Employment Enterprises, Inc. currently working with is a local electric utilities organization based in Gainesville, VA. We are looking for an Assistant Project Manager that will help to plan and coordinate projects, takes on administrative duties and independently manages some of the necessary elements to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget. This is a direct hire position located in Gainesville.
Assistant Project Manager Responsibilities:
Provides general assistance to the Project Managers such as scheduling project meetings, taking notes at project meetings, communicating with team members about project details, preparing presentations, preparing various spreadsheets, and generating various maps/exhibits.
Acts as the liaison with project stakeholders concerning project details and deliverables.
Create and deliver reports.
Update project managers on the status of the project.
Assists with providing monthly spending projections and reporting to Management.
Monitors overall project expenditure levels and notifies Project Manager if an over-run is anticipated.
Prepares preliminary and/or detailed estimates and cash flows for potential projects.
Coordinates with design and construction units for preparation of estimates.
Setup and conduct project status and issues meetings.
Type and distribute meeting notes.
Follow up on action items.
Create, track, organize, store, and retrieve contracts, invoices, reports, and documents.
Tracks Project Deliverable Milestones and reports progress on a regular basis.
Assist project managers in achieving project objectives.
Review project goals and ensure project goals are achievable.
Perform other duties as assigned by the project manager in an orderly and efficient manner.
Coordinate and manage project tasks and deliverables.
Provide project managers with financial intelligence by running monthly expenditure reports to track actuals vs budgeted amounts.
Analyze expenditure expenditures to ensure project team members are charging accurately.
Provides a complete project analysis at the end of the project covering a wide variety of financial and project-related reports (budgets, schedule, safety, productivity, etc.).
Coordinates the approval process for initiating projects, including filling out of forms.
Works with Asset Accounting Dept to establish the proper project numbers and task numbers.
Assistant Project Manager Qualifications:
Associate degree in civil or electrical engineering and 8 years of directly related experience required.
High School diploma with additional technical courses and a minimum of 10 years directly related experience will be considered. Other combinations of experience and education will be considered.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate activities and work closely with several different parties on large infrastructure projects.
Superior written and verbal communication skills.
Understand how to use Primavera, Microsoft Office, Excel, BI Tool, or other project scheduling and tracking tools.
Possess the ability to use analytical, financial and project management software.
PROFESSIONAL RELATIONS maintained for effective coordination and communication.
What we offer:
Competitive salary and incentive plan
Premier health benefits, including an onsite wellness center.
Survivor and Disability benefits
401(k) retirement plan with a 4% base salary match and an additional match of your contribution at a rate of 50% up to the first 12%
Life insurance
Vacation, Sick and Holiday Leave
Educational Assistance
Annual Company Events
“Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy: Employment Enterprises, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, assign, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, color, sex, age, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, U.S. Veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law.”
