Assistant Project Manager

Real Projectives® is a national real estate consulting firm that provides tailored advisory and project management services spanning the entire property lifecycle. Clients ranging from small business owners to the largest institutional real estate investment firms trust us to help them acquire, renovate, improve, and develop a variety of property types throughout the United States.

Real Projectives® seeks a highly motivated Assistant Project Manager to support the lifecycle of multiple renovation and ground up development/redevelopment projects from acquisition diligence through occupancy to achieve objectives and satisfy client expectations. The focus of this job is on producing high quality, detailed work based on established standards, guidelines, and procedures.

This position collaborates with other team members to ensure successful delivery of owner’s representation and construction management services that is aligned with Real Projectives core values and standard practices, including promoting lasting client relationships.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist project managers to plan, execute and control projects.

• Maintain project financial tracker spreadsheet.

• Coordinate and attend project meetings and site visits; prepare respective minutes/notes.

• Review progress documentation, compile and distribute comments, and track responses.

• Facilitate effective communications among internal and external project team members.

• Identify and track issues to help resolve challenges and avoid adverse claims.

• Travel to sites and observe work progress to maintain timely project knowledge.

• Support establishing, creating, and maintaining project schedules and budgets to reflect latest commitments, invoices, payments, and projections.

• Prepare monthly internal and client project status reports and evaluations.

• Support project team with due diligence review, status of entitlements, approvals/permits.

• Help identify, evaluate, and select project team of consultants, review proposals.

• Communicate issues with project teams to ensure owners, designers, consultants, and contractors are appropriately informed.

• Support preparation and distribution of bid packages; evaluate bids received.

• Evaluate contractor/vendor, products, services, and alternatives.

• Help draft contractor/vendor contracts, agreements, and purchase orders.

• Track the submittals and RFI processes to advise team where attention needed.

• Receive and code project invoices, applications for payment, and supporting documentation.

• Compile monthly funding/draw packages & work with owner/lender to get invoices paid.

• Track and evaluate change requests and change orders.

• Track construction inspections, testing, commissioning, and use/occupancy approvals

• Identify and create punch lists and ensure satisfactory completion.

• Expedite preparation and collection of as-builts, warranties, and close out documentation.

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

• Bachelor's degree in construction, building engineering, real estate, or architecture preferred or in another field subject to equivalent work experience.
• Minimum two (2) years working in construction project management. Preferred experience serving as an owner's representative. 
  
• Proficient at using computers and software including Microsoft Windows, Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, & PowerPoint
• Familiarity with online project and file platforms such as Dropbox, Procore, Fieldwire, Trimble Unity Construct, etc. desirable
• Maintain positive and professional client and vendor relations.
• Ability to collaborate and problem solve both in a team setting and independently.
• Fundamental delegation skills with appropriate degree of assertiveness and initiative to hold project team members accountable for performance.
• Work proactively by taking initiative to mitigate risk, create solutions for project challenges and take personal responsibility for individual and group projects.
• Effective planning, organizational, and time management skills.
• Attention to a myriad of details and not lose track of important issues.
• Fluent in spoken and written English language.
• Valid driver’s license with ability to safely operate a vehicle.
  

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• This position frequently works in an office environment and sits at a desk for extended periods of time and requires dexterity to operate general office equipment.
  
• This position may require frequent walking, bending, kneeling, standing, climbing and reaching, and will require sitting for extended periods of time.
  
• This position will occasionally traverse construction sites where the terrain may be uneven.
  
• The person in this position may occasionally travel via personal vehicle regionally and via commercial transportation nationally.
  
• The person in this position may need to occasionally lift and carry up to 25 lbs.

WORK ENVIORNMENT:

The work environment is both in an indoors office and outdoors on jobsites. Visits to client offices, travel to project locations, and walking on sites under construction in all types of weather conditions are necessary.

This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does not proscribe or restrict additional tasks that may be assigned.

HOURS:

The position will be full time at-will employment. General work hours will be as needed. Weekend and overtime may be necessary.

LOCATION:

This position will be hybrid based out of the Company’s office in Laurel, Maryland. Local travel using own auto and national travel via public transportation is expected.

SALARY:

Compensation will be salary commensurate with experience. Potential bonuses based on personal contributions to Company performance.

BENEFITS:

Paid holidays, vacation, and personal time provided. Group medical, dental and vision insurances partially paid by Company. 401k retirement plan available. Continuing education/certification reimbursement offered. Consult with Company Owner and current Handbook for specific benefits.

To learn more about Real Projectives®, check us out at: www.realprojectives.com.

• Real Projectives® provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to national origin, race, skin color, religion, age, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
• We are open-minded, seek diversity of thought, and empower employees to fully contribute their talents, and be recognized and rewarded for doing so.