Associate Project Manager

Projects Group: Associate Project Manager 

North Canton, Ohio | Full Time | New and Recent Graduates Encouraged to Apply

United Architectural Metals (UAM) is actively seeking Associate Project Managers to join the company in North Canton, Ohio. The position offers a unique opportunity to work with our team in collaboration with world-famous architects and engineers to design, engineer, and manufacture high-performance building enclosure systems for projects across the United States. Recently completed work includes the Pittsburgh International Airport, Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute, and the University of Maryland Engineering Building.

As an Associate Project Manager, you’ll be a core member of a project team, working alongside Facade Designers, Engineers, Coordinators and a Project Manager throughout all phases of the project. It’s an ideal starting point for graduates in Architecture, Engineering or Construction Management who are looking for responsibility from day one.

Key Roles and Responsibilities: 

• Collaborate with UAM customers, architects, construction managers, and owners throughout the project. Attend in-person and virtual meetings. 

• Review contracts, drawings, specifications and other pertinent proposal documents. 

• Build and manage project schedules. Track, update and report on production and installation activities. 

• Collaborate with a team of facade designers, engineers and coordinators to confirm that all systems meet the performance specifications and customer requirements. 

• Ensure all materials are ordered on time and complete per the project specifications. 

• Collaborate with our manufacturing and quality control teams to ensure finished product meets schedule, quality and performance expectations. 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in a construction-related field such as Architecture, Engineering, or Construction Management is preferred. 

• Internship, Co-op or other experience in construction, architecture, engineering or manufacturing is preferred. 

• Exposure to unitized curtainwall or similar building enclosure systems is a plus. 

• Basic understanding of key design criteria for building enclosure systems such as air and water infiltration and thermal, structural and acoustical performance. 

• Working knowledge of 2D and 3D design and fabrication software. 

• Proficiency in Microsoft applications, scheduling software, and Bluebeam. 

• Ability to read architectural and structural drawings. 

• Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and problem-solving abilities. 

• Strong written, verbal, mathematical, and interpersonal communication skills. 

• Ability to work on a team towards a unified goal. 

• Self-motivated with the ability to complete large, complex projects by identifying and prioritizing tasks in a fast-paced environment.