Construction Assistant Project Manager
Dalton, GAContract$30–50/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Assistant Project Manager represents ABB at construction sites, coordinates with customers, contractors, and field service representatives, and tracks progress against milestones. The role supports issue resolution, stakeholder updates, and contract and claim management under the PM’s supervision. It is based in Dalton, Georgia, is fully onsite, and requires site attendance up to an estimated 80% of the time.
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Full job description
Description
Core Responsibilities
Assistant Project Manager
Dalton, GA
Attend site daily and represent ABB in coordination meetings
Monitor and track site progress against relevant milestone schedules, identifying roadblocks and driving resolution to issues as they arise
Serves as an escalation point for individual and systemic site issues (manpower, parts availability, documentation, etc) and takes an active role in resolving escalated issues.
Provide timely updates to PM and other internal stakeholders as needed
Act as primary focal for customer and other contractors at site.
Coordinate the on-site team of FSRs ensuring site needs are attended to
Notify the PM team about delays, out of scope activities, or any other opportunities at site
Under supervision of the PM, oversees the proper application of contract and claim management methods in accordance with ABB policies and contractual agreements.
Ensures that ABB policies (i.e., directives, instructions, and guidelines) are followed in all site activities.
Qualifications for the role:
Associates degree in electrical technology or related field preferred. Equivalent work experience will be considered in place of degree.
2+ years of experience working in field service and/or project management.
Ability to attend site up to an estimated 80% of the time
Advanced level of ability to use Microsoft Office products.
Strong understanding of UPS, STS and PDU equipment site commissioning is preferred.
Candidate is expected to reside in one of the listed areas and regularly attend construction sites.
Skills
osha 10, project management, construction, data center construction, PDU expereince, commissioning, mission critical
Top Skills Details
osha 10,project management,construction
Experience Level
Entry Level
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Dalton, GA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $50.00/hr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Dalton, GA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 20, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Dalton,GA.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] for other accommodation options.
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How this job compares
Set against the 970 open Construction Project Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$30–50/hr
- US median$34–41/hr63 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $40/hr, is 7% above the US median midpoint ($37/hr) — in the middle half of Construction Project Management hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 19 open Construction Project Management jobs in Georgia and 970 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Construction Project Management postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (617 postings).
- Education
- 129 of the 970 open Construction Project Management jobs (13%) 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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