Assistant Project Manager in Union City, California at Lyles Services Co.

The Assistant Project Manager position is responsible for evaluating, coordinating, and distributing information necessary to complete a project on time, within budget, and to the quality specified. Additionally, the Project Engineer is responsible to protect and promote the interest of both the Company and client in all matters as well as demonstrate the personal characteristics of a mid-level leader.

Essential duties and other responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Assists with pre-construction activities as needed: construction planning and design, interpretation of design and drawings, application of construction methods.
• Develops, implements, and administers project engineering procedures and other work documentation.
• Assists with job controls to ensure compliance with contract, budget, schedule, forecasting and job costing.
• Prepares estimate of company’s change order work.
• Assembles and notifies all parties of approved change orders in accordance with owner contract requirements.
• Issues service agreements for various needs as directed by Project Manager.
• Completes required new hire documentation for field personnel.
• Develops and maintains good working relationship with Owners, subcontractors, and field personnel.
• Distributes new drawings, changes, approved submittals, RFI responses and other project information to all affected parties.
• Procures of labor, materials and equipment.
• Dedicated to achieving a “Zero Accident Culture” by adhering to site safety protocols and OSHA safety standards.
• Assists Field Engineers with job duty requirements such as timecard review and invoice processing.
• Takes weekly jobsite photographs for documentation purposes. Manages project photo database.
• Oversees in preparation of project status reports, participates in project status meetings, and development of meeting minutes.
• Assists in project close-out activities.
• Manage and mentor a team of engineers and construction staff, providing guidance and support.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Prepare regular progress reports and present findings to senior management and clients.
• Trains employees, plans, assigns, and directs work, identifies complaints, and resolves problems.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

To perform this job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Effective Communication: Ensures that regular, consistent and effective communication takes place. Ensures that important information is shared with others on a timely basis as appropriate in their organizational unit. Proactive in keeping their manager informed on a regular basis about progress and problems to avoid surprises.

Collaboration: Develops, maintains, and strengthens partnerships with others inside or outside of the Company who can provide information, assistance, and support. Recognizes and appreciates the business concerns and perspectives of others. Provides valuable and needed assistance, information, and support to others.

Initiative: Identifies what needs to be done and takes action before being asked or required. Does more than what is normally required in a situation. Seeks out others involved in a situation to learn their perspectives.

Thoroughness: Monitors the quality of one’s own work. Must be able to review and edit work of others as well; work with others, provide constructive criticism, and work to mutual agreement. Acts to verify information and checks the accuracy of own work. Develops and uses systems to organize and keep track of information or work progress. Organizes information or materials for others. Carefully reviews and checks the accuracy of information in work reports provided to management and others.

Conflict Management: Functions effectively when under pressure and/or while experiencing rapidly changing or uncertain conditions. Maintains self-control and composure in the face of stress, opposition or provocation. Effectively handles a variety of complex and difficult problems or tasks at once. Maintains a positive attitude under difficult circumstances. Quickly adapts and constructively reacts to unforeseen circumstances and setbacks, reducing their severity.

Personal Integrity: Ensures integrity of the Company. Develops and practices the highest ethical standards. Honors commitments, communicates openly, honestly and directly. Instills mutual trust and confidence. Treats all people with respect, values diverse perspectives, supports the Company’s diversity initiatives.

Business Acumen

Directs resources towards profit and revenue growth opportunities. Demonstrates high regard for company profitability/financial strength. Actively seeks accountability and measures performance. Understands the industry and consistently is able to identify positioning for the Company that enables it to secure profitable opportunities. Meets or exceeds targets set. Identifies and secure business opportunities for revenue and margin contribution.

Analytical Thinking: Approaches problems using a logical or sequential approach, systematically comparing two or more alternatives. Notices discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information. Identifies parameters and considerations

needed to analyze situations and make decisions. Conducts decision-based cost/benefit or risk/success analyses. Prioritizes tasks.

Presentation Skills: Is effective in a variety of formal and informal presentation settings: one-on-one, small, and large groups. Communicates effectively, both inside and outside the Company, on both simple and complex topics. Commands attention and manages group process during the presentation. Is cognizant of audience response and able to adapt content and style accordingly.

Results Oriented: Focuses on the desired result of one’s own actions/performance, sets challenging goals and focuses appropriate effort on meeting or exceeding them. Persistent and effective at overcoming obstacles. Tracks performance against goals and identifies shortfalls on a timely basis. Identifies and employs ways to address and correct problems. Maintains commitment to achieving goals even in the face of obstacles and frustrations. Exerts unusual effort over time to achieve a goal. Demonstrates a sense of urgency about solving problems and getting work done

Constituent Orientation: Displays a clear, service centered approach and respectful disposition towards one's external and/or internal constituents. Quickly and effectively solves problems, communicates with constituents to find out what they want and how satisfied they are with what they are getting.

Physical Demands

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Office - The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Job Site - While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years’ experience in estimating support, engineering, field support or similar experience.
• Ability to identify and resolve complex issues.
• Working knowledge of construction equipment and techniques, drawing, and specifications, building materials and required standards applicable to discipline.
• Strong computer skills and familiarization with software programs for job costing, scheduling, and estimating.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• A valid California Driver’s License
• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.