Assistant Project Manager

#jobalert | DIRECT HIRE | ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER | MISSION CRITICAL | Kansas City Metro

A national specialty construction contractor is adding an Assistant Project Manager to its electrical mission-critical group for a jobsite in the Kansas City metro. This is a site-based project management role — you'll help run the electrical scope on large commercial and data center builds, working alongside senior project managers and field leadership. It's a strong seat for someone with electrical construction PM experience who wants into the mission-critical / data center space with an established, well-resourced contractor.

Growth path into full project management is real here.

• Anticipated $110K-$130K, based on experience
• Travel package applies if you are not local to the assigned jobsite (GSA Per Diem rates);package includes travel home about twice a month
• Full suite of benefits:
  Health with HSA, Dental, Vision, immediate PTO, birthday/holiday pay
• 401(k) with fully vested annual company contribution equal to 3% of pay, plus discretionary contribution

• Support electrical construction project management on large commercial and mission-critical projects
• Help manage project coordination, scheduling, and construction execution
• Track project accounting and profitability against budget
• Support field staff, subcontractor performance, and vendor compliance
• Hold the work to contract documents, budget, safety, and legal/statutory compliance
• Keep clean, constructive communication across clients, vendors, subs, inspectors, and internal staff
• Deliver projects on schedule and on budget

• Education — one of the following:
• >
  Bachelor's degree in construction, electrical engineering, or business
• > 5+ years of electrical construction field/trade experience or training
• >
  Equivalent combination of education and field experience
• Minimum 1 year of electrical construction project management experience on large projects, directly overseeing electrical construction work
• Mission-critical / data center construction experience strongly preferred
• Working knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Outlook)
• Valid driver's license and clean MVR; must pass background check and drug screen

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