Assistant Construction Manager

Job Summary: Work closely with all members of the project team and assist with the supervision of all craft employees.

Responsibilities

• Create construction schedules, perform regular schedule updates, monitor logic relationships, adding new work items into the schedule and reflect resulting schedule impacts
• Assist with the coordination of jobsite logistics and maintain relationships with adjacent building teams and subcontractors
• Support the “injury-free” environment and enforce the safety program
• Support “zero-defects” craftsmanship and enforce the quality control program
• Assist with the coordination of subcontractor work scopes, scheduling, and resource-loading
• Professionally represent DPR field operations as a regular interface with the joint venture team, subcontractors, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Assist preconstruction efforts with preliminary constructability assessments, schedules, logistics, and interviews with clients

Minimum Qualifications

• Flexible, detail-oriented team player with the ability to manage multiple tasks, produce quality work, and consistently meet deadlines
• Excellent listening skills and strong communication skills
• Ability to identify and resolve complex issues
• Effective participation in team environment
• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite, and a willingness to learn project management software (Procore or similar), and scheduling software (Project or similar)
• 2+ years of experience foreman/lead in commercial construction, preferably within the core market projects, or 2 or more years of higher education in a construction-based curriculum
• Bachelor’s degree in construction, architecture or engineering preferred
• A strong work ethic and a “can-do” attitude
• A strong desire to learn and grow as a manager of field operations, working under the supervision of a superintendent
• Bilingual – English / Spanish

Working Conditions:

• Must be willing to work non-traditional hours to meet project needs
• May occasionally be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and extreme heat
• Work may require frequent site visits to properties