Assistant Project Manager, Construction and Space - System Construction & Space - Full Time 8 H[...]

As an integrated part of the department, this position will assist construction project managers in implementing and tracking specific short-term and long-term projects and provide updates as needed. Responsibilities include planning, organizing, controlling, and reporting to ensure goals and objectives of projects are accomplished within prescribed cost, quality, and contract parameters. Plans and coordinates detailed aspects of project work.

Essential Duties:

• Works on multiple projects of moderate size or portions of major projects. Assists project managers in administration and coordination of projects to ensure goals and objectives of projects are accomplished. Provides technical and contract management support to project managers during the design, construction, fit-up, and closeout phases of the project.
• Creates, evaluates, and adapts standard techniques, procedures, and criteria. Formulates and solves problems. Oversees architects' contract administration services to ensure required field checks are conducted in the construction phase to ensure compliance within project specifications, plans, established Keck Medicine of USC guidelines, standards, and policies.
• Conducts job walks regularly with construction contractors to validate percent completion for the purpose of calculating incurred costs for the month for progress payment. Analyzes monthly schedule submissions as necessary. Reviews and negotiates an agreed recovery plan.
• Assists project managers with coordination between the architect and general contractor participants with various types of contract delivery. Reconciles design phase estimates.
• Assists project manager with managing, developing, and coordinating Keck Medicine of USC's design process to ensure that plans prepared by the architect provide functional program requirements and conform to budgetary, environmental, and legal requirements.
• Prepares requests for proposals, collects, and analyzes bids for design and construction services. Coordinates with vendors and the Contracts Department for bid awards and contracts.
• Prepares and conducts research and analyzes and interprets data. Helps develop and maintain the Estimate at Completion Cost (EAC) of the project through all phases of project delivery.
• Reviews change order requests. Analyzes change order requests to determine merit. Prepares check estimates of work amount or obtains a check estimate and negotiates agreed change orders, requiring expertise in persuasion and negotiation of critical issues. Assists project manager in preparing change order language.
• Prioritizes workload to meet pre-determined deadlines, determines urgency of workload, and forwards completed products to the appropriate level intra- or interdepartmentally.
• Effectively communicates with the Department Team relaying information that may require their follow-up or input ensuring all deadlines are met.
• Computer Skills - Use of MS Office (and other software/applications) and data entry into computerized databases.
• Customer Service - Responds to requests for data from multiple areas by communicating to the next level for approval.
• Attends staff/project meetings as assigned. Prepares Department leadership with data for review prior to meetings and with any necessary follow-up after the meetings.
• Must be able to enter information and proof the information prior to the deadline to ensure data accuracy before any transmittals to leadership or external sources.
• Provides training to other staff members as requested.
• Provides regular updates to Department leadership throughout the duration of projects to ensure deadlines will be met and any issues are identified.
• Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness in entering information into the computer systems.
• Adheres to protecting patient confidentiality.
• Performs other duties and projects as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Combination of experience and education may substitute for Bachelor's Degree.
• 3-5 years of direct healthcare construction project manager and planning experience.
• Proficient in supporting multiple project managers. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent skills in the use of personal computer software programs including but not limited to Procore, MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Bluebeam, and Visio.
• Must be detail-oriented.
• Must be well-organized and work independently with minimal direction.
• Organization/time management skills. Written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Architecture, Interior Design, Project Management, Construction Management, or related field.

Required Licenses/Certifications:

• Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)

The annual base salary range for this position is $81,120.00 - $133,010.00. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.