Assistant Project Manager - Commercial - Columbia, SC

Company Mission Statement

To build up our communities, our clients, and each other by building trust in everything we do.

Promotes the company mission statement by joining the Project Manager (PM) and Superintendent as a team who work together to create a safe work environment, build a quality project and keep projects on schedule while earning a fair and reasonable profit.

• Serve as a point of contact for the Owner, Engineer, and Architect.
• Begin to oversee the project to assist in critical project decisions.
• Estimating and Preconstruction:
  • Assist Harper’s efforts in estimating, scheduling, interviewing etc.
  • Assist the PM on preconstruction deliverables and estimates while working alongside Estimating.
    • Qualifications and clarifications.
    • Allowances.
    • Project schedule.
    • Three quotes on each scope.
    • Value engineering.
  • Begin to understand and follow along with:
    • Owner contracts.
    • Subcontracts, POs, and FSAs.
    • Cost controls.
    • Project Engineering – Submittals and Shop Drawings.
  • Assist and begin to oversee the project to ensure proper project decisions; begin to understand how the PM and Superintendent make timely and appropriate project decisions regarding:
    • Scheduling.
    • Delivery.
    • Logistics.
    • Quality control.
    • Employee staffing levels.
  • Assist in communicating with Owners and Architects/Engineers related to office field issues.
    • Understand issues and assist in resolution.
    • Knowing the proper time to involve Owners and Arch/Engineers.
  • Assist in leadership of BIG 6:
    • Safety/SOAR.
    • Core.
    • Procurement/scheduling.
    • Pre-Install meetings.
    • Exterior skin systems meetings.
    • Utility strike prevention plan.
  • Assist in Harper safety requirements:
    • Understand and uphold the Company Safety Requirements.
    • Project Safety Pre-Planning.
    • Project-site specific SOAR orientation.
    • OSHA standards are understood and followed.
    • Perform weekly Toolbox Talks with all active Trade Partners.
    • Participate in the timely and effective investigations of all incidents including injuries, property damage, behavioral issues and near misses.
  • Assist in creating and maintaining schedules.
  • Assist the PM and Superintendent to determine the sequencing of the work.
  • Assist in the development and management of project QAQC (has passion).
    • QA example:
      • Pre-installation meetings.
    • QC example:
      • Visual and documents inspections of work in place.
  • Assist in coordination of all trade partners:
    • Project site specific logistics/use including associated rules.
    • Scheduling of each trade (who goes where and when to start).
    • Developing and implementing recovery strategies to maintain project schedule.
    • Clarifications of design versus installation (RFI’s).
    • Schedule for the trades (durations and commitments of durations).
  • Assist in staff development of Project Engineers, Interns and Field Staff.
  • Assist in the proper set‑up of projects in Procore.
  • Assist in processes to ensure project data is kept current and accurate.
  • Develop and implement working relationship with Safety Manager.
  • Assist Owner and design teams in obtaining required permits.
  • Assist the Superintendent on implementation of inspections for the project.
  • Assist with project reporting:
    • Owner monthly reports.
    • Monthly job costs status reports.
  • Assist with the project close out including required documentation to Owner.
  • Ensure by documenting and executing a proper Harper punch list prior to inviting Owner and design team punch list.
  • Understand the importance of compliance of local building codes.
  • Understand the importance of compliance with all ADA code requirements.
  • Assist with Procore:
    • Fill‑In daily log.
    • Read commitment scopes of work and understand content.
    • Navigate and understand how to utilize directory.
    • Utilize and understand all functions of the drawings tab:
      • Recent drawings.
      • Overlay function of previous drawings.
      • Attachments to drawings.
    • Create…