Assistant Project Manager - HVAC

Highly successful, industry leading HVAC mechanical construction contractor is looking for an Assistant Project Manager for their New Jersey office. Successful candidate will have a BS in Mechanical Engineering or Construction Management and 2-5 years' experience in HVAC mechanical contracting.

• Maintain a thorough understanding of mechanical systems and the related codes and industry standards, and have a high level of proficiency in HVAC, process piping, and plumbing.
• Continually evaluate designs to improve productivity, profit, and customer satisfaction.
• Participate in a turnover of projects from estimating and take away a thorough understanding of the project.
• Provide useful post project cost performance back to estimating.
• Prepare, implement, and monitor a detailed construction plan on major jobs.
• Assemble high-quality estimates and proposals on small projects.
• Purchase or assist in the purchasing of materials, equipment, and subcontracts.
• Provide accurate forecasts of cost to complete and cost at completion.
• Prepare or assist in the preparation of scopes for subcontracts and negotiated agreements.
• Establish and monitor purchasing and submittal records.
• Process submittals and RFI’s.
• Expedite delivery and inspection of equipment and materials.
• Expedite submittals from supplier and audit for completeness and compliance with contract requirements (secure approval for deviation from requirements).
• Incorporate approved changes with profit potential and provide proposals promptly.
• Promptly update the accounting system to accurately reflect changes.
• Identify, quote, and sell changes to the scope of work.
• Negotiate profitable time and material rates.
• Manage the orderly build‑up and reduction of crew size to avoid crisis‑manning levels.
• Maintain a job‑site environment which maximizes trade productivity (adequate material, equipment, tools, proper access, frequent communication, and clear directives).
• Redeem labor estimates.
• Develop favorable relationships with prospective and existing customers.
• Negotiate front‑end loaded contract breakdowns.
• Promptly prepare and submit progress billings. Recognize money due for change orders performed, proceed orders, time and material work completed, material purchased and not installed, etc.
• Sell the maximum cash value of progress billings.
• Maintain and audit records to determine the status of the job; relative to productivity, cash flow, manpower loading, submittal status, delivery, schedule changes, change order status, estimate redemption, and profitability.
• Comply with safety and accident prevention provisions established by the contracts, by statute, and by company safe operating procedures.
• Record general construction progress, project conditions, and their effect on us (daily log, photographs, etc.).
• Expedite completion of recognized deficiencies; secure agreement on or take documentary action in dispute items.
• Maintain or improve estimated gross profit on all assigned jobs.
• Document control to ensure that documents are created, reviewed, and distributed in an organized manner.
• Other duties as assigned.