Assistant Project Manager - Higher Education

Assistant Project Manager to support project delivery on active academic buildings, research facilities, student housing, campus infrastructure, and multi-building capital programs. You'll work alongside senior project managers, learning how to represent university administrators, college facilities departments, and higher education boards while taking on increasing responsibility for day-to-day project coordination. This role involves on-site work, meetings, and direct involvement in keeping projects on track with travel to project sites as assignments require. Responsibilities include supporting senior project managers in day-to-day coordination, tracking and processing RFIs, submittals, and change orders with timely responses and accurate documentation, attending project meetings and preparing meeting minutes, monitoring schedules and budgets, coordinating with contractors, architects, and consultants, assisting with regulatory submittals related to state higher education construction requirements, preparing status reports and progress documentation, and supporting punch list coordination, closeout documentation, and warranty tracking. Preferred qualifications include experience on higher education facilities and familiarity with CCM, PMP, or LEED AP certification. The role offers mentoring, real responsibility from day one, exposure to diverse project types in colleges and universities, a clear path to Project Manager, and the ability to work remotely while traveling to project sites as needed.