Assistant Project Manager

Job Title: Assistant Project Manager

Location: On Site - River Edge, New Jersey, United States

Salary: $80,000-$110,000

Skills: scheduling, budgeting, RFI, pre construction

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About the Construction Company / The Opportunity:

Join a construction company delivering complex building projects through coordinated design, pre-construction, and construction services. As an Assistant Project Manager, you will partner with project leadership and field teams to support safe, high-quality project delivery from planning through completion. This on-site opportunity in River Edge offers the chance to contribute across scheduling, procurement, cost tracking, subcontractor coordination, and client communication.

Responsibilities:

• Support project execution across design, estimating, procurement, engineering, construction, and accounting.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, look-aheads, and milestone tracking in coordination with the Project Manager and field team.
• Assist with subcontractor buyout, scope reviews, procurement, and writing subcontract scopes.
• Manage RFI and submittal processes, track material deliveries and long-lead items, and maintain accurate project documentation.
• Support budget tracking, cost forecasting, change orders, pay applications, and project authorizations.
• Coordinate client, trade partner, and internal meetings; prepare agendas, updates, and accurate meeting minutes.
• Work with field teams to coordinate sequencing, verify installation and quality, and address scope or schedule conflicts.
• Support site safety activities, including orientations, daily reports, job safety analyses, and site observations.

Must-Have Skills:

• Four-year degree in Construction, Engineering, or Architecture, with at least six years of design-build construction experience; equivalent extensive building construction experience may also be appropriate.
• Strong knowledge of construction cost management, scheduling, estimating, and engineering principles and techniques.
• Knowledge of construction methods, materials, installation procedures, and tolerances.
• Ability to understand drawings, specifications, shop drawings, and contract documents and verify submittals against project requirements.
• Demonstrated management, leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in an office and active construction site environment and navigate uneven terrain and varying site conditions.
• Eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Experience with pre-construction and construction services across a variety of building types.
• Experience coordinating subcontractor buyout, trade partner recommendations, and scope development.
• Familiarity with field management objectives and project-specific performance goals. xzgxqkn
• Experience coordinating safety, quality, schedule, and scope requirements with subcontractors.