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South Plainfield, New Jersey, United States
Hybrid
PMA has an immediate opening for an Assistant Project Manager to support a portfolio of high-profile real estate projects. This role manages small-to-medium construction projects or portions of larger programs, overseeing planning, scheduling, budgeting, stakeholder coordination, contract administration, risk management, and QA/QC. The Assistant Project Manager works closely with clients, contractors, and internal teams to ensure projects meet scope, cost, schedule, and quality objectives.
This full-time position offers a hybrid work arrangement and reports to the Senior Project Manager.
Direct day-to-day construction project planning and execution to meet project design, schedule, and financial objectives.
Support project manager in developing project scopes, budgets, schedules, and resource allocations.
Prepare project budgets, provide project cost forecasts and project cashflow, and cost performance.
Review change orders, contracts, and payment applications.
Monitor project cost performance by preparing project cost reports and cost variance analysis.
Monitor project milestones, changes, and technical progress; develop recovery plans as needed.
Liaise with owners, contractors, consultants, and other stakeholders to resolve conflicts and align project goals.
Support contract administration and third-party vendor coordination.
Lead project meetings and facilitate communication across teams.
Identify risks, track project performance metrics, and recommend process improvements.
Assist in preparation and review of submittals, RFIs, and change orders.
Interface regularly with internal departments and external clients, ensuring high-quality service delivery.
Other duties as assigned.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, accounting, finance or related degree; MBA or Master's in analytics or related field preferred.
5+ years of progressive project management experience and some combination of cost control or financial data analysis required.
Experience in all levels of the project life cycle including procurement, proposal development, cost controls, risk analysis, scheduling, and change orders is preferred.
Ability to perform cost per unit analysis, cost progress reporting, and cost variance reconciliation required.
Cost accounting experience reviewing and processing invoices, accruals, and compliance required.
Demonstrated competency managing financial data with MS Excel required.
Strong communication and relationship-building skills required.
Experience with MS Word and PowerPoint preferred.
Experience with databases and reporting preferred.
