Assistant Project Manager

Assistant Project Manager

Vanir is a proud minority- and woman-owned company, recognized as a national leader in program, project and construction management (PMCM) and real estate development. Since 1964, we have consistently exceeded client expectations and been ranked as a top PMCM firm by Engineering News‑Record (ENR) for more than three decades.

This Assistant Project Manager will report to the Project Manager or assigned project leadership and provide support on planning, coordination, and direction of pre‑construction and construction management activities for a university program to ensure on‑time delivery. The role involves budget maintenance, quality work product, and contract requirement fulfillment, including design‑phase management and full construction management in the field.

• Assist with monitoring contractor, subcontractor, engineer, architect, state and local agency activities.
• Administer and process project logistics, organization, safety, and manpower utilization.
• Coordinate constructability and peer reviews, estimating, budgets, phasing, contract documents, outreach, and bidding activities.
• Provide project controls, cost, and performance activities: manage submittals, RFIs, ongoing schedule reviews, PCO negotiations, change order compilation, payment application processing, updates to project record drawings, inspections, and reports.
• Participate in project meetings and assist with issuing meeting minutes.
• Monitor project progress and provide routine reporting through daily reports, progress photos, bi‑weekly reports, submittal & RFI logs, and change order logs.
• Coordinate staff and site facility activities, including moving classrooms, offices, and other school facilities.
• Responsible for project closeout activities: punchlists, trainings, securing record drawings, warranties, O&Ms, and final delivery to owner entities.
• Represent owner, Vanir, and related parties in public forums and meetings.
• Maintain safety policy and promote a positive safety culture.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or Business OR 5 years of experience in the PM/CM industry.
• Knowledge of construction contracts, drawings, estimates, and specifications.
• Expert knowledge of database project controls software (SharePoint, Procore, EADoc, Prolog).
• Construction contract administration experience.
• Safety training.

Salary range: $85,000 – $110,000.
Benefits include 401(k) with employer match, medical, dental, vision, HSA, life, AD&D, disability, FSA, voluntary benefits, Teladoc, pet insurance, PTO, EAP, and employee referral program.

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