Assistant Project Manager
Asheville, NCFull-timeSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Walsh Group is seeking an Assistant Project Manager for its transportation division in Asheville, North Carolina. The role supports complex projects and involves planning, scheduling, coordination, safety and quality control, budget forecasting, subcontractor management, and leading Project Engineers. The company describes the position as an opportunity for an up-and-coming manager to develop into an impactful leader.
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OVERVIEW
We are currently seeking an Assistant Project Manager for our transportation division in Asheville, NC.
Does the idea of working on interesting and complex projects bring you joy? Are you challenged by making meaningful impact? Do you love solving problems by thinking creatively and trying new things? Are you an up-and-coming manager who always wants to do better? If so, we’ve got what you’re looking for!
Walsh Assistant Project Managers hunt for better ways of doing things. They are great listeners and soak up information in order to make better decisions. When they see potential in others, and they invest in it. They are on a journey to be the next generation of impactful leaders!
As a fourth-generation, family-owned business, Walsh recruits individuals who are seeking a small company feel with a large company backing. Walsh is a successful fast-growing company at the forefront of technology and is committed to being the employer of choice to our employees and the builder of choice to our customers.
Walsh is a company where, when you work hard, you will be recognized. If this sounds like you, please apply!
RESPONSIBILITIES
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Project planning, scheduling and coordination
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Safety and quality control management
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Accurate forecasting and management of budgets
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Change order management
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Managing critical subcontractors
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Manage Project Engineers
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Resolution of problems involving labor disputes, material delivery and contract administration
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Maintain vehicle, equipment, and tools management
QUALIFICATIONS
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4+ years of experience
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Bachelor’s degree preferred
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Previous construction experience preferred
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Ability to establish relationships and lead people
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Specific roles may require relocation
Division: Transportation
Job Category: Project Management
Job Type: Full_time
The Walsh Group, Ltd. Is committed to providing equal opportunity to qualified applicants with disabilities to compete for jobs. To request a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, please contact the Human Resources Department at 312-563-5905 or [email protected].
An Equal Opportunity Employer, Disability/Veteran
How this job compares
Set against the 15,135 open Project Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- North Carolina median$99–163K/yr280 salary ranges
- North Carolina median$35–55/hr23 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 493 open Project Management jobs in North Carolina and 15,135 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Project Management postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (12,265 postings).
- Education
- 5,868 of the 15,135 open Project Management jobs (39%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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