Assistant Construction Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Description

• Attend site daily and represent company in coordination meetings
• Monitor and track site progress against relevant milestone schedules, identifying roadblocks and driving resolution to issues as they arise
• Serves as an escalation point for individual and systemic site issues (manpower, parts availability, documentation, etc) and takes an active role in resolving escalated issues.
• Provide timely updates to PM and other internal stakeholders as needed
• Act as primary focal for customer and other contractors at site.
• Coordinate the on-site team of FSRs ensuring site needs are attended to
• Notify the PM team about delays, out of scope activities, or any other opportunities at site
• Under supervision of the PM, oversees the proper application of contract and claim management methods in accordance with company policies and contractual agreements.
• Ensures that company policies (i.e., directives, instructions, and guidelines) are followed in all site activities.

Top Skills Details

Project management, Construction, Electrical, microsoft suite

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Bachelor 's degree in construction management preferred. Equivalent work experience will be considered in place of degree.

2+ years of experience working in field service and/or project management.

Manufacturing experience is a plus

Ability to attend site up to an estimated 80% of the time

Advanced level of ability to use Microsoft Office products.

Strong understanding of UPS, STS and PDU equipment site commissioning is preferred.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Austin, TX.

The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $43.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Austin,TX.

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 25, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications withoutregard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability,sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protectedby law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification oradjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability,please email View email address on ziprecruiter.com for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in thecity and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicantswith arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as acondition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this lawshall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process,including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applicationsand qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, youacknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.