Assistant Project / Construction Manager

Ardurra is a respected and growing national engineering and management firm that boasts is ranked in the top 100 design firms by ENR (#84 in 2024), top 5 Zweig Hot Firms (#5 in 2024) and top 40 Zweig Firms to Work for (#36 in 2024).

The firm maintains its status as a premier U.S.

Engineering Firm that makes a profound, positive impact on our nation’s infrastructure while expanding and strengthening our people-centric culture.

Ardurra’s Southwest Program and Construction Management Practice successfully delivers important infrastructure improvement projects to our clients.

We are proud of our reputation for providing best in class project and construction management solutions with a fair, firm, proactive and efficient approach.

Ardurra is seeking an Assistant Project / Construction Manager to join our Program and Construction Management Group in Los Angeles, CA.

Primary Function

A successful candidate will be passionate, self-motivated, proactive, quick-thinking, flexible, able to pivot when necessary, thorough and able to juggle multiple and diverse responsibilities with a strong emphasis on organization and an unwavering attention to detail.

This position requires the ability to effectively interact with a wide range of internal and external team members with varying and sometimes conflicting concerns in a collaborative workflow that drives positive results for client projects and the company.

If selected the candidate will play an integral role in supporting Ardurra’s Program and Construction Management (PMCM) team servicing our Southern California clients and will have previous experience in assisting project / construction management professionals to oversee construction contractors and to collaborate with project delivery teams for the successful completion of public infrastructure and facilities.

Duties include, but are not limited to


* Assist the project / construction manager in overseeing all construction activities, continuously monitor schedules & budgets, & manage the contract.


* Log, distribute, analyze & assist with responses to requests for information (RFIs) & product/system submittals


* Track, assist with the review, analysis & processing progress payments or invoices


* Prepare meeting agendas prior to & minutes after progress / coordination meetings for review & approval


* Maintain project electronic & hardcopy records, folders, & files throughout the project


* Support one to several simultaneous projects.

Qualifications


* BA/BS in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or equivalent work experience


* Minimum 1+ years in the Construction field or Project / Construction Management Services


* Microsoft Project & Office (Word/Excel/Outlook) is required


* Developing knowledge of construction cost estimating


* Strong & /or developing written & verbal communications skills, basic knowledge of, & ability to interpret, engineered construction plans & de...