Birmingham, Alabama.
• Physical Demands:
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