Assistant Project Manger

Assistant Project Manager

Position: Assistant Project Manager

Reports to: Director of Project Management

Department: Project Management

Status:Regular Full Time Position - Exempt/Salary

Position Value Proposition:

The Assistant Project Manager supports the Project Manager in coordinating and executing construction projects. This role assists in maintaining schedules, managing documentation, tracking costs, and facilitating communication between project stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.

About Us:

GrayWolf Integrated Construction is a national leader in structural steel fabrication and erection. We specialize in delivering turnkey steel solutions for complex industrial and commercial facilities. Our expertise spans detailing, fabrication, and field erection of steel structures, and our team is committed to safety, quality, and performance at every stage of the project lifecycle.

Core Responsibilities:

• Manages all activities associated with the construction of an assigned project.
• Supports Project Manager inall phases of assigned projects
• Assists with project planning, scheduling, and coordination of activities
• Tracks project costs, budgets, andassistswith forecasting
• Prepares and processes submittals, RFIs, andchangeorders
• Maintains project documentation and ensures accuracy and completeness
• Coordinates with internal teams, vendors, and subcontractors
• Assists in resolving project issues and escalates as needed
• Attends project meetings and documents key actions and decisions
• Reviewsdrawings and specifications to support project execution
• Supports procurement and material tracking efforts
• May visit job sites as required
• Prepares reports and updates for project leadership

Core Competencies:

• Business Acumen -Knows how businesses work; knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, technology, and information affecting his/her business and organization; knows the competition; is aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace.
• Conflict Management -Steps up to conflicts, seeing them as opportunities; reads situations quickly; good at focused listening; can hammer out tough agreements and settle disputes equitably; can find common ground and get cooperation with minimum noise.
• Customer Focus -Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Decision Quality -Makes good decisions (without considering how much time it takes) based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment; most of his/her solutions and suggestions turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time; sought out by others for advice and solutions.
• Drive for Results -Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Functional Technical Skills -Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.
• Negotiating -Can negotiate skillfully in tough situations with both internal and external groups; can settle differences with minimum noise; can win concessions without damaging relationships; can be both direct and forceful as well as diplomatic; gains trust quickly of other parties to the negotiations; has a good sense of timing.
• Planning -Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into the process steps; develops schedules and task/people assignments; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measures performance against goals; evaluates results.
• Time Management -Uses his/her time effectively and efficiently; values time; concentrates his/her efforts on the more important priorities; gets more done in less time than others; can attend to a broader range of activities.
• Written Communications -Is able towrite clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles; can get messages across that have the desired effect.

Education/Training

HS Diploma or equivalent Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Construction Management, Structural/Civil Engineering, or Business may substitute for 3 years of the required experience.

Work Experience

2-5 years related experience as a Project Coordinator/Engineer or Asst Proj Mgr along with 3 years detailing/drafting. Experience as a fabricator or erector may substitute for detailing/drafting exp.

Specialized Knowledge

Demonstrated knowledge of the fabrication and erection of structural steel. Proven ability to read and interpret shop and design blueprint drawings. Proven ability to manage large multiple commercial and industrial projects. General knowledge of 3D modeling / Tekla practices.

Software, Technology and Equipment used

Personal Computer; phone; Computer Software includes: MS Windows 7, MS Office Word, Excel, and Outlook; Contract Manager, Primavera Scheduling, Fabtrol and Tekla system.

Work Environment

Position requires as many hours needed to fulfill the daily and weekly obligations required to carry out the functions. Working long days including evenings and weekends can be required for this position. Position requires frequent out of state air/road travel as needed and required. A clean driving record will be required due to required road travel. Current and valid driver's license and proof of acceptable insurance is required. This position is generally indoors in a climate controlled office. However, frequent visitations to the outdoor plant facilities will be required. Travel time is up to 25%.

Reasonable accommodations will be made upon request for those who have disabilities that qualify under the American with Disabilities Act.

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