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Assistant Project Manager 

Location 1100 H Street NW # 805  
Description

Introduction

Cube Root Corporation is a Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and certified 8 (a) small business headquartered in the heart of Washington, DC. We specialize in construction management, program and project planning, project management, program management, facilities management and engineering services.

Our passion is to provide professional advice to policy makers, developers, fellow engineers and others in the facilities planning, design and construction. As a company and as individuals, we are committed to the highest ethical standards and hold ourselves accountable to our clients, but most importantly to the communities, that depend on our work. We take on big challenges and are committed to seeing them through to a successful conclusion.

We are also proud of our commitment to expand opportunities for people in underrepresented communities.

This position is an exciting learning opportunity as part of a $450M construction of a new hospital on the campus of the St. Elizabeths Hospital grounds. It is particularly well-suited for an individual who has learned the basic concepts of design and construction and who wants to gain the field and office experience necessary to put those concepts into practice for a career in the construction industry. The work anticipates about 75 percent of the time in the site field office co-located with the client and about 25 percent of the time boots on the ground checking construction progress.

The ability to work collaboratively with others, to work with a diverse staff, and to make mistakes but learn from them are important considerations for selection.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Project Coordinator position include:

  • Assists the Project Executive and the Project Manager, with receiving, reviewing, and routing correspondence from the client and contractors.
  • Tracks correspondence response dates, prepares periodic reports of action items, and occasionally prepares draft correspondence for the Project Executive and Project Manager.
  • Occasionally coordinates with other project stakeholders to research information or questions and, after review by the appropriate manager, responds accordingly.
  • Occasionally joins with others from an engineering, architectural, design or construction perspective to help to define the scope of work, to draft requests for proposals, or to support the advertising, evaluating and award of the contract.
  • Occasionally will be asked to join discussion regarding contractors cost reasonableness; may be asked for opinion regarding overall price or an item of cost.
  • Occasionally will be asked to join discussion regarding contractors baseline or look-ahead schedule; may be asked for opinion regarding any schedule changes.
  • Visits the project construction on a regular schedule or as needed; may prepare Inspector Daily Report (IDR) on work progress or problems that may affect cost or schedule; may take project photos, label them and posts them in ProLog collaborative software; post the IDR in ProLog collaborative software and discusses the report with the Project Manager; may be asked to follow-up on certain items.
  • Attends regular project progress meetings with the contractor and the Project Manager; may be asked to follow-up on certain action items at the request of the Project Manager.
  • Assists in the preparation of periodic briefings to senior leadership about a project or the overall program.
  • If project disputes arise, the Project Executive or Project Manager may ask the Coordinator to research particular issues relating to schedule variances, change orders and proposed change orders, liquidated damages, or liability for architect errors and omissions
  • Occasionally, may be asked to attend public hearings or meetings.
  • Participates in overall Departmental safety program.

     
    Position Requirements

    • A Bachelor's degree in engineering or, for architects, a Master of Architecture degree or, for construction managers, a bachelor’s degree in construction management from an accredited institution. In Lieu of an accredited degree, two years of comparable engineering, construction or architecture work may substitute for the engineering, construction management or architecture degree.
    • Ability to communicate clearly, orally and in writing.
    • Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse staff.
    • Basic knowledge of scheduling principles and entry-level familiarity with scheduling software such as MS Project; ability to discern critical activities; ability to determine what has caused delays to critical activities.
    • Entry-level familiarity with project management collaborative software such as ProLog.
    • Familiarity with and intermediate working facility with Microsoft Office suite of products.
    • Introductory familiarity with estimating guides such as RS Means and an entry-level ability to prepare simple independent estimates or to research specific item costs.
    • Introductory familiarity with construction contracting principles and practices.
    • Have or ability to obtain OSHA 10-hour safety class certification within 60 days
     
    Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time  
    Exempt/Non-Exempt Non-Exempt  
    Number of Openings 1  
    Number Filled 0  
    Open Date 1/29/2020  
    Pay Range  
    Shift  
    About the Organization Cube Root Corporation is a management consulting firm offering construction management, planning, project management, program management, facilities management and engineering services.

    Our Mission is to provide professional advice to policy makers, developers, fellow engineers and others in infrastructure planning and design using sound engineering judgment, principles of science and engineering, and adhering to the highest level of ethical responsibility, to improve the health, sustainability and quality of life for citizens and subsequently the community on a whole.

    As a company and individuals, we are obligated to adhere to the highest level of ethical responsibility and honesty at all times. We take on big challenges and are committed to seeing them through using the best knowledge available to us. We hold ourselves accountable to our clients but most importantly to the communities that depend on our work.  
    EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.  
    Category Construction  
    Close Date  

    This position is currently not accepting applications.

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