Assistant Project Manager

PMA has an immediate opening for an Assistant Project Manager to support a portfolio of high-profile real estate projects. This role manages small-to-medium construction projects or portions of larger programs, overseeing planning, scheduling, budgeting, stakeholder coordination, contract administration, risk management, and QA/QC. The Assistant Project Manager works closely with clients, contractors, and internal teams to ensure projects meet scope, cost, schedule, and quality objectives.

This full-time position offers a hybrid work arrangement and reports to the Senior Project Manager.

• Direct day-to-day construction project planning and execution to meet project design, schedule, and financial objectives.
• Support project manager in developing project scopes,budgets,schedules, and resource allocations.
• Prepare project budgets, provide project cost forecasts and project cashflow, and cost performance.
• Review change orders, contracts, and payment applications.
• Monitor project cost performance by preparing project cost reports and cost variance analysis.
• Monitor project milestones, changes, and technical progress; develop recovery plans as needed.
• Liaise with owners, contractors, consultants, and other stakeholders to resolve conflicts and align project goals.
• Support contract administration and third-party vendor coordination.
• Lead project meetings andfacilitatecommunication across teams.
• Identify risks, track project performance metrics, and recommend process improvements.
• Assistin preparation and review of submittals, RFIs, andchangeorders.
• Interface regularly with internal departments and external clients, ensuring high-quality service delivery.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, accounting, finance or related degree; MBA or Master's in analytics or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive project management experience and some combination of cost control or financial data analysis required.
• Experience in all levels of the project life cycle including procurement, proposal development, cost controls, risk analysis, scheduling, and change orders is preferred.
• Ability to perform cost per unit analysis, cost progress reporting, and cost variance reconciliation required.
• Cost accounting experience reviewing and processing invoices, accruals, and compliance required.
• Demonstrated competency managing financial data with MS Excel required.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills required.
• Experience with MS Word and PowerPoint preferred.
• Experience with databases and reporting preferred.

$112,649 - $132,363 a year

The salary range for this position is $112,649 to $132,363.

A hired employee will be placed within this salary range based on a variety of legitimate business reasons, including but not limited to the individual's scope of relevant experience and geographic location.

This client maintains a drug-free workplace, which is essential to the health and safety of all employees and is required as a condition of certain federal agency contracts. Accordingly, employees assigned to this client must comply with all applicable drug-free workplace requirements. Please note that, regardless of state marijuana laws, marijuana remains illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act. In addition, some products marketed as “CBD” may contain THC and can result in a positive drug test.

A post-offer, pre-employment drug test is a condition of employment for roles assigned to this client.

Physical:
Standing or sitting for long periods; must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times and spend extended hours in front of a computer screen.

Cognitive:
Problem-solving, written, and…