Assistant Project Manager

THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOININGJoin a rapidly growing service organization supporting high-volume projects across multifamily and commercial properties.Step into a hands-on Assistant Project Manager role focused on building, onboarding, and managing the contractor workforce responsible for completing daily projects.Report directly to a Project Manager and serve as the primary point of contact for contractors throughout the day.Work alongside Project Managers and Superintendents to keep projects staffed, resolve field issues, and ensure work is completed to client expectations.Join an organization actively expanding across North Carolina and into new markets, with significant additional hiring expected as the business continues to scale.LOCATIONCharlotte, NC.Office-based position with regular local field visits to active job sites.WHAT THEY OFFER YOUJoin a rapidly scaling organization with significant growth occurring across existing and new markets.Clear opportunity for advancement, with successful Assistant Project Managers having the ability to progress into Project Manager roles based on performance.Corporate vehicle provided.Hands-on exposure to contractor management, field operations, project execution, quality control, and workforce coordination.Performance-driven environment where employees who take on more responsibility and deliver results have opportunities to continue growing with the business.Opportunity to build your career alongside an organization expecting continued expansion and additional leadership needs as new markets open.WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANTBuild and maintain a reliable bench of 1099 contractors so Project Managers have the crews needed to execute a high volume of daily projects.Recruit, onboard, and manage contractors, including documentation, rates, portal onboarding, availability, and initial job performance.Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for contractors, troubleshooting job issues and ensuring crews are where they need to be.Perform field visits to inspect work, verify specifications, enforce quality standards, and communicate real-time issues back to the Project Manager.Help solve contractor pay disputes, scope discrepancies, job redos, and other operational problems that could impact project completion.Operate in a high-volume environment where schedules change quickly and resourcefulness is critical to keeping hundreds of daily jobs moving.THE BACKGROUND THAT FITSExperience coordinating, recruiting, scheduling, or managing a high-volume hourly, temporary, seasonal, contractor, or field workforce.Backgrounds in commercial staffing, high-volume recruiting, painting or building-material operations, equipment rental, hospitality, property services, or other blue-collar service environments can translate well.Highly resourceful and comfortable finding people quickly when crews cancel, availability changes, or unexpected staffing needs arise.Comfortable managing contractors directly, including difficult conversations around performance, quality, scheduling, pay, and expectations.Spanish fluency is a significant plus, particularly for positions supporting cleaning operations.Comfortable spending time both in the office and in the field checking active jobs and interacting directly with contractors.Competitive, accountable, and motivated by an environment where advancement is based on performance rather than tenure.Painting or cleaning expertise is not required; the organization can teach the technical side of the services, while resourcefulness and the ability to manage crews are the bigger priorities.Reference: 70002