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Assistant Project Manager - Program Management (Southeast Region)

Burns & McDonnell

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Location
Atlanta, GA
Schedule
Full-time
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

Burns & McDonnell seeks Assistant Project Managers for its Transmission & Distribution practice across the southeastern United States, with offices in Atlanta, Charlotte, Chattanooga, and Nashville and possible field assignments throughout the U.S. The role supports project managers or manages less complex scopes, coordinating with project teams, clients, contractors, and stakeholders. Work spans utility projects from planning and permitting through construction oversight and closeout.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Written CommunicationVerbal CommunicationAnalytical SkillsProblem SolvingMicrosoft OfficeCollaborationCreativityForesightMature Judgment

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering or Construction Management or Related5 Years Applicable ExperiencePMP or Similar

Full job description

Description

Burns & McDonnell is proud to be the market leader in providing program management services to the utility industry.

Our Transmission & Distribution (T&D) global practice is seeking an Assistant Project Managers (APM) across the southeastern United States. This includes offices in Atlanta, Charlotte, Chattanooga and Nashville. However, field assignments may be throughout the U.S.

Typical project types include:

  • Electric Transmission and Distribution.

  • Gas Transmission and Distribution.

  • Generation / Supply Interconnection.

  • Major customer connection.

  • Communication networks and automation.

The APM will assist project managers with project of varying complexity and/or manage less complex project scopes. They will coordinate with other project team functions, the client, subcontractors, and other stakeholders. The APM will support project & document control to ensure project goals are accomplished.

  • Support Project Management Teams plan, execute and monitor projects through all stages, including siting, permitting, estimating, engineering, right-of-way acquisition, project controls, procurement, construction oversight, and closeout.

  • Manage Contractors' submittals, requests for information, supplemental design instructions, and site drawing logs.

  • Verify Contractor compliance including: quality, safety, environmental, environmental and material management programs.

  • Execute contracts including: change order management/ field change directives, approval of invoices, and management of schedules.

  • Assist with project controls efforts, including project cost reporting, scheduling, project work breakdown structure establishment, project set-up and closeout within the accounting system, and field progress tracking.

  • Assist with the development of internal and external reports including, project budgeting, cost reports, project cash flow forecast, and project status reports to all stakeholders.

  • Close out contract and project documentation.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management or related degree from accredited program and 5 years of applicable experience.

  • PMP or similar is preferred.

  • Excellent written & verbal communication skills.

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

  • Ability to thrive in a fast paced, demanding work environment, ability to work overtime on short notice.

  • High proficiency using Microsoft Office.

  • Ability to work collaboratively with others (Owner's, Contractors, Project Managers, Engineers and Designers) in a multi-discipline project team environment to resolve design or drawing issues as appropriate and to accomplish objectives.

  • Creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in anticipating and solving problems.

  • Candidates should be willing to travel 30% or take project field assignments if necessary.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Job Project Management

Primary Location US-GA-Atlanta

Other Locations US-TN-Chattanooga, US-NC-Charlotte, US-TN-Nashville

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time

Req ID: 264940

Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-JNH #T&D N/A

How this job compares

Set against the 15,222 open Project Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Georgia median$105–174K/yr211 salary ranges
  • US median$27–36/hr781 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 483 open Project Management jobs in Georgia and 15,222 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Georgia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Project Management postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (12,191 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 6,365 of the 15,222 open Project Management jobs (42%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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