Assistant Project Manager - DoD Projects

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Job Description

AECOM has an excellent career opportunity for a creative, highly talented Assistant Project Manager for immediate employment in our Boston, MA location which serves as our home office to support programs throughout the US and internationally.

In this position s/he will assist in the development of task order proposals; support the management team in tracking task budgets, monitoring activity schedules, and implementing product quality standards; and otherwise support the Project and Program Managers. The Assistant Project Manager will assist in the management of technical and administrative staff on a wide variety of complex projects worldwide.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• In partnership with the Project Manager, you will assist in leading the project team (Architects & Engineers), or multiple teams in the delivery of a wide range of projects
• Ensuring project completion within budget, schedule and in conformance with specifications
• Reviewing contracts and sub-contracts and assisting to manage subcontractors
• Monitoring project financials and reporting to the Project Manager
• Assist in leading calls with project team and preparing meeting minutes
• Assist with client meetings and preparing meeting minutes
• Developing and maintaining design schedules for approval
• Resolving client review comments with the project team
• Assist in preparing project design review presentation.
• Maintain action items and request for information to the client
• Resolving field-initiated questions with the technical design team
• Coordinating and directing activities among the design groups
• Participating and attending design review meetings and recording meeting minutes and tracking action items
• Coordinating the development of project deliverables with the design team
• Participating in building and maintaining a positive client relationship

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or Engineering + 4 years of related experience and/or education
• Professional registration license, (or ability to obtain with one year)
• Experience in developing design reports, drawings, and specifications
• Proficient in MS Suite, SharePoint and remote communications applications such as Teams, Zoom, etc.
• Experience in managing subcontractors
• Experience in services during construction, including answering RFI’s and reviewing submittals
• Due to the nature of this work, US Citizenship only is required
• Ability to Travel 5-10%
• Valid U.S. Driver’s License and must be able to pass AECOM's MVR.
• Valid US Passport
• Due to the nature of this work, US Citizenship only is required

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with DoD projects
• Professional Bachelor’s degree in Architecture (BArch) or Bachelor of Science in Architecture + Master’s degree in Architecture with 6+ years of relevant experience in design management and resolving issues or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Experience negotiating project scope, fees, managing project financial performance, and ensuring fiscal responsibility for projects through the design process.
• Revit and BIM experience as well as experience in Photoshop, Microsoft Office.
• Support projects within the last 8 years through all phases of design and construction.
• Ability to be client facing and lead client discussions.
• Security Clearance (or ability to obtain) preferred
• Must be a highly motivated self-starter with solid writing and verbal communication skills
• Skilled in oral and written communication

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