Assistant Project Manager

emcorgroup· Operations Management
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📍 Columbia, SC, USFULL TIME

About this role

About Us

We perform installation, rigging, millwrighting, and maintenance for manufacturing and industrial markets across the Southeast.

Job Summary

Southern Industrial Constructors, INC. is seeking a Assistant Project Manager. Travel on various projects throughout the United States is required. 

 

Our PE's Work on the planning and execution of every step of a project, collaborating with the project manager or other team members who are assigned to that project. Perform administrative duties, such as organizing and maintaining project documents, helping to manage the project’s budget, along with basic duties, such as setting up phone calls, meetings, and site visits. Coordinate with team members about the project details and work with vendors, clients, and employees to determine and meet project expectations.

 

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Essential Duties & Responsibilities

 

  • Actively promotes and strengthens our core values and culture of Mission First, People Always through everyday actions and decisions.
  • Works closely with Project Managers, client, and supervision on a daily basis to prepare, plan, develop and oversee site projects, establish priorities and assign resources or capital.
  • Performs administrative tasks as required, including preparing estimates and invoices and keeping track of the project’s progress, usually with the help of specific software
  • Supporting team members by researching project information
  • Updating and reporting on the project’s schedule progress, budget, and spending 
  • Responsible for assisting with cost management, including estimating, funding, budgeting, forecasting, controlling and reporting.
  • Uses knowledge of project scheduling, bids, take offs, change orders, and contracts to properly assist in identifying and processing scope changes, address issues, communicate regarding project milestones, etc.
  • Continuously develop relationships to identify and cultivate opportunities.
  • Plans and schedules resources to meet project demands.
  • Helps to devises new approaches to problems, and to prepare or modify drawings, specifications, calculations, charts and graphs and monitor work for compliance to applicable codes and accepted engineering practices.
  • Assists in ensuring all equipment, tools and employees assigned to project operate in accordance with SIC policy, government regulations and customer requirements.
  • Helps monitor the executing of the SIC safety program and the performance of work by internal staff and external vendors and champions our Safety-First mentality.
  • Provides regular updates of project statuses to Project Managers and/or other Upper Management.
  • Travels to jobsites on a regular basis to oversee projects.
  • Other duties and projects assigned.
  • Actively promotes and strengthens our core values and culture of Mission First, People Always through everyday actions and decisions.

Qualifications

  • 3+ years’ experience helping to manage industrial construction projects up to $1M with high complexity.
  • 3+ years of client relationship and business development experience, including leading the preparation and development of bids with a successful record.
  • Demonstrated success in team leadership, process adherence, ownership/commitment, learning agility and risk management capabilities.
  • Strategic thinker who can establish and manage plans while building and fostering relationships.
  • Knowledge of safety and relevant OSHA requirements and regulations.
  • Proficient PC skills; including knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and project management scheduling software.

Work Environment

Working Conditions / Physical Effort:

Conditions include working in office, shop, busy traffic areas, warehouses, and undeveloped properties, with frequent exposure to dirt, dust, grease, oil, vibrations, and adverse weather conditions. Must be able to safely access all areas of property, buildings, structures, wharves, rooftops and other elevated positions, as well as, confined spaces.  Must be able to effectively use all required PPE equipment and lift up to fifty pounds. Strenuous physical demands are required to safely perform the essential functions associated with this position. Must be able to safely operate all involved equipment and tools.  Must be capable of standing for long periods of time, bending consistently, working in confined spaces with limited access, on ladders, in personnel lifts, in workboats, and working in awkward body positions.

 

 

 

Equal Opportunity Employer

As a leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction, facilities services, and energy infrastructure, we offer employees a competitive salary and benefits package and we are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Where is the Assistant Project Manager position at emcorgroup located?
This Assistant Project Manager role at emcorgroup is based in Columbia, SC, US. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
Is the Assistant Project Manager role at emcorgroup full-time or part-time?
This is listed as a FULL TIME position. It is posted as a Assistant Project Manager role in the Operations Management department at emcorgroup.
Which team or department does the Assistant Project Manager at emcorgroup belong to?
This Assistant Project Manager position is part of the Operations Management department at emcorgroup. See the full job description for more information about the team structure and responsibilities.
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When was the Assistant Project Manager job at emcorgroup posted?
This Assistant Project Manager position at emcorgroup was posted on Apr 19, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
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