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 .
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