Job Details

Job Overview: Full-time position with American Electric, reporting to Telecom Manager.

The Project Assistant will assist with administration, labor, material, and company assets on projects within the AE Construction Mission. Also, assist in preparation with estimates, invoicing and submittals for telecom construction projects. Ability to take initiative and work independently while also collaborating in a team environment, excellent interpersonal and written communication skills for working with the internal team, vendors, subcontractors and clients.
Primary Duties:

• Follow company standard operating process and procedures for estimating and pre- construction.
• Assists with the duties of estimating all aspects of Telecom construction.
• Assist with generating a detailed and accurate take off, BOM, proposals.
• Assist with opening work orders
• Assist with invoicing
• Read, understand proposal specifications and construction plans, from all trades as applies to own work.
• Be able to take off Telecom equipment, components, devices, attachments methods, pathways and enter into estimating software.
• Assist in preparing bids either from conceptual stage, design assist, or plan and specifications
• Assist in preparing proposal letters and bid forms.
• Participate in client scope review meetings, pre-bid job meetings, and site surveys.
• Communicate with vendors for material and equipment pricing, and quotes.
• Accurately turnover the project to the construction team.
• Participate in post-project reviews to improve estimating methods and procedures.
• Perform other related duties as assigned to ensure efficient and effective completion of projects.
• Project objectives, policies, procedures.
• Project Support on to manage CO's, logs, schedule.
• Represent American Electric
• Assist manager with procurement and subcontractors.
• Enforce AE company policies, procedures, and standards.
• Able to identify issues and help come up with solutions with Foreman/General Foreman.

Educations & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in business, Project Management, or related field (or equivalent work experience).
• 1-3 years of experience in a project support, coordination, or administrative role.

Skills & Knowledge:
Objective Measures of Performance:

1. Financial - Assist Manage to Project Budget
2. Achieve target GP margin on estimating jobs turned over

Operations:

1. Project Support
2. Quality and accuracy of estimating take-off Use of Conest estimating software Completes
3. Estimating assignments on time

Client Relations - Provide Value to our Clients

• Key Targeted Results (KTR):

1. Financial - Award GP margin vs Budget GP margin
2. Positive supervisor review on Conest us
3. Quarterly self-bid volume Award ratio 15%
4. Client Relations Supervisor & Client joint performance review.
5. Turnover score

Software

Vista, MS Office, Field Work Center, Apex Online MR, Adobe Acrobat, Bluebeam, Outlook &

MS Project
Work Environment:

This position is typically office-based but may require occasional travel depending on the project requirements.
May require working outside regular business hours to meet project deadlines.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary- Telecom Group
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Send your resume at ...@americanelectric.com