Assistant Project Manager (Commercial Building Construction)

Job Description

Job Description

PJ Dick, Inc ., the premier regional general contractor and commercial construction manager, is looking for an Assistant Project Manager to join its team in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

About PJ Dick :

• Family-owned, Family of Companies whose core values are Safety, Quality, Integrity, Family, and Community
• Consistently ranked in the Top 100 Builders nationally by Engineering News-Record
• Voted one a "Best Places to Work" multiple times
• Building projects in Eastern and Central PA since 1979

Job Duties :

• Prepare technical plans, specifications, design elements, and reports specific to the construction of commercial building structures.
• Plan, organize, and coordinate assigned engineering work.
• Interpret design / drawings for crafts installing material, identify problems or discrepancies and report them to supervisor / superintendent for appropriate action.
• Perform technical and design calculations.
• Research and recommend solutions to drawing interpretation problems, conflicts, interferences, and errors.
• Verify that all completed work complies with applicable codes, drawings, and specifications.
• Prepare and disseminate all required project documentation records, such as status reports, meeting minutes, submittals, punch lists, sketches of work already completed, material requirement calculations, etc.
• Provide technical support and direction of project material control functions, including implementation and operation of maintenance program.
• Research and prepare field design change requests to resolve engineering design problems.
• Prepare drawings and sketches to support construction work, change orders, estimates, etc.
• Provide necessary building control lines and elevations for accurate measurement and correct installation of materials.
• Perform structural and design analysis, cost estimation, and scheduling.
• Analyze long range plans, survey reports, maps, and other data to plan and design projects.
• Prepare cost estimates for materials, equipment, or labor to determine a project's economic feasibility.
• Collect and track all potential cost changes on a project and report to the Project Manager with findings to ensure accurate cost perspective of the project.
• Assist project engineers, superintendents, etc. with field operations.
• Coordinate with safety personnel on an as-needed basis.
• Assist the Project Manager in the buy-out process of subcontracts and purchase orders and ensure proper tracking.
• Assist the Project Manager in preparing monthly progress billings for submission to the Owner and monitor owner response to ensure timely receipt of payments and satisfactory cash flow for the project.
• Ensure all submittals are properly expedited to prevent project delays.
• Ensure proper and timely project closeout including submission of all close-out documents, warranties, releases, etc.

Minimum Requirements :

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Architectural Engineering, Construction Management, or a related Engineering field.
• 3 years' experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
• Understanding of technical plans, specifications, design elements and reports specific to construction of commercial building structures.
• Experience with structural and design analysis.
• Experience with cost estimating.
• Experience in pre-project planning by preparing construction schedules, submittal schedules, meeting schedules, etc.
• Applicants must be willing to travel to and work at various unanticipated project sites throughout Allegheny County, PA.

Exempt / Non-Exempt

Exempt

We offer an outstanding compensation and benefit package, professional development and education reimbursement, annual bonus and profit sharing, and a positive team-oriented environment.

We are an Equal Opportunity and VEVRAA Federal Contracting Employer : We encourage Covered Veterans, Minorities, Females, and Disabled Individuals to apply.

Company Description

The PJ Dick family of construction companies is a premier provider of comprehensive general contracting and construction management services.

Consistently ranked one of the Top 100 builders nationally by Engineering News-Record, and regionally as one of Pittsburgh's "Best Places to Work," we attract the finest talent to deliver quality projects across our markets.

Company Description

The PJ Dick family of construction companies is a premier provider of comprehensive general contracting and construction management services.

Consistently ranked one of the Top 100 builders nationally by Engineering News-Record, and regionally as one of Pittsburgh's "Best Places to Work," we attract the finest talent to deliver quality projects across our markets.