Assistant Project Manager (Traveling) - Foundations

About Us

Summit Line Construction, a subsidiary of Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE: PWR), is one of North America's premier utility construction companies. Headquartered in Heber City, Utah, we offer powerline and substation construction and maintenance services in a variety of utility markets. Like many Quanta operating companies, Summit Line continues to experience significant growth. As our national operations expand, we seek motivated individuals to join the team!

About this Role

Company Overview:

Summit Line Construction is headquartered in Heber City, Utah with additional Utah locations in Sandy and Provo. You can also find our offices in Northern California, Reno, Las Vegas and Phoenix with project locations across the western region. We offer our team members competitive pay and benefits, rewarding work, growth opportunities, and a constructive and collaborative work environment.

 

Position Overview: The Assistant Project Manager will participate in the planning, directing, and coordinating of foundation construction supporting high-voltage electric transmission, substation, and distribution projects throughout the country. This role involves participating in the conceptual development of these projects and overseeing their organization, scheduling, budgeting, staffing, subcontractors, safety, quality, and implementation.

 

This is a traveling role and will require up to 100% travel to project locations throughout the west

What You'll Do

Key Responsibilities:

Project Planning and Management:

• Responsible for the lifecycle of a project
  • Receive work authorization from customer and download IFC job packets
  • Communicate with field operations team for field review/preparation
  • Receive field coms back on what resources are required/needed
  • Create job schedule with field ops and subcontractors
  • Assist with budget projections for labor, material, equipment, and subcontractors procured on the project.
  • Submit and track utility locates and additional dependencies
  • Notify customers of clear dependencies, outage information, and schedule dates
  • Develop change orders/update clients of any rescheduling/issues on the job
  • Input, review, and analyze field production tracking data
  • Completed job packets received, reviewed, and verified of proper completion
  • Submit completed job packets to quality control specialists
• Support the PM in the development and management of the project Schedule of Values (SOV), update based on production, prepare billing packages, and submit to the customer.
• Develop project baseline schedule and update running schedule accordingly.

Contract Administration

• Support in preparing, reviewing, and documenting any revisions, changes, and additions to contractual agreements to discuss with suppliers and subcontractors.
• Support the preparation of contracts and assist with negotiating revisions, changes, and additions to contractual agreements with suppliers and subcontractors.

Documentation and Reporting:

• Maintain electronic and printed files of working documents in accordance with outlined document control practices.
• Generate daily, weekly, and monthly projections and progress reports for all construction activities.
• Assist in preparing and updating project documentation, including submittals and Requests for Information (RFIs).
• Manage & Report project costs against the forecasted budget and report findings to leadership.

Stakeholder Communication and Issue Resolution:

• Communicate with supervisory personnel, subcontractors, or engineers to discuss and resolve matters such as work procedures, complaints, or construction problems.
• Interpret and explain plans and contract terms to administrative staff, workers, and clients, representing the owner or developer.

Material and Quality Management:

• Execute corrective actions to address delays, adverse weather conditions, or emergencies.

What You'll Bring

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in construction management, civil or construction engineering, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 1– 3 years of experience in project management, field engineering, construction management, or a related role within foundation drilling, deep foundations, concrete construction, utility civil construction, or similar environments.
• Strong technical proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel;