Assistant Construction Project Manager

It's a great feeling to work for a company that does so much good for others around the world!

Academic Req:
Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience managing construction projects with a cumulative portfolio value of $10 million or greater.

Experience with commercial renovation, adaptive reuse, institutional, healthcare, residential, or nonprofit facilities and working in occupied facilities where construction must be coordinated around ongoing operations.

Work Experience:

Minimum of 3 years of assistant project management, construction management, or closely related experience. Experience working with general contractors, architects, engineers, and subcontractors.

Position Summary:

The Assistant Construction Project Manager supports the planning, coordination, and execution of construction, renovation, and capital improvement projects for First Day Foundation. This position works closely with internal stakeholders, architects, engineers, general contractors, consultants, subcontractors, and regulatory authorities to help deliver projects safely, on schedule, within budget, and in support of the organization's mission.

This is an on-site position requiring travel up to 50% of the time to support active projects, conduct site visits, participate in inspections, and coordinate with contractors and project stakeholders.

Essential Functions and Measurable Deliverables:

Project Management
• Assist with construction and renovation projects from initial concept and due diligence through design, permitting, construction, closeout, and occupancy.
• Coordinate activities between owners, architects, engineers, general contractors, subcontractors, consultants, and internal stakeholders.
• Monitor project schedules, milestones, deliverables, and critical-path activities.
• Participate in owner/architect/contractor meetings and maintain project action-item logs.
• Track RFIs, submittals, change orders, procurement items, punch lists, and other project documentation.
• Identify potential schedule, cost, quality, or coordination issues and escalate them to the Construction Project Manager.
• Conduct regular project site visits to document progress and confirm work generally aligns with approved plans and project requirements.

Budget & Cost Management
• Assist in developing preliminary project budgets, estimates, and cost projections.
• Review contractor proposals, bids, change-order requests, and pay applications for completeness.
• Track commitments, expenditures, forecasts, and remaining project contingencies.
• Help maintain accurate project cost reports and identify potential budget risks before they affect project delivery.

Design & Preconstruction
• Assist with coordination of architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and other consultant documents.
• Review drawings and specifications for constructability, coordination issues, and consistency with project requirements.
• Support contractor bidding, scope reviews, and contractor/vendor selections.
• Coordinate permitting activities and help track required governmental approvals.
• Participate in existing-building assessments and project due diligence when required.

Construction Administration
• Maintain organized project records, including contracts, drawings, specifications, RFIs, submittals, schedules, meeting documentation, inspection reports, and closeout documents.
• Monitor contractor performance, schedule progress, and outstanding action items.
• Assist in resolving field conditions and coordinating design-team responses.
• Support punch-list inspections, substantial completion, final completion, warranties, and project turnover.
• Help ensure contractors comply with applicable…