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Assistant Project Manager – Construction
Job Location:
Job Location:
New Orleans, LA - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 65000 - 67996
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
19 August 2026 (3 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
16 November 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Assistant Project Manager Construction
Location: New Orleans Louisiana
Position Type: Full-time Project-based
Position Summary
Hernandez Consulting & Construction is seeking an Assistant Project Manager (APM) to support the successful design and construction of a large federal healthcare/residential construction project in New Orleans. This position will work closely with the Construction Manager design team general contractor subcontractors consultants and project stakeholders throughout the project.
A significant portion of this position will involve construction scheduling schedule updates progress tracking and project controls. The successful candidate must have hands-on experience working with construction schedules and be comfortable gathering information from the project team updating schedule activities and progress identifying impacts to critical milestones and supporting accurate project reporting.
Key Responsibilities
Project Scheduling & Controls
Project Management
Qualifications
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate may currently be working as a Project Engineer Senior Project Engineer or Assistant Project Manager and is ready for increased responsibility. Hernandez Consulting & Construction is particularly interested in candidates who have spent several years learning the technical and administrative side of construction project management and have developed strong scheduling and project controls skills.
The successful candidate will be detail-oriented proactive comfortable following up with multiple parties and capable of recognizing when project activities are beginning to affect the overall schedule rather than simply recording progress after the fact.
Hernandez Consulting & Construction is an equal opportunity employer. Hernandez Consulting & Construction does not discriminate based on race religion color sex gender identity sexual orientation age non-disqualifying physical or mental disability national origin veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications merit and business need.
Location: New Orleans Louisiana
Position Type: Full-time Project-based
Position Summary
Hernandez Consulting & Construction is seeking an Assistant Project Manager (APM) to support the successful design and construction of a large federal healthcare/residential construction project in New Orleans. This position will work closely with the Construction Manager design team general contractor subcontractors consultants and project stakeholders throughout the project.
A significant portion of this position will involve construction scheduling schedule updates progress tracking and project controls. The successful candidate must have hands-on experience working with construction schedules and be comfortable gathering information from the project team updating schedule activities and progress identifying impacts to critical milestones and supporting accurate project reporting.
Key Responsibilities
Project Scheduling & Controls
- Assist with development maintenance and regular updating of the projects detailed Critical Path Method (CPM) construction schedule.
- Collect schedule information and progress updates from the Construction manager superintendent general contractor subcontractors design team and other project participants.
- Update actual start and finish dates remaining durations percent complete milestones procurement activities submittals and other schedule information.
- Review schedule updates for accuracy and completeness before submission.
- Monitor critical and near-critical activities and identify potential schedule delays or impacts.
- Compare current progress against baseline and previous schedule updates and help identify variances.
- Assist with preparation of schedule narratives look-ahead schedules milestone reports and other project-control reports.
- Track design permitting procurement construction commissioning testing inspections owner-furnished equipment activation and project closeout activities within the overall project schedule.
- Maintain organized records supporting schedule updates and changes.
Project Management
- Support the Construction Manager in the day-to-day management and administration of the project.
- Coordinate activities among the owner architects engineers general contractor subcontractors consultants and other project stakeholders.
- Assist with tracking design deliverables construction documents permitting procurement construction commissioning inspections and project closeout.
- Participate in project meetings and prepare and distribute accurate meeting minutes and action-item lists.
- Maintain and monitor Request for Information (RFIs) submittal logs change order logs action item logs and other project tracking tools.
- Review project documentation for completeness and followup on outstanding items.
- Assist with change-order review pricing documentation and cost tracking.
- Monitor contractor and subcontractor performance and follow up on commitments and deadlines.
- Assist with preparation of monthly project progress reports including schedule status percent complete significant project developments outstanding issues and anticipated completion dates.
- Coordinate with project team members to identify potential issues early and assist in developing solutions.
- Support project documentation recordkeeping and closeout requirements.
- Perform periodic site visits and participate in construction progress reviews and inspections.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Construction Management Engineering Architecture Business or a related field.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in commercial construction construction management project engineering or a related role.
- Demonstrated experience working with construction schedules and schedule updates.
- Understanding of construction sequencing critical-path activities milestones and the relationship between design procurement and field construction activities.
- Experience with RFIs submittals meeting minutes change orders and construction documentation.
- Ability to read and understand construction drawings and specifications.
- Experience with Primavera P6 Microsoft Project or comparable CPM scheduling software.
- Experience on large commercial healthcare institution or federal construction projects.
- Experience with federal government or VA projects.
- Experience with construction project management platforms such as Procore or similar systems.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel Word Outlook and other standard project-management tools.
- Ability to work effectively with the construction manager superintendents architects engineers contractors subcontractors consultants and clients.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate may currently be working as a Project Engineer Senior Project Engineer or Assistant Project Manager and is ready for increased responsibility. Hernandez Consulting & Construction is particularly interested in candidates who have spent several years learning the technical and administrative side of construction project management and have developed strong scheduling and project controls skills.
The successful candidate will be detail-oriented proactive comfortable following up with multiple parties and capable of recognizing when project activities are beginning to affect the overall schedule rather than simply recording progress after the fact.
Hernandez Consulting & Construction is an equal opportunity employer. Hernandez Consulting & Construction does not discriminate based on race religion color sex gender identity sexual orientation age non-disqualifying physical or mental disability national origin veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications merit and business need.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Hernandez Consulting & Construction is staffed by former U.S. military officers, graduate-level trained professionals, engineers, architects, and design-build experts from across the country. These complementary individuals come together to provide innovative and dynamic opportunities ... View more
