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Assistant Project Manager General

Atlanta, GA 30319

Posted: 03/13/2024 Employment Type: Contract To Hire Job Category: Account & Project Management Job Number: 613907 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description

Description:
The APM will assist project managers on a variety of projects of varying complexity, and/or will manage some smaller and less complex projects on their own. This position will manage and act as a coordinator and project liaison to the client, subcontractors, vendors, and other stakeholders, throughout the project. The APM will maintain document control, manage databases and coordinate and track project activities and communications to ensure project goals are accomplished within the prescribed timeframe and budget parameters.

Job responsibilities include:
    • Support Project Management Teams plan, execute and monitor projects through all stages, including siting, permitting, estimating, engineering, right-of-way acquisition, project controls, procurement, construction oversight, and closeout.
    • Manage Contractors' submittals, requests for information, supplemental design instructions, and site drawing logs.
    • Verify Contractor compliance including quality, safety, environmental, environmental, and material management programs.
    • Execute contracts including change order management/ field change directives, approval of invoices, and management of schedules.
    • Assist with project controls efforts, including project cost reporting, scheduling, project work breakdown structure establishment, project set-up and closeout within the accounting system, and field progress tracking.
    • Assist with the development of internal and external reports including, project budgeting, cost reports, project cash flow forecast, and project status reports to all stakeholders.
    • Close out contract and project documentation.
  • Requirements:
    • Bachelor's degree in engineering, Construction Management or related degree from accredited program and 5 years of applicable experience required.
    • Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
    • Project Management Professional Certification (PMP), Program Management Professional Certification (PgMP), or related is a plus. 
    • Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
    • Ability to thrive in a fast paced, demanding work environment, ability to work overtime on short notice
    • High proficiency using Microsoft Office.
    • Ability to work collaboratively with others (Owner's, Contractors, Project Managers, Engineers and Designers) in a multi-discipline project team environment to resolve design or drawing issues as appropriate and to accomplish objectives.
    • Creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in anticipating and solving problems.











 

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Although this hasn't been an issue at The Planet Group, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at The Planet Group.