Assistant Construction Manager

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Arcadis is seeking an Assistant Construction Manager to join our team in California. In this role, you will assist the Construction Manager in overseeing daily field operations, schedule tracking, subcontractor coordination, quality control, and safety compliance. Responsibilities include reviewing plans and submittals, monitoring progress and costs, coordinating inspections, maintaining project documentation, and helping resolve field issues to keep the project on schedule and within budget. 

Role accountabilities:

• Support the Construction Manager in tendering works, bid reviews and bid analysis.
• Assist with the management of construction projects upon award of contracts.
• Assist with budget monitoring & schedule monitoring with adherence to cost and delivery contractual commitments.
• Construction monitoring and thorough documentation of project delivering a weekly report on project status.
• Quality control, documentation and resolution of poor-quality fabrication, installation or materials by general contractors, trade disciplines, and suppliers.
• Assist with responding to RFI’s and change order control, including detailed knowledge of change and contractual requirements.
• Demonstrate construction management skills in the management of integration/coordination of project elements, scope management, time management, cost management, quality assurance, managing changes in priorities and communication management in the generation, collection, dissemination, storage, and ultimate disposition of project information.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Construction Management, or relevant work experience with outside 3rd party vendors, suppliers, and contractors.
• 6+ years of experience and demonstrated success with construction management or related disciplines.

Key Skills and Abilities: 

• Ability to self-motivate with an entrepreneurial spirit. Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, MS Project. Familiar with Blue-Beam, AutoCAD, and project management software such as Procore a plus, but not required (candidate must be willing to learn software as applicable).
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively. Knowledge of environmental, safety and health regulatory compliance. Negotiation and construction management experience/skills.
• Read, understand, and interpret blueprints, drawings, diagrams, utility plans, shop drawings, specifications, and schedules as they relate to civil, electrical, mechanical, and structures.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP,  401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement.  We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $155,000 - $165,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

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