Assistant Project Manager

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Position: Construction Assistant Project Manager
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Company: Banneker Ventures LLC
Employment Type: Full-Time

Banneker Ventures is currently seeking an experienced Construction Assistant Project Manager to join our team in Silver Spring, Maryland.

About Banneker

Banneker Ventures is a vertically integrated real estate development and construction management firm with nearly 20 years of experience delivering more than $1 billion of transformative mixed-use, multifamily, and civic projects across the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region. Guided by our commitment to Building a Better World, we partner with public agencies, private developers, and community stakeholders to deliver world-class projects with lasting impact.

Job Description

An Assistant Project Manager (APM) obtains, evaluates, coordinates and distributes the information and authorizations necessary to construct projects on time, within budget and to the quality specified. The APM is responsible to protect and promote the interest of both the business and client in all matters as well as demonstrate the personal characteristics of a beginner-level leader.

Responsibilities

• Maintain adherence to Banneker’s standards of safety
• Ensure that required documentation is filed
• Assist in creating and managing project budget for all assigned projects
• Develop pre-construction RFP package
• Assist in conducting project meetings, setting milestones and formulating monthly owner report
• Establish job processes (RFIs, submittals, and pay applications) including approving pay applications and negotiating subcontract change orders
• Assist in updating project schedule; ensure project quality control and establish overall project logistics
• Assist in managing the closeout process
• Collaborate with the project superintendent and site operations team throughout the life of the project
  
  Qualifications
  

• B.S. degree (preferably in engineering or architecture); P.E., CCM, PMP, LEED AP and other certifications a plus.

• 3-6 years’ experience in commercial construction, including experience with a commercial general contractor
• Previous experience on commercial job sites strongly
• Passion for construction and our industry; ability to recognize and seek quality
• Ability to master sector/project-specific software systems including but not limited to: Microsoft Office suite (ex. Project, Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.), ProCore, Adobe, BlueBeam
• Must demonstrate a strong ability to:
• Communicate clearly, concisely, and professionally, with a strong focus on audience appropriate business writing and verbal skills
• Demonstrate a positive attitude and passion for construction and our industry
• Gather data, interpret it into meaningful information, and relay that information through clear, concise communication strategies; ability to see how pieces and processes fit into and affect the bigger picture/business model
• Organize and manage tasks and priorities
• Demonstrate integrity consistently with Banneker's core values
• Seek continuous improvement of knowledge and abilities, internal focus on self-improvement
• Adapt and exercise flexibility with the ever-changing world of technology, design, means and methods
• Collaborate with people of various backgrounds and styles
• Create and maintain relationships with colleagues, clients, subcontractors, and vendors
• Exhibit respectfulness by being punctual, engaged/focused, and respectful of others

What We Offer:

• Competitive wages commensurate with experience.
• Monthly paid volunteer time.
• Health (medical, vision, and dental) benefits covered at 50% and 401k retirement savings accounts.
• Paid training, job shadowing, education and tuition reimbursement program, and annual bonus/salary review.