Assistant Project Manager/Estimator - Chicago

Catalyst Construction Group has an exciting career opportunity for an Assistant Project Manager/Estimator to join our team!
 

About Us

• Catalyst Construction Group is a full-service construction management and general contracting company, strategically established to further CA Ventures vertically integrated business model. Catalyst provides exclusive and comprehensive pre-construction, design management, general contracting and construction management services to CA’s multiple business units
• CA is a global, vertically integrated real estate investment management company with assets across the United States, Europe and Latin America
• The strategic partnership between Catalyst and CA allows the team to maximize value add opportunities at every stage of the project delivery process

Responsibilities 

• Ensure projects deliver on time and on budget, supporting the Project Manager and Superintendent for each project
• Manage budgets and project costs, understanding and discerning necessary expenditures, budget variations, cost of subcontractors, etc.
• Assist the preparation of required Catalyst Construction Group documents and evaluation criteria based on market, client and Catalyst Construction Group quality, safety and governance 
• Coordinate design and quality documentation to ensure strict compliance of all subcontracts to the project requirements, assuring all contractual service levels are met. 
• Support project success by ensuring day to day tasks along project are being completed; proactively identify solutions to problems
• Supervise project work and effectively utilize short-range project management programs, production control monitoring, drawings, etc. 
• Provide input into the project planning and reporting, understanding implications when making recommendations  
• Have a strong understanding of the skillsets and expertise of the broader Catalyst Construction Group team to utilize teammates and maximize project’s success 
• Use knowledge and expertise of project related interdependencies to maintain and provide accurate and detailed project records and reports to relevant stakeholders
• Develop in-house cost estimates and pre-construction schedules for new ground-up, renovation, and capital improvement projects
• Initiate and review schedule of values and clarifications/assumptions via Catalyst Construction Group’s Request for Proposal process and deliver synopsis of findings and recommendations to the Pre-Construction Team
• Assist in developing Value Engineering ideas and provide pricing input during pre-construction, as well as construction phase
• Monitor labor and material cost inflation risk and advise as to timing or bidding strategies
• Participate in key bid scoping sessions as needed with subcontractors to ensure that project buyouts are efficient and cost effective.
• Assist the Construction Management Team periodically during the construction phase (pay app reviews, change order reviews, etc.)
• Gather, categorize, review, and compare construction costs for patterns across all of Catalyst Construction Group’s projects

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or relevant experience
• At least 1-3 years of experience as a Project Engineer, or more than 3 years of related construction experience
• 2-6 years of experience in the cost/schedule estimating and bidding of student housing, multi-family residential, and/or senior living projects 
• Excellent experience in key construction and project management areas, such as but not limited to, estimating, scheduling, budgeting/cost control, field supervision, financial reporting and client relationships, and safety
• Strong experience in basic computer applications and software such as MS Office, Procore, and Profiler. Preference for particularly strong MS Excel and MS Project experience
• Proficiency in utilizing cost estimating software such as DESTINI Estimator or equivalent
• Must be able to safely navigate conditions at a construction site, including climbing ladders, cluttered areas, working in bad weather, hazardous area, dark conditions, and maneuvering uneven surfaces etc. for the purpose of inspecting progress 

Your Style

• The employee exemplifies Catalyst’s Core Values: Impact, Relationships, Commitment, and Trust
• Resolves issues promptly for a ‘win-win’ solution
• Impeccable attention to detail and commitment to excellence
• Sharp focus on delivering high-quality products and work
• “No job too small” mentality 

CA Ventures (“CA”) is a global, vertically integrated real estate investment management company with assets across the United States, Europe and Latin America. 

We offer comprehensive in-house investment, development, and operational services, and specializes in a range of niche, commercial real estate asset classes including student living, senior living, multifamily, industrial and medical office/life sciences. 

Our thematic, data-driven investment strategy and unique scalable business model have allowed us to move with speed and precision over time – yielding accelerated growth and diversification on a global scale. In many ways CA is unrecognizable from the company it was at its founding, but our exceptional results continue to be unmistakable.

CA provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. 

CA will not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Furthermore, CA will not pay any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement in place.