Assistant Project Manager – Industrial Construction – Baltimore, MD Area
We’re looking for an Assistant Project Manager (APM) in the Baltimore, MD area, preferably someone with hands-on trade experience who has worked their way up through the construction ranks.
The ideal candidate understands industrial construction from firsthand experience and has moved into construction planning, project controls, or construction project managementor is ready to take that next step. Backgrounds in mechanical construction, piping, structural steel, or related industrial trades are particularly relevant.
This role is suited to someone who can connect what’s happening in the field with project schedules, budgets, and documentation.
Responsibilities
- Assist with industrial construction project coordination, supporting project managers and field teams.
- Support construction scheduling, progress tracking, and coordination of labor, materials, and project activities.
- Assist with cost tracking, budget updates, and review of change orders.
- Help organize project documentation, submittals, and progress reports.
- Work with field supervisors, trades, subcontractors, and project stakeholders to identify issues and support practical solutions.
- Apply firsthand construction knowledge to help keep project scope, schedule, and budget aligned.
Qualifications
- Hands-on trade experience in industrial construction preferred, particularly in mechanical construction, piping, or structural steel.
- Experience as a foreman, field supervisor, construction planner, project coordinator, or project controls professional is valuable.
- Prior transition from field work into construction project management, or demonstrated readiness to make that transition.
- Practical understanding of construction methods, sequencing, jobsite operations, and field coordination.
- Experience supporting construction scheduling, cost tracking, project documentation, or change orders preferred.
- Strong organization, communication, and practical problem-solving skills.
- Familiarity with Procore, Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, or Excel is a plus.
Assistant Project Manager (APM), Baltimore, MD area, hands-on trade experience, industrial construction, construction planning, project controls, construction project management, industrial construction project coordination, construction scheduling, cost tracking, change orders, submittals, mechanical construction, piping, structural steel, foreman, Procore, Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, Excel
