Construction Project Assistant Jobs in Reno, NV (NOW HIRING)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Primary duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Coordinate daily with the Project Superintendent to support field operations and construction sequencing.
• Assist with constructability reviews, logistics planning, and phasing coordination.
• Track field issues, RFIs, and design clarifications to support uninterrupted construction progress.
• Participate in site walks, inspections, and coordination meetings.
• Manage RFIs, submittals, shop drawings, and design coordination logs.
• Review submittals for completeness, conformance, and constructability prior to formal approval routing.
• Maintain accurate project records, including drawings, specifications, and revision logs.
• Support document control processes in Procore or equivalent project management platform.
• Assist the Superintendents with development and maintenance of short-interval schedules and look-ahead plans.
• Track subcontractor progress against schedule milestones.
• Support schedule updates and coordination with field leadership.
• Assist Sr. Project Manager with pricing reviews, change order documentation, and scope clarification.
• Track potential change items and support cost impact evaluations.
• Help maintain cost control logs and backup documentation.
• Support project QA/QC efforts, including inspections, testing coordination, and punch list tracking.
• Verify that work aligns with contract documents, owner standards, and applicable codes and standards.
• Assist with turnover documentation, O&M manuals, and closeout requirements.
• Promote site safety standards and assist with safety documentation and compliance.
• Participate in safety meetings and support enforcement of project safety Policies.
• Meet requirements of regular attendance in order to effectively complete job responsibilities in a timely manner.
• Any other duties as assigned within the scope of this position.
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES
• Cooperate with others in the accomplishment of joint tasks and common objectives.
• Effectively communicate with coworkers, members of the department leadership, and other departments, in both written and verbal communication.
• Strong understanding of construction documents, RFIs, submittals, and field coordination.
• Proficiency with Procore, Bluebeam, MS Project, Excel, and related construction software.
• Ability to work effectively with superintendents, subcontractors, designers, and owner representatives.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced construction environment.
• Ability of complex reading, writing, math, and task completion skills is required.
• Field-first mindset with strong attention to detail.
• Proactive problem-solving and follow-through skills.
• Professional demeanor when interacting with ownership, consultants, and trade partners.
• Must have the following skills: coordination, analyzing, instructing, driving, precision working, following instructions, influencing others, memorization, problem solving, independent judgment, and decision making.
• May require extended hours to support critical construction activities and milestones.
• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field required.
• 2-5 years of experience in commercial construction (arena, hospitality, gaming, or large public venues preferred).
• Experience with large-scale, fast-track or phased construction projects preferred.
• Familiarity with Nevada construction practices, inspections, and permitting processes.
• Previous experience working on gaming, hospitality, or assembly occupancies.
• Or any combination of education, training, or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES
• Must be able to maintain valid driver's license and meet GSR driving requirements.
• OSHA 30.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
• While performing the duties of this job, the team member is constantly sitting, standing, walking, occasionally reaching overhead, bending over, crouching, kneeling, crawling, climbing, and balancing during the duration of their shift.
• Must be able to lift/carry and push/pull up to 50lbs or less occasionally.
• Dependent on the shift the team member will be occasionally driving cars and gold carts.
• The team member will occasionally have repetitive use of both feet, frequently have repetitive use of both hands and require frequent light and firm/strong grasping motions. Finger dexterity of both hands will be constantly required.
• Constant use of vision abilities is required including distance, depth perception, field of vision, and color vision.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
• Work performed indoors and outdoors, alone and frequently with and around others. Team Member will perform work face-to-face including verbal contact with others on extended shifts around computer equipment and construction equipment.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but may be loud or quiet at times.
• Team Member may be exposed to confined areas, extreme heat, extreme cold, wet and/or humid conditions, fumes/odor, dirt/dust, moving objects, high places, uneven surfaces, slippery surfaces, and/or secondhand smoke.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.