Assistant Construction Manager

About Vanir

Vanir Construction Management, Inc. has been exceeding client expectations for 41 years. Our progressive growth and quality of service has led Vanir to become consistently ranked among the top construction management firms in the nation by Engineering News-Record. As we continue growing into new areas and markets, our focus is to maintain a team of creative, ambitious, and visionary individuals.

Job Description

Vanir is seeking an Assistant Construction Manager to join the team in Union City, California. The Assistant Construction Manager assists in providing onsite leadership, coordination, and direction for construction management activities. Duties include assisting in ensuring the project is on budget, schedule, and the design fits the requirements for the contract. Reports to the Project Director and Senior Project Manager, or assigned project leadership. Provides assistant construction management services on a ground-up office building. Assists in providing support for the project, field coordination, and direction for construction management activities and reporting. This position will support construction in the field.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Knowledge of contracts, drawings, estimates, and specifications to ensure compliance with project requirements.
• Assists with oversight of progress of construction.
• Assists in providing management of project logistics, organization and reporting.
• Assists in coordinating and monitoring activities of builders/contractors/subcontractors, engineers, architects, and related performing entities.
• Assists in managing project controls, cost, schedule, performance activities, and procedures support and administration.
• Assists with project meetings and provides meeting minutes, documentation, administration, and tracking of relevant information and statuses, and follow-up on action items of all participants.
• Ensures contractors, architects, and engineers will adhere to contractual requirements on areas of safety, performance, project staff, and equipment.
• Participates in project closeout activities including punchlists, trainings, securing record drawings, guarantees, warranties, O&Ms, related provisions for DSA closeout and final project delivery to Owner entities.
• Performs other duties as required to ensure project success.
• Consistently follows the organization's safety policy, promoting a positive and collaborative safety culture.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with emphasis in technical disciplines such as Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or equivalent technical area of study with a minimum of 2 years of experience in administration of construction activities on construction, engineering or architectural related projects OR

  • Bachelor's Degree with emphasis in business disciplines such as Business Administration, Accounting/Finance, or Management with a minimum of 3 years of experience in administration of construction activities on construction, engineering or equivalent technical projects OR

  • Non-Degree holders must have a minimum of 5 years of experience in administration of construction activities on construction, engineering or architectural related projects

• Good verbal and written communication skills

• Good organizational skills and attention to detail

• Ability to work positively in a team environment

• Knowledge and application of construction estimating, cost, project controls/scheduling, documentation, engineering/construction principles, techniques, materials, applications, and practices

• Understanding of contracts, documents, drawings and specifications

• Strong computer skills and proficiency in Adobe Acrobat, Excel and Word; and experience with project-related Construction Management systems is preferred

• Construction Manager in Training (CMIT) is preferred

How to Apply

If you're interested in working for Vanir Construction Management, Inc., please visit our website to learn more and to apply online at www.vanir.com.

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Contact Email: careers@vanir.com

Persons with medical limitations may, with reasonable accommodations, be capable of performing the duties of this position. Such a determination must be made on an individual basis considering the person's limitations, the requirements of the position, and the company's ability to make reasonable accommodations to the person's limitations.

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