Assistant Project Manager
Listed on 2026-02-11
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Engineering
Civil Engineering, Operations Manager -
Construction
Civil Engineering, Operations Manager
Join a nationally recognized general contractor leading complex, high‑profile projects across Silicon Valley. Build your career inside a 75‑year legacy of excellence, innovation, and craftsmanship.
About UsA nationally recognized $400M+ commercial general contractor with 75+ years in operation is seeking a high‑caliber Assistant Project Manager to join its Silicon Valley team. This award‑winning firm is known for delivering complex, high‑profile projects across sectors including life sciences & biotech, seismic retrofit & infrastructure, education & institutional, office & mixed‑use, historic renovation, hospitality & multifamily. With approximately 350 employees, this contractor is respected for exceptional craftsmanship, meticulous estimating, highly engaged client service, and living by its guiding principle: "The finest construction services, efficiently performed, delivered on schedule."
This is an opportunity to grow within a supportive, process‑driven organization that invests in your long‑term development.
- Opportunity to work on complex, high‑visibility projects across Silicon Valley
- Collaborative culture with long‑tenured leadership
- Highly reputable contractor with 75+ years of excellence
- Strong project management processes and support systems
- Clear path for advancement into Project Manager roles
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package
- Stable pipeline of diverse, technically challenging projects
Key Responsibilities
Project Support & Coordination
- Participate in preconstruction activities and early planning
- Attend meetings with clients, architects, engineers, subcontractors, and inspectors
- Maintain project schedules using MS Project or Primavera P6
- Prepare and manage project documentation: change orders, subcontracts, meeting minutes, notices, letters, and memorandums
- Track cost changes and legitimate change order requests
- Compile accurate pricing and forecast financial outcomes
- Provide feedback to estimating on production costs and constructability
- Review, process, and expedite submittals
- Track lead items and material delivery timelines
- Administer design and procurement plans with suppliers, subcontractors, and 2nd/3rd‑tier vendors
- Gather and organize O&M manuals, product literature, submittals, RFIs, and CSI‑formatted documentation
- Maintain quality control and production efficiency
- Support field teams in monitoring critical path activities
- Ensure jobsite safety procedures are followed
- Collaborate with design teams to verify compliance with building codes
- Support BIM execution, clash detection, and continuous model updates
- Incorporate RFI information into BIM model revisions
- Assist with design clarification workflows
- On‑time, profitable project delivery
- Excellent client satisfaction and communication
- Timely and accurate proposal and documentation submission
- Strong teamwork and positive attitude
- Adherence to company standards, policies, and procedures
- Ongoing professional development and growth
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Civil Engineering, or related field
- 2+ years of construction experience (preferred)
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and client‑facing confidence
- MS Project or Primavera P6 (scheduling)
- Procore or Sage Timberline (construction management)
- MS Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, Teams)
- Bluebeam (PDF markups)
- On‑Screen Takeoff
- Precision Estimating
- Docu Sign
- Zoom
- AutoCAD
- BIM / clash detection
- V‑Planner (Last Planner® System support)
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