Assistant Project Manager - District Services

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to join our District Services team. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.

Job Type: Full-time

Responsibilities:

• Requesting quotes from contractors for a variety of construction projects ranging from small to large scale. Completing thorough quantity take‑offs in Bluebeam for construction bid tabulations;
• Preparing and sending shortform contracts from Excel templates to contractors with timely follow‑ups;
• Preparing recommendation of award and notice to proceed letters;
• Processing contractor's pay applications and change orders;
• Keeping files organized in existing filing structures;
• Data entry in Excel;
• Preparation of engineering reports for monthly Board meetings;
• Attending board meetings;
• Performing pre‑bid and pre‑construction meetings online and/or in person;
• Traveling to job site projects throughout the greater DFW area;
• Walking construction phases with District inspectors;
• Collaborating with construction inspectors (both Westwood's and other City Inspectors);
• Preparing engineering reports for entitlement process;
• Preparing feasibility studies for entitlement process;
• Preparing project cost estimates from feasibility study;

The compensation for this position is competitive and will be determined based on the candidate's experience, skills, and qualification. Additionally, this is bonus‑eligible position, offering further potential for financial recognition based on performance and company success.

Required Skills:

• Excel experience (moderate to expert level)
• Microsoft Word experience
• Bluebeam experience (moderate preferred, but not required)
• AutoCAD (preferred, but not required)
• Well‑spoken and comfortable presenting and addressing clients in a public setting (board of directors/supervisors), district consultants (attorneys, financial advisors, bookkeepers, auditors), public officials, residents, HOAs, etc.
• Knowledge in construction practices
• Knowledge in engineering design (EIT, PE preferred, but not required)

Required Experience:

• Minimum of four (4) years of experience in Land Development Engineering.
• Graduate from an accredited university or college with a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering (Experience or degrees in other disciplines may be substituted at Management's discretion).

Westwood provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We believe that diverse backgrounds strengthen our business.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.