Deputy Project Manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain project records, including contracts, drawings, specifications, submittals, and change orders.
• Assist with tracking Requests for Information (RFIs), maintaining RFI logs, and preparing for project closeout.
• Contract Exposure: Understanding the financial/cost risks, schedule, performance requirements, liability etc.

• Assist in developing and updating project schedules (e.g., 3-week look-aheads).
• Monitoring project costs. Cost accounting and balance principals.
• Assist with Estimating
• Invoicing and forecasting--tracking financial markers of job profitability and margin.

• Liaise between office and field staff, coordinate subcontractors, and manage material deliveries.

• Participate in site safety walks, enforce safety protocols, and ensure work meets quality standards.

• Organizing, leading and communicating with diverse stakeholders, owners, contractors, architects, and field personnel.
• Fostering collaboration, defining roles, setting structured agendas, executing action items and the tracking and reporting of progress.
• Working on a regular basis with the Client to support there needs are being met and projects are successful.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• BS Degree in Construction Management, Electrical Engineering, or other relevant engineering discipline.
• Excellent communication skills are required. Ability to listen, engage, and influence is vital;
• 5+ years of experience as a Project Engineer working on public works projects with both field and office responsibilities is required.
• 1+ year of estimating experience in heavy civil project exposure.
• U.S. Drivers License in good standing.
• Occasional Travel for Corporate Meetings and Trainings.

• 8-12 years' total experience and a previously held role as project engineer.
• Intermediate to advanced understanding of P6/Vista/Viewpoint, HeavyBid, HCSS, estimating software, Bluebeam, Excel.
• Prior exposure to rail systems including communications and signaling.

•  Problem solver, someone that always strives to find the best solution.
• Able to comprehend the big picture, while not losing sight of the details.
• Proactive in taking ownership of duties/tasks/responsibilities.
• Able to communicate to a wide audience, e.g. Client, subs, vendors, internal team, etc.

What we have to offer:

• Work for an Award-winning contractor with a dynamic business model and an excellent reputation.
• We are a 100% employee-owned company with a competitive company contribution to ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan).
• Company contribution to 401k.
• Annual Raises and Bonuses.
• Company pays 100% of employee premiums for health insurance; employee pays up to $15 per week for family premiums.**Benefits and employee costs are subject to change 
• HSA and FSA plans that will allow you to divert pre-tax money.
• Life insurance provided by the company at 2.5 times your yearly salary.
• Volunteer Time Off.