KPR
Assistant Project Manager - Higher Education
United States
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 179 days ago
Project ManagementResearchCommunicationMentoringOrganizational SkillsConstruction Management
About the role
- ABOUT THE JOB Brookwood Group is a boutique owner's representative and program management firm with roots tracing back to 1945.
- You'll work alongside senior project managers, learning how to represent university administrators, college facilities departments, and higher education boards while taking on increasing responsibility for day-to-day project coordination.
- This isn't a role where you'll be buried in paperwork-you'll be on job sites, in meetings, and directly involved in keeping projects on track.
Responsibilities
- Support senior project managers in the day-to-day coordination of construction projects on behalf of the owner.
- Support punch list coordination, closeout documentation, and warranty tracking.
- If you've got a couple years of construction experience and want to build a career on the owner's side of the table, this is your opportunity to grow with a firm that will invest in your development.
Requirements
- 2-4 years of experience in construction project management, field engineering, or project coordination.
- Proficiency with project management software (Procore, e-Builder, or similar) and MS Office/Bluebeam.
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field.
Nice to have
- Exposure to owner's representative or program management work (vs.
- Working toward CCM, PMP, or LEED AP certification.
- Hands-on mentorship from experienced owner's representatives who will invest in your growth.
- Real responsibility from day one-not years of busy work before you touch a real project.
- Exposure to diverse project types in colleges, universities, and research institutions.
- A clear path to Project Manager and beyond as the firm grows.
- Flexibility to work remotely while traveling to project sites as needed.
- But we're not living in the past.
Skills
- That's our foundation and it's a rich legacy of serving clients and delivering construction projects.
Benefits
- Assist with regulatory submittals and track approval status related to state higher education construction requirements, campus master plans, and institutional standards.
- We manage programs across healthcare, education, government, and commercial sectors-always exclusively on the owner's side of the table.
Company info
- We're growing, and we're looking for early-career professionals who want to learn owner's representation from the ground up.
- We are seeking an Assistant Project Manager to support project delivery on active academic buildings, research facilities, student housing, campus infrastructure, and multi-building capital programs.
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