FLSA: Salary; Exempt

About Us

Chris-Tel Construction is a Florida based firm providing Construction Management, Design-Build, and General Contracting services to private and public clients since 1989. Chris-Tel has a diverse portfolio of award-winning work and has successfully completed thousands of projects including K-12 work, higher education, medical facilities, multi-family housing, roadway and infrastructure improvements, industrial facilities, and athletic and recreational facilities to name a few.

Overview

The Assistant Project Manager assists with the overall planning, direction, and coordination of all construction activities on projects to ensure that the Client’s goals and objectives are met within the established timeframe and budget.

Duties

Core duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Supervise communication and correspondence for projects.
• Track RFI’s, submittals, and permitting.
• Coordinate bid documents and bid invitations.
• Manage change orders, contracts and verifies and coordinates sub-contractor compliance paperwork.
• Pre-qualifies sub-contractors.
• Submits and organizes all plans, drawings, and specifications for permitting.
• Communicates with municipal organizations and private entities.
• Resolve scope of work issues on project with and between sub-contractors.
• Identify QA and QC deficiencies and times.
• Any and all additional duties as reasonably assigned.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities, however, this position will be responsible for the management of sub-contractors that have been contracted by the Company. This position will ensure the sub-contractors complete to ensure the entire scope of work, per contractual specifications, and adherence to company standards. This position will also manage the job during the absence of the Project Manager and will prioritize work for the Project Engineer as assigned.

Education/Knowledge

• 2+ years of administrative experience in the construction industry is required.
• Bachelor of Science in Construction Management or any Engineering discipline is preferred.
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification is preferred.
• Proficiency with Kahua for reporting and viewing plans is preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and Project) is required.

Skills/Abilities

• Ability to review, understand, and interpret blueprints, construction drawings, budgets, contracts, submittals, RFI’s, and project document specifications.
• Highly organized with good time management skills.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize in order to meet tight deadlines.
• Conflict management skills with a proven record of developing solutions to complex manners.
• Professional written and verbal communication skills.
• Positive, inquisitive, proactive, and collaborative attitude with the ability to work well with all Company employees, customers, vendors, suppliers, and the general public.
• Maintain professional internal and external relationships that meet the Company core values.
• Build trust, communicate effectively, foster innovation, focus on the customer and solve problems creatively and demonstrate high integrity. 
• Bilingual fluency in Spanish is a plus.

Travel

This position does not require travel. However, this position will primarily work on jobsites and occasional local travel may be required. A valid driver’s license is a requirement of this position.

Work Conditions

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly sitting for long periods of time. Compliant with the ADA, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Employees have a duty of care for the health and safety of their co-workers, customers, and the general public. Careless reckless action will not be tolerated.

Disclaimer

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for the position. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested by their manager in compliance with Federal and State laws.

BENEFITS

• ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)
• Fuel Card
• Vehicle Allowance
• Health Insurance (100% paid for employee only coverage)
• Medical GAP Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Life & AD&D Insurance
• Aflac Ancillary Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Vacation Time
• Sick Time
• Paid Holidays
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Paid Training.

Chris-Tel Construction is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability or handicap, or veteran status.