Project Engineer/Assistant Project Manager

Job Description

Stronger Career Growth, Better Local Projects, Employee-Owned Since 1979!

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This is the opportunity for a Project Engineer or Assistant Project Manager who wants to gain broader exposure to the entire construction process through interesting projects built here in Middle Tennessee. You’ll gain excellent experience through value engineering better projects from inception with our highly experienced Senior Project Managers and Superintendents while advancing your career as quickly as you’re ready for the next step. We’re the place where you’ll grow faster and truly own your career in our employee-owned, open-book, transparent culture, where everyone has a stake in project excellence.

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American Constructors’ Story

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American Constructors was founded in 1979 with the objective to build quality facilities for select clients in an open and honorable way. Over the last 47 years we’ve completed over 700 projects in excess of $3 billion dollars. We are as known for our numerous educational, civic, religious, and healthcare facilities as we are for building such landmarks as the Schermerhorn Symphony Center and Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. We were founded as an employee-owned company and remain so today, which means all of us have a vested interest in being client-focused and achieving excellence on every project.

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Qualifications

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• Minimum experience of 1 to 2 ground-up commercial projects as Project Engineer or Assistant Project Manager is highly preferred.
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• Construction Management or Engineering degree preferred with 3.0+ GPA required.
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• Strong drive and desire to be mentored and grow through working closely with a highly experienced and long-tenured Senior Project Manager and Senior Superintendent.
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• Passion for working on a wide variety of projects here in Middle Tennessee where you’ll learn to design better projects and not simply build to plan.
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• Strong relationship builder that’s equally effective communicating with an owner, architect, or a tradesman.
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• You take pride and ownership for your work and want to work with other like-minded individuals in a firm where you can be an owner too.
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• Proficient with Microsoft Office, Bluebeam, and experienced with one or more scheduling/estimating software programs.
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Key Functions

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• Work closely and assist one of our highly experienced Senior Project Managers and Superintendents onsite with one of our Middle Tennessee projects.
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• Learn all aspects of construction from value engineering and design work at project inception through the support of field operations throughout the construction process.
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• Free the PM up to focus on the big picture while being mentored to work him out of a job.
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• Progressively gain experience in a wide range of projects from LEED Certified, Athletics, Churches, Community, Education, Healthcare, Office, Performing Arts, Retirement.
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Rewards

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• Excellent Compensation Package – Excellent salary plus annual performance bonus and merit pay increases, great benefits including Health Insurance, Dental, Vision, Matching 401K, ESOP, HSA, Paid Vacation, Life and AD&D, Short-Term & Long-term Disability, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Tech Package and more...
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• Faster Career Growth – Your career growth won’t be held up by some predetermined timeline but instead based upon how quickly you’re able to progress.
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• Ownership! – Become an owner through our ESOP program!
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• Stability/Local Work – We have a very stable, experienced team to help you grow and advance your career and because our projects are here in Middle TN you won’t be transferred elsewhere to advance with us.
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• Promote Continued Learning – We encourage participation in local organizations such as the AIA and ULI and pay for continuing education and certifications.
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• Supportive Team – Tight-knit family culture where everyone supports each other, has fun, and long tenures are the norm.
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• Our Values – Deliver on every commitment, Treat all with fairness, Do it right the first time, Work toward zero call-backs, and Simply do the right thing.
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*Please apply through LinkedIn. Please DO NOT call, email, or drop by to share your resume.

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*No recruiter inquiries will be accepted.