Assistant Construction Manager - Skillbridge

DLB Associates is a premier engineering and consulting firm specializing in innovative, mission‑critical solutions across hyperscale data centers, advanced infrastructure, and high‑performance building systems. With over four decades of expertise, we partner with some of the world’s most influential companies to design and optimize environments that demand precision, scalability, and resilience.

Remote – work from anywhere in the United States. Must be located near a major airport.

• Up to 75% domestic travel unless assigned to an extended project.
• Relocation may be considered for long‑term project needs.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and ability to rent vehicles.
• Effective May 7, 2025, a valid REAL  (or acceptable alternative, such as a passport) is required for travel associated with this position.

This is a military transitional program that does not provide compensation through DLB. If selected for full‑time employment with DLB upon completion of Skill Bridge, salary ranges from job boards may not reflect our pay ranges. In many instances we out‑compete those ranges for well‑qualified candidates.

The Assistant Construction Manager – Skill Bridge is an entry‑level construction management role that builds upon foundational military experience in operations, maintenance, QA/QC, logistics, field leadership, safety, technical administration, or procedural compliance. The role provides field and project support across multiple phases of mission‑critical and high‑performance facility projects.

The Assistant Construction Manager – Skill Bridge supports construction teams from pre‑construction through field execution, turnover, and closeout. This position assists with project coordination, field documentation, reporting, safety and quality observations, schedule tracking, meeting support, and construction administration activities.

The Assistant Construction Manager – Skill Bridge will develop a deeper understanding of construction management, owner’s representative responsibilities, project controls, commissioning readiness, and coordination across contractors, vendors, clients, and internal project teams. This role will rely on instructions and pre‑established guidelines to perform the functions of the job and will work under immediate supervision.

• Project Support & Coordination (35%)
  • Assist with coordination of project activities to support compliance with drawings, specifications, schedules, and project expectations.
  • Support meeting preparation, minutes, action‑item tracking, project logistics, and construction coordination activities.
  • Track project documentation such as submittals, RFIs, change orders, procurement items, punch lists, and closeout items using company systems.
  • Assist with updates to project schedules, budgets, dashboards, and internal tracking tools under supervision.
  • Support communication between DLB team members, clients, contractors, vendors, and trade partners.
• Field Administration & Quality Support (25%)
  • Participate in field walks to observe construction progress, quality conformance, and safety expectations.
  • Document construction progress through photos, daily notes, field reports, logs, and issue tracking.
  • Assist with punch‑list tracking, closeout documentation, testing verification, and commissioning readiness activities.
  • Escalate field concerns, documentation gaps, quality issues, or safety observations to the appropriate project leadership.
  • Support coordination with quality and commissioning teams during pre‑functional, functional, and turnover activities.
• Review Construction Related Design Documents, Drawings and Specifications (15%)
  • Review drawings, specifications, schedules, submittals, and project documentation to build familiarity with construction requirements.
  • Assist with document control and organization of project records.
  • Support review of project scope, sequencing, and construction coordination requirements.
  • Develop an understanding of how design documents translate into field execution, testing readiness, and project closeout.
• Reporting & Communication (15%)
  • Prepare or assist with weekly progress reports,…