Assistant Project Manager (St. Louis-based; No Travel Required

Overview

Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri with more than 1,200 employees and nearing $2B in revenue, Alberici is a diversified construction company that partners with leading organizations throughout North America to build their most challenging and important projects. Since our founding in 1918, Alberici has earned a reputation for executing with quality, safety and trust. We provide construction solutions to the automotive, commercial, civil, energy, food & beverage, healthcare, heavy industrial, industrial process, and water industries.

Our mission is to work openly and honestly with employees, partners and clients to do the best work possible. Alberici is committed to investing in our people and providing training and resources to learn, grow, and advance.

Are you Built for the Challenge?

The Assistant Project Manager is accountable for developing, maintaining, updating, distributing, and managing estimates; observing and monitoring the performance of the Superintendent; and overseeing change orders and the billing process. This individual will also supervise subcontractor performance, ensure the project meets quality and performance specifications and regulatory requirements, manage the start-up of the project, review costs against estimates for each total project, and update labor productivity reports — all of which will be conducted under the direction of a Project Manager.

• Develops, maintains, updates, distributes, and manages estimates.
• Informs leadership of needed change orders and recommends a price for those changes. As directed, negotiates and implements change orders, including addenda to the contract and how to spread costs.
• Manages and monitors the critical path on the master schedule and all assigned aspects of the schedule.
• Demonstrates the ability to anticipate future problems or issues.
• Prepares contingency plans to address nonconformance issues for the company and subcontractors.
• Identifies project-specific staffing needs.
• Plans the construction approach, including methodology, means and master schedule.
• Monitors tool and equipment usage and intervenes as necessary.
• Ensures billing is accurate and timely to support cash flow.
• Monitors accounts receivable and engages with clients or subcontractors to determine reasons for non-payment.
• Controls expenses and costs on the project; reviews labor productivity and budget status; takes action to keep the project on budget.
• Reviews and approves charges to the project.

• Applies project controls software as a management tool.
• Ensures drawings are assembled, updated routinely, and maintained; maintains as-built drawings; ensures all change orders are documented.
• Maintains daily logs and timely reporting of issues that may lead to claims.
• Informs VP/PD/PM of issues and status promptly.
• Ensures safety-related and quality management documentation is maintained.
• Coordinates project start-up with internal and external team members.
• Manages the project according to company systems, policies, and procedures; manages risk exposures.
• Ensures equipment and supplies are ordered with long lead times and delivery is monitored.
• Conducts regular meetings with the Superintendent and subcontractors to coordinate activities and review progress.
• Reviews change orders and schedules them into the project; serves as a neutral arbitrator on jurisdictional issues when needed.
• Builds a positive, results-oriented culture and provides feedback to enhance performance.
• Monitors subcontractor performance and facilitates dispute resolutions and timely pay requests.
• Maintains effective working relationships with subcontractors; approves subcontractor invoices for payment and keeps billed work in balance.
• Manages all labor relations and jurisdiction.

• Ensures the project meets quality and performance specifications and regulatory requirements.
• Conducts daily inspections and liaises with local inspectors to ensure compliance with quality management procedures.
• Manages the start-up of the project.

• Builds and maintains a positive working relationship with the client and the…