Assistant Project Manager - Construction

The Tsui Group is currently looking for an Assistant Project Manager to support the planning and construction of a public K-12 school district's construction program. This position is located in Long Beach, CA. You will be teaming with project, program, and client leadership to provide premier educational facilities for our nation’s youth seeking to better themselves through learning.

Duties:

• Manages, oversees and coordinates all facets of the construction phase of a school facility project including mobilization, construction, and closeout
• Plans, organizes, directs and reports project management activities and progress to upper management
• Coordinates with all pertinent public agencies during construction to comply with all off-site work
• Manages both the project budget and schedule to meet the District's qualitative standards
• Performs day-to-day contract administration including assisting the Project Managers in bid analysis, pre-construction meetings and related award coordinating activities
• Reviews contractors' initial construction schedule, review and monitor construction schedule, submittals, schedule of values, and responds to contractor inquiries
• Manages and coordinates project team and contractors in communicating directives and ensuring the project scope is built according to plans, specifications, and cost limits
• Reviews substitution submittals from contractors to ensure specification requirements are met
• Responds to requests for clarification from contractors and keeps a log of such requests
• Negotiates with contractors to achieve a fair and reasonable cost for change orders and reviews their impact on the project
• Rejects defective work
• Review submittals, RFI’s and CCD’s to ensure district design standards are followed
• Coordinate with site staff to communicate the progress and act as a conduit of information from the site to the project team
• Communicate with maintenance staff on the project progress and coordinate key milestones where crossover occurs
• Reviews and monitors applications for payment, and performs fiscal management of project resources
• Administers provisions of Professional Service Agreements between architects and the District
• Coordinates District delivery of related fixtures, furniture and equipment
• Work with IOR to monitor the quality of work and review the IOR’s logs
• Performs related duties as assigned
• Performs other Construction Management functions as assigned by the Project Director

Requirements

• BA or BS in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management or a closely related field.
• Five (5) years' of experience in management of construction projects; experience within a large capital improvement program and familiarity with relevant Public Codes.
• Experience supporting K-12 educational projects and or public work projects.

Benefits

• Salary Range: $67,000-$72,000
• Medical, Vision, & Dental – 100% covered for the employee*
• Life and Disability Insurance
• 10.5 days of Vacation pay (Accrued)
• 6 days of Sick pay (Available Immediately)
• 10 days of Holiday pay (9 Holidays, 1 Personal Day)
• 3% Employer Contribution 401k (After 1 year of service)
• Monthly Stipend for Cell Phone
• Laptop for work purposes