Assistant Project Manager

Responsibilities

-  Provides secondary daily point of contact to client, contractors and consultants at project level.

-  Supports the manager in creating and administering project execution plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.

-  Supports the manager on day-to-day operational aspects of the project and scope including project monitoring and controls during the project lifecycle.

-  Ensures that all project-related documents are appropriately filed, record logs kept up to date and are made accessible to project teams.

-  Collects and analyzes key project data on a weekly basis and coordinates with the manager on associated required reporting.

-  Assists the manager with regular reporting on project status.

-  Attends project meetings, produces and circulates agendas and meeting minutes.

-  Assists the manager in tracking and updating the project budget.

-  Supports the manager in monitoring and addressing project billing issues and anomalies, both internal and external.

-  Reviews invoices received from project consultants before passing to manager.

-  Follows up with project consultants, when necessary, regarding questions or clarifications to their invoice.

-  Assures appropriate filing of completed and signed project legal documents.

-  Performs such other duties as the Supervisor may from time to time deem necessary.

Requirements

-Bachelor’s degree in Construction, Engineering, Quantity Surveying or a related field, plus two years work experience.

-Must be articulate, have clear and analytical approach to problem solving, and good decision making abilities. Must have good communication skills.
-Must have a general understanding in the areas of Project Management, Building Design & Construction, Critical Path Method (CPM) Scheduling, Building Cost Modeling and Risk Analysis.
-Must generally understand and utilize Information Technology in the performance of work including Internet, Intranet, Microsoft Windows OS, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Project.