Assistant Construction Project Manager

Job Posting Title

Assistant Construction Project Manager

Agency

090 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND ENTERPRISE SERV

Supervisory Organization

CAM

Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)

July 09, 2025

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

Salary is up to $75,000.00 based on education and experience.

Job Description

As an Assistant Construction Project Manager with OMES you will enjoy:

• Generous leave including 15 days of vacation, 15 days of sick leave and 11 paid holidays annually.
• A comprehensive Benefit Package with a generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents.

Join a mission-driven agency that supports the people who serve Oklahomans. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) is seeking a detail-oriented, collaborative, and resourceful professional to fill the position of Assistant Construction Project Manager (APM) within the Capital Assets Management (CAM) department. This critical role helps manage more than 100 public-sector construction projects annually, ensuring excellence, transparency, and efficiency in state building programs.

Job Details

• Full-time 40-hour work weeks.
• Support the Capital Assets Management Department.
• Salary is up to $75,000.00 based on education and experience.
• This is an on-site position located in Oklahoma City, OK.

Position Summary

As an Assistant Construction Project Manager, you'll support OMES project managers, agency clients, and consultants in coordinating construction activities from bid to build. You'll be a key resource on systems like Unifier and PeopleSoft, contribute to project documentation, and help ensure that solicitations, contracts, and pay applications meet compliance and regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing project documents: solicitations, bid tabs, specifications, drawings, and contracts.
• Enter and update data in Unifier: contracts, change orders, pay apps, timelines, and communication logs.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to streamline communications and monitor project progress.
• Process change orders, renewals, and payment applications in compliance with agency and state procedures.
• Collaborate on bid openings and purchasing workflows via PeopleSoft.
• Support solicitations for architectural, engineering, and design services.
• Train and assist staff in document routing, recordkeeping, and compliance tracking.
• Prepare reports, track invoices, and assist in resolving outstanding payment issues.
• Provide general administrative and operational support, including handling incoming calls and open records requests.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

This position works in a comfortable office environment for a large percentage of the workday with about 30% spent outdoors. The noise level in the work environment is usually mild in the office. However, ear protection may be required when on a job site. This position requires standing, bending, crouching, pushing, pulling, lifting, moving, carrying up to 25 lbs., and climbing ladders/stairs. Occasional travel within the state of Oklahoma may be required.

Minimum Qualifications

Requirements include a high school diploma or equivalent AND at least 1 year of technical administrative experience or related construction experience.

Preference will be given to candidates who possess

• Strong communication and organization skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Degree in Construction Management or 4 years in the construction industry
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft is a plus.

About OMES

The Office of Management and Enterprise Services provides excellent service, expert guidance and continuous improvement in support of our partners’ goals. We are a highly qualified workforce committed to serve those who serve Oklahomans and make government run in the most efficient, innovative manner possible.

OMES is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities may be provided upon request.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.