Role Overview:

• Our Assistant Project Managers help oversee the financial success of the building process, working in partnership with Architects, Engineers, and Owners to support the development of the plans. They help identify and plan all the moving parts and are responsible for ensuring the project is completed on budget and within scope.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Maintain a strong understanding of the contract from the project onset
• Stay current during the construction process by accurately documenting project updates, as well as maintaining numerous logs and documenting changes as needed
• Using strong negotiation skills, establishes the appropriate purchasing plan, and makes solid and timely decisions for the company and the project during the buyout process
• Support the Superintendent, who is the primary person responsible for the project schedule, post the monthly schedule, and take appropriate action to maintain or improve schedule whenever possible
• Creating and maintaining relationships with the project owner and acting on their behalf, think proactively, and handle their needs with a sense of urgency and in a timely manner.
• Facilitate Owner, Architect, and Contractor meetings, generating agenda and minutes
• Submit owner pay applications correctly and timely
• Maintain open communication with subcontractors
• Review and approve subcontractor invoices and change orders, and process change orders as necessary
• Ensure conformity with contract documents and scope of work, as well as address issues of underperformance if it arises
• By assuming the role of a project team leader, interact and support everyone involved in the project

Skills & Qualifications:

• Refined organizational skills, and the ability to prioritize tasks for self, team, and projects
• Strong communication skills including listening, presenting, interpersonal and written
• Advanced mathematic and reasoning ability, and strong negotiating skills
• Minimum 2 years of related experience with a General Contractor preferred
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, preferably within the Construction Sciences, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, MS Project), and experience with (or ability to learn) Procore, office equipment and Internet Explorer or other similar Internet tools and experience.

Why you might love working here:

You will have the opportunity to support a growing team and company in a true learning and mentoring environment. Our Divisions have the “feel” of a small business while offering the resources of a large company.

• Our work spans across a multitude of market sectors, providing opportunities to shift between project types
• We’re 100% employee owned. It’s not just a unique wealth building and retirement benefit, it helps align our people and goals as we share our successes
• Our culture has been described as a family environment, promoting work-life balance, as well as community involvement
• Benefits: Catamount offers a rich benefits portfolio that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; life insurance; short and long-term disability; an Employee Assistance Program; a 401(k) Plan; an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP); a generous VacationFlex program; paid sick time; and other optional programs such as Pet Insurance, AFLAC Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Policies.* Additionally, this position is eligible for a monthly car allowance. *Please refer to the Summary Plan Descriptions for eligibility requirements and additional detail.

Compensation:

In addition to offering a competitive base salary, Catamount employees are eligible for additional incentives for merit/performance, project incentives, new hire referrals, and business development commissions.