Assistant Project Manager

Position Summary

The Associate Project Manager is an experienced structural engineer transitioning into project management while continuing to perform and provide technical direction for structural engineering design. Working under the direction of a Project Manager or Project Executive, the Associate Project Manager develops the skills necessary to manage project scope, schedule, coordination, communication, staffing, and financial performance.

Associate Project Managers may manage smaller or less-complex projects with oversight from a Project Manager or Project Executive while supporting the management and execution of larger, more complex projects. This position serves as an important link between project leadership, engineering staff, BIM/modeling staff, clients, and other project participants.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage smaller or less-complex structural engineering projects under the oversight of a Project Manager or Project Executive, including project coordination, communication, deliverables, and construction-phase services.
• Support Project Managers and Project Executives with the planning, coordination, and execution of larger or more complex projects.
• Perform structural analysis and design, including complex engineering assignments, while balancing technical work with increasing project management responsibilities.
• Plan and coordinate structural engineering activities necessary to meet project deliverables and communicate priorities and assignments to engineering and BIM/modeling team members.
• Provide technical direction and guidance to Project Engineers and BIM/modeling team members and assist with resolving engineering, detailing, and coordination questions.
• Review engineering calculations, analysis models, structural drawings, and other project deliverables for technical accuracy, consistency, completeness, and conformance with Apex standards.
• Coordinate structural requirements with architects, MEP/FP consultants, contractors, fabricators, and other project participants and facilitate resolution of coordination issues affecting the structural design.
• Participate actively in external project meetings and communicate structural design, coordination items, required information, and project status with clients and other project participants.
• Serve as a primary day-to-day contact for clients and project participants on assigned smaller projects and assist the Project Manager or Project Executive with external communication on larger projects.
• Identify design, coordination, schedule, or project execution issues and communicate potential impacts and recommended solutions to the Project Manager or Project Executive.
• Coordinate and review responses to RFIs, submittals, field conditions, and other construction-phase engineering items and assist with resolving more complex construction issues.
• Assist with developing project work plans, schedules, staffing needs, and internal project assignments and monitor progress against established project requirements.
• Develop an understanding of project scope and fee and assist the Project Manager or Project Executive with monitoring project performance, additional services, and changes in scope.
• Assist with the development of project scopes, fee proposals, schedules, and resource plans for new and existing projects.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with clients through responsive communication, professionalism, technical competence, and consistent project execution.
• Provide day-to-day technical guidance to Project Engineer I, II, and III team members and assist with their continued technical and professional development.
• Participate in project QA/QC processes and help ensure Apex's engineering standards, design procedures, documentation requirements, and project delivery processes are consistently followed.
• Participate in Apex Technical Advisory Groups and contribute to the continued development of engineering standards, design tools, technical resources, workflows, and lessons learned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or Architectural Engineering from an accredited university.
• Master's degree in Structural Engineering preferred.
• Typically five or more years of relevant structural engineering experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) and/or Structural Engineer (SE) licensure.
• Structural Engineer (SE) licensure preferred and may be required based on project type and jurisdiction.
• Strong technical knowledge of structural analysis, building systems, load paths, and the design of structural systems using steel, concrete, masonry, and other applicable materials.
• Strong working knowledge of applicable building codes, ASCE 7, and structural material design standards.
• Proficiency with structural analysis and design software and the ability to review complex analysis models and engineering calculations prepared by other engineers.
• Proficiency in reading and interpreting architectural, structural, and MEP/FP construction documents and identifying structural coordination requirements and potential conflicts.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and coordinate effectively with architects, engineers, contractors, fabricators, clients, and other project participants.
• Developing knowledge of project management fundamentals, including project scope, schedules, staffing, fees, budgets, additional services, and resource planning.
• Ability to organize and coordinate multiple engineering and project-related activities while maintaining attention to detail.
• Ability to provide clear technical direction and constructive feedback to engineering and BIM/modeling team members.
• Excellent communication skills are required, both verbal and written.
• Strong analytical, organizational, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and perform effectively in a fast-paced project environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to technical excellence, client service, collaboration, and continued professional development.