Assistant Project Manager - Residential Construction

Assistant Project Manager Mill Valley, CA | Full-Time, In-Office | No Recruiters

About the Role Van Acker Construction is hiring an Assistant Project Manager (APM) to support the financial and administrative backbone of one to two large residential projects at a time. This is a numbers-heavy, detail-heavy role. You'll own job costing, subcontract and change order administration, financial reporting and document management.

You'll report to a Project Manager who expects sound judgment, high standards, and independent follow-through. The successful APM enjoys a challenge and is committed to communication, collaboration, a great attitude, and patience.

This is an in-person role, five days a week, out of our Mill Valley office. We don't offer remote or hybrid arrangements.

What You'll Own

• Preconstruction estimating, project set-up, and preconstruction contract administration
• Bid package assembly, bid administration, subcontractor bid comparisons
• Subcontract and change order administration
• Construction phase monthly job cost analysis and forecasts, and reporting internally and to owners and/or owner representatives
• Document management, including drawings, permits, RFIs, submittals
• A-Z preparation of monthly client pay applications, including subcontractor invoice coding and lien release collection
• Subcontractor insurance tracking and compliance
• Day-to-day communication with subcontractors, vendors, site superintendents and field staff
• Close-out documentation and O&M binder assembly

What You Bring• 10+ years in construction administration, with deep fluency in construction finance including budgets, job costing, pay applications, and financial reporting

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, construction management, or architecture
• Strong Excel skills. Working knowledge of Timberline/Sage 300 and Box are helpful
• The judgment to work independently and the discipline to report clearly to a Project Manager with high standards
• A track record of staying ahead of a project's needs rather than reacting to them
• Lives within commuting distance of Mill Valley, CA.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future need for employer-sponsored visa sponsorship
• The APM may also be required to drive to the jobsite from time-to-time and must meet the Company’s driving requirements

Compensation & Benefits Base annual salary of $120,000–$145,000 (DOE), plus annual discretionary bonus

Benefits include Group Medical / Vision / Dental, PTO, Paid Holidays, 401(k) with Company Match

About Van Acker Founded in 1983, Van Acker Construction builds high-end residential projects from the Peninsula to Napa Valley, with a reputation for finishing complex work on time and on budget. Learn more at vanacker.com.

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