Construction Project Management

Construction Manager (CM) / Project Management Assistant

Company Overview

Role Mission

Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Overviews & Variation Analysis
* Review contractor change orders meticulously against construction drawings, providing detailed comments and identifying structural adjustments where applicable.
* Review contractor pay applications directly against the master construction schedule and on-site progress photography, providing rigorous commentary for adjustments before approval.
* Generate estimated monthly cost projections for investor draw requests by proactively requesting and compiling cost forecasts from the GC, engineering teams, and design vendors.
* Proactively update budgetswithcontracts, invoices, and change orders as they come in.
* Create and maintain project contact and business contact lists.
* Create‘apples to apples’detailedbid leveling analysis of design team and contractor proposals inanexcel file.

2. Risk Management & Schedule Integrity
* Analyze incoming Requests for Information (RFIs) and product submittals to forecast potential cost impacts and construction schedule delays.
* Proactively monitor emails and project channels to ensure critical technical queries are addressed before they impact field operations.

3. Technical Leadership & Meeting Management
* Successfully navigate engineering, design, and construction challenges directly on calls with the GC and architect when the principal is unavailable.
* Attend and confidently lead Owner-Architect-Contractor (OAC) meetings and specialized project coordination calls in the founder's absence.
* Capture comprehensive, highly technical meeting notes during project calls and promptly distribute them to the wider development team.
* Assist with permit tracking/ permit application documents with City and design team.
* Assist in creating close out matrix, distributing to contractors/ vendors, following up, and compiling and completing close out packages.
* Assist in capturing schedule updates and updating schedule in Microsoft Project
* Download, saving, and organizing all files in project folders

Profile & Qualifications
* Education & Background: A degree or formal background in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a deeply comparable technical field.
* Technical Blueprint Literacy: Advanced ability to read, interpret, and cross-reference blueprints, architectural layouts, and engineering drawings.
* Must becomfortable woorking inall Microsoft Office programs – Word, One Note,and Excel.Microsoft Projectnot required buta bonus
* Experience: Prior experience working with fast-track commercial tenant improvements, retail builds, or hospitality infrastructure.
* Hours & Timezone: Full-time (40 hours/week) with flexible alignment to maintain extensive daily overlap with the US West Coast (Pacific Time Zone).
* Soft Skills:Detailed oriented,proactive,organized,highly collaborative demeanor with the clear communication skills required to challenge general contractors and defend the owner's best interests on project calls.