Job Description
Your new company:
A general contractor based in Fairfax, VA are looking to hire a Construction Assistant Project Manager to start in March. Successful applicants will be accessible to the company HQ in Fairfax County and have 2-4 years of Construction General Contractor or Subcontractor experience as a Project Engineer or Assistant Project Manager. This is a full-time, permanent job opportunity. Candidates need to be US Citizens and local to the VA/DC area, no sponsorship opportunities are available for this particular role.
Your new role:
As an Assistant Project Manager you will provide administrative and project management support a seasoned Project Manager on interior construction projects. The mid-long term goal for this position would be to coach you to stage of where you are being provided your own projects and move into a Project Manager position. Performance reviews are frequent including an annual promotion assessment.
Your task is to support the team to ensure that targets set for the project are completed to the required standard of quality and within the set time and budget. You will be involved in a variety of tasks including project scheduling, bidding, take-offs, procurement and cost controls; as well as the management of RFI’s, submittals and change orders.
The projects that you will be working on will be commercial interior focused, renovations and fit-outs within existing commercial spaces. Sectors will vary from Office, Federal, Government and Retail.
What you'll need to succeed:
- 2-4 years’ experience working in the construction industry for a general contractor or subcontractor as a Project Engineer or Assistant Project Manager.
- Experience in commercial construction, this could be on new build or interior renovation projects.
- Bachelor’s degree in a construction related discipline preferred but not essential. Client will look at just work experience.
- This is a fast-paced position so you will need to be able to multi-task and be an excellent communicator and able to work with different personalities and levels of seniority within an organization.
- Candidates must be able to be in the office 5 days a week in Fairfax County, VA.
- Successful candidates will need to be US Citizens, no sponsorship opportunities are available for this particular role.
What you'll get in return:
- Base salary in the range of $80K-$95K depending on experience.
- Sign-On Bonus - ranging $5K - $20K, assessed case by case.
- Yearly bonus plan enrolment, up to 20% of base salary.
- Enrolment into the company Profit Sharing Plan.
- 401k plan with a company match.
- Company paid healthcare, medical and dental plans.
- Professional development support, aim for promotion to a Project Manager in 1-2 years.
What you need to do now:
If you're interested in this Construction Assistant Project Manager position working for a general contractor on commercial construction projects, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Scott Kinson now on 2024700641.