Assistant Project Manager - Transportation Market at Gresham Smith in Knoxville, Tennessee

Job Description:

We are a creative team of architecture, engineering and design professionals who serve both public and private sector clients. Together, we share one Core Purpose: To plan, design, and consult to create healthy and thriving communities. Our offices are full of genuine, fun, and down-to-earth people who believe in fostering an inclusive culture where all employees feel they belong. Loving where you work, who you're working with, and what you're working on is important to us, which is why we put our people first-they're at the heart of everything we do. From professional growth and development support and opportunities to give back to your community, to flexible work schedules and competitive benefits, we have a genuine interest in the whole you. So, if you're just as passionate about what you do as we are, then we'd love to hear from you!

Our transportation and utility services professionals offer practical, forward-thinking expertise in a wide range of practice areas, including active transportation, bridge design, roadway design and traffic engineering, intelligent transportation systems, utility and broadband services, grant writing, program management and so much more! From interstates and intersections to bridges and bike paths, we invite you to join us in designing transportation systems that connect us to the people and places we care about most.

Responsibilities:

• Compile and calculate data for fee proposal development.
• Manage contract administration.
• Project system set-up, maintenance, and close-out.
• Resource planning assistance and project revenue projections.
• Provide project reporting to the PM and the project team; including budgets, spent and planned labor, and expenses.
• Analyze and communicate project performance to PM and leadership.
• Ensure project insurance remains current and within the guidelines of the project contract.
• Consultant coordination; including set up, contracts, insurance compliance, and expense tracking.
• Facilitate the monthly billing process and serve as a liaison between Accounting, Market Analyst, and PM.

Minimum Qualifications:

The successful candidate must be proactive and organized with excellent analytical skills, be detail and deadline-oriented, and be able to multi-task and prioritize. Ideal candidates are self-motivated, problem solvers, able to work individually and as part of a team under strict deadlines, and have excellent people and skills. Professional verbal and written communication skills are a must. Candidates must be experienced in basic business accounting and project management functions. Must have Intermediate or Advanced proficiency in Excel, experience using VantagePoint and Microsoft Project is a plus.

• Minimum of an associate degree or bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Business Management, or similar. Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a comparable role or 10 years in lieu of education requirements

Gresham Smith is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Gresham Smith provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender, national origin, status as a protected veteran, disability or any other classification protected by law.

Gresham Smith will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, headhunters, contract recruiters, search firms, or employment agencies. An executed GRESHAM PLACEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT (PSA) is required prior to any payment obligation for either a referral or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously executed PSA, GRESHAM SMITH explicitly reserves the right to recruit and hire those candidate(s) at its discretion, and without any financial obligation whatsoever to the recruiter or agency. Any such unsolicited resume or candidate contact information, including those submitted directly to GRESHAM SMITH'S hiring managers or any other employee, shall become the property of GRESHAM SMITH upon receipt.

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