Assistant Construction Manager - Transmission & Distribution

Key Responsibilities

• Support and comply with company safety programs, training requirements, and policies; collaborate with project teams to manage Safety & Health performance of employees, contractors, and partners.

• Collaborate with the Project Management team to support client relationships and interface with clients on proposal development and project-related matters.

• Assist in developing internal and external project risk reviews and coordinate with Legal as required.

• Coordinate the development and execution of project plans, including:

  • Project Execution Plan

  • Quality Assurance Plan

  • Safety & Health Plan

  • Subcontracting Plan

  • Project Staffing Plan

  • Organizational Charts

  • Procurement Plan

• Support negotiation, approval, and execution of prime contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, and change orders.

• Develop and assist with implementation of site mobilization and demobilization plans.

• Obtain and maintain required project permits.

• Support bidder registration, pre-qualification, and subcontractor evaluation efforts.

• Prepare Requests for Proposal (RFPs), assist with detailed scope development, bid evaluation, and contract award documentation.

• Support implementation of project specifications, drawing releases, and design changes.

• Execute contract administration activities including RFIs, submittals, meeting minutes, change management, and claims mitigation.

• Assist with cost control, scheduling, work breakdown structures, project setup, closeout activities, and field progress tracking.

• Prepare project status updates related to safety, risks, schedule, costs, and cash flow for internal and external stakeholders.

• Support invoicing processes for prime contracts, subcontracts, suppliers, and client contractors.

• Establish and maintain project documentation, filing systems, and document control processes.

• Verify compliance of insurance, licensing, taxes, duties, and bonding requirements for contractors and suppliers.

• Participate in and support project safety, quality, progress, and financial audits.

• Facilitate material receiving, inventory control, storage, transportation, and materials management processes.

• Collaborate with Superintendents and Site Managers to ensure subcontractor compliance with contract terms, safety, quality, and schedule requirements.

• Support project turnover, closeout documentation, warranty tracking, and records retention.

• Assist with maintaining compliance across all project activities through consistent application of company policies and procedures.

• Support development of project labor agreements and onboarding of craft and field supervision as required.

• Analyze composite crew rates, labor burdens, and equipment costs.

• Coordinate staffing needs with field operations and HR teams.

• Monitor labor classifications, benefits, labor laws, and craft progression records.

• Assist in maintaining standards of craft competency, training, and development.

• Estimate, forecast, and manage craft production rates and installation unit rates to ensure cost, schedule, and earned value targets are met.

• Support applicable craft training initiatives.

• Manage construction equipment inventory to ensure project readiness.

• Perform additional duties as assigned.

• Comply with all company policies, procedures, and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Construction, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field with a minimum of 3 years of relevant construction experience; equivalent experience may substitute for a degree.

• Strong computer proficiency, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access.

• Experience with document control, scheduling, cost control, and project management software preferred.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities with high attention to detail.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced construction environment.

• Prior experience on construction sites or program management projects within industries such as aviation, commercial, energy, government, manufacturing, oil & gas, process, transmission & distribution, transportation, or water is preferred.

• Basic understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

• Ability to meet company driving requirements.