Assistant Project Manager – Construction
Location: West Palm Beach, FL
Schedule: Full-time | Monday–Friday | In office
Base Salary: $70,000–$95,000, depending on experience, plus bonus opportunities
Buildertrend experience required
About the Opportunity
A boutique construction and development firm in West Palm Beach is seeking an organized, technically proficient Assistant Project Manager to support ground-up construction and historic renovation projects.
Working closely with company leadership and project teams, this person will coordinate construction documentation, communication, and day-to-day administrative responsibilities to help projects move forward. The ideal candidate is a proactive self-starter who manages competing priorities, follows through independently, and enjoys contributing within a small team.
This opportunity is well suited to an experienced construction project coordinator ready for greater responsibility or an assistant project manager interested in continuing to develop their project management skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide administrative and project coordination support to company leadership and project teams.
- Prepare, distribute, track, and follow up on requests for information (RFIs), submittals, and change orders.
- Maintain accurate project information in Buildertrend, including documentation, correspondence, task updates, and supporting records.
- Organize drawings, specifications, revisions, and other construction documents so project teams have access to current information.
- Coordinate communication among project managers, field personnel, subcontractors, suppliers, architects, and consultants.
- Track outstanding requests, approvals, and deadlines; proactively follow up and flag issues that could affect project progress.
- Assist with meeting preparation, meeting minutes, scheduling, and action-item tracking.
- Support change-order documentation by collecting pricing, organizing supporting information, and tracking approval status.
- Assist with project closeout documentation, warranties, and punch-list tracking.
- Manage multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy, responsiveness, and consistent follow-through.
Required Qualifications
- Hands-on experience using Buildertrend in a construction environment.
- Previous experience in construction project coordination, administrative project support, or assistant project management.
- Working knowledge of RFIs, submittals, change orders, and construction documentation.
- Strong technical proficiency with digital project management tools, spreadsheets, email, and document management systems.
- Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and time management.
- A proactive, self-starting approach with the ability to anticipate needs and follow tasks through to completion.
- Clear, professional communication and the ability to collaborate with internal teams and external project partners.
- Availability to work full-time, Monday through Friday, in the West Palm Beach office.
Preferred Background
- Approximately 2–5 years of relevant construction experience.
- Experience supporting ground-up construction, residential projects, or historic renovations.
- Familiarity with construction drawings, specifications, and the project lifecycle.
- Experience working within a small general contractor, builder, or development firm.
- Interest in developing toward greater project management responsibility.
Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary of $70,000–$95,000, depending on experience.
- Bonus opportunities.
- Paid time off (PTO) with additional accrual under company policy.
- Paid major holidays.
- Full-time, Monday–Friday office schedule.
- Direct collaboration with company leadership.
- Exposure to ground-up construction and historic renovation projects.
Experienced construction project coordinators ready to take the next step into an Assistant Project Manager role are encouraged to apply.
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