CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER
About the Position
Ready to fast-track your career in project management? We’re looking for an Assistant Project Manager to help execute complex upgrade projects and turnkey construction initiatives across large residential, commercial, and specialty projects. This individual will be a project manager in training, assisting with planning, budgeting, scheduling, contractor oversight, and cross-department execution from start to finish.
Position Responsibilities
- Project Coordination & Execution
- Support the Director of Construction and project leadership in managing the project lifecycle from kick-off through completion
- Coordinate regular communication across departments such as Engineering, Virtual Design & Construction, Procurement, Prefabrication, Field Operations, and Safety
- Track schedules, budgets, change orders, and overall project progress
- Coordinate subcontractors, vendors, material logistics, and deliverables
- Prepare and maintain project documentation, including plans, scopes of work, RFI logs, meeting minutes, and status updates
- Stakeholder Communication
- Serve as a liaison between construction leadership, internal partners, general contractors, subcontractors, and external stakeholders
- Participate in project meetings and communicate updates on milestones, risks, challenges, and required decisions
- Ensure alignment with company standards, quality expectations, and construction processes
- Risk Mitigation & Compliance
- Monitor project risks, conflicts, schedule impacts, and resource challenges
- Support field teams in maintaining compliance with safety requirements and best practices
- Assist with quality control tracking, punch list management, field documentation, and turnover readiness
- Financial & Administrative Support
- Assist with budget tracking, forecasting, invoice validation, and financial reporting
- Maintain accurate project records, including contracts, logs, and revisions
- Support cost control and value-engineering efforts
Here’s What We’re Looking For
- 1–4 years of construction experience as an assistant project manager, project coordinator, or similar role, preferably supporting a general contractor or large-scale projects
- Strong understanding of construction documents, scheduling, and project management fundamentals
- Excellent communication skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Proficiency with construction software such as Procore, Bluebeam, MS Project, or comparable platforms
- Experience supporting $10M+ projects or complex upgrade work preferred
- Exposure to multi-site or national project portfolios preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or equivalent experience preferred
Benefits and Perks
- Competitive salaries offered
- Cutting-edge headquarters with an on-campus café, game room with golf simulator, electric scooters, lake with running path, and training facility
- Free access to on-campus fitness center, featuring group fitness classes, personal training sessions, nutritional programs, and state-of-the-art equipment
- Comprehensive benefits packages available, including medical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance, as well as Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) options, short and long-term disability plans, and 401(k) with company matching available
- Paid parental leave, paid time off, and company holidays
- Discounts on a variety of services, mental and physical wellness resources, free Care.com membership, and other perks given to all Power Design team members
- Exciting, award-winning workplace culture focused on employee appreciation, recognition, and fun
- Tobacco-free campus
At Power Design, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Power Design believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is paramount to our success as a national company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool nationwide