Assistant Project Manager - Controls - MSS Solutions, LLC

MSS Solutions, LLC currently has an opening available for an Assistant Project Manager in our Controls Department. Candidate will work under the direction of a Senior Project Manager and will perform the tasks below.

Role and Responsibilities

The essential roles and responsibilities are outlined below:

• Charting out the project objectives and plans, setting performance requirements, and selecting project participants.
• Bringing about optimum utilization of resources- labor, materials and equipment, and ensuring their procurement at most cost-effective terms.
• Implementation of various operations through proper coordination.
• Development of effective communications and mechanisms for resolving conflicts among the various participants.

• Oversee the construction project from start to finish.
• Perform a key role in project planning, budgeting, and identification of resources needed.
• Create the teams, develop the objectives/goals of each and assign individual responsibilities.
• Project accounting functions including managing the budget, tracking of team expenses and minimizing exposure and risk in the project
• Ensure that construction activities move according to predetermined schedule.
• Devise the project work plans and make revisions as and when need arises.
• Communicate effectively with the contractors responsible for completing various phases of the project.
• Co-ordinate the efforts of all parties involved in the project, which include the architects, consultants, contractors, sub-contractors and laborers.
• Monitor the progress of the construction activities on a regular basis and hold regular status meetings with all the sub-teams.
• Maintain strict adherence to the budgetary guidelines, quality and safety standards.
• Periodic inspection of construction sites.
• Ensure project documents are complete.
• Identify the elements of project design and construction likely to give rise to disputes and claims.
• Serve as a key link with the clients and review the deliverable prepared by the team before passing onto client.

Knowledge and skills required:

• A four-year Bachelor's degree in engineering or high school diploma and minimum 5 years’ experience project and facilities management.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good understanding of MEP and/or HVAC building systems.
• Ability to work with both Excel and Word documents
• Prepare and maintain project schedules utilizing either MS Project, Primavera or other Project scheduling tools.
• Acceptable driving record required

Additional Notes:

• MSS Solutions, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and a drug free environment.

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