Assistant Project Manager

Overview

This role manages end-to-end project commercial and billing functions, including BOQ management, cost control, measurement and valuation, billing cycles, and variation management, aligned with project budgets, contractual obligations, cash flow requirements, and overall financial performance.

What you'll do

• Act as the central coordination point for all billing, cost control, and commercial activities, aligning clients, consultants, contractors, and internal project teams.
• Support development and management of the project cost baseline, including BOQs, rate analysis, billing structures, cash flow forecasts, and budget tracking.
• Coordinate with site, design, and procurement teams to ensure accurate measurement, valuation, and certification of work done in line with contract provisions.
• Lead and manage the billing cycle (RA bills, client invoicing, subcontractor billing), ensuring timely submission, verification, and certification.
• Conduct regular commercial and billing review meetings to track cost performance, variations, claims, and cash flow status.
• Prepare, review, and validate RA bills, final bills, and subcontractor bills, ensuring compliance with contract terms and project milestones.
• Evaluate BOQs, estimates, rate analysis, and cost plans for accuracy, completeness, and commercial viability.
• Monitor project financial progress using cost reports, variance analysis, and MIS dashboards, identifying deviations from the budget and recommending corrective actions.
• Manage and track variation orders, change management, claims, and contractual correspondence to safeguard project commercial interests.
• Coordinate with procurement teams to ensure cost-effective material sourcing, rate finalization, and control over project expenditure.
• Conduct periodic site measurements and verifications to ensure billing accuracy, work progress validation, and reconciliation with executed quantities.
• Prepare and maintain commercial documentation, including BOQs, bill registers, cost reports, cash flow statements, variation logs, and billing trackers.
• Support project management in forecasting, budgeting, and financial planning, aligning project costs with overall business objectives.
• Prepare and maintain planning documentation, including baseline schedules, look-ahead programs, progress reports, S-curves, recovery schedules, and risk registers, to support informed decision-making and project governance.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering.
• 7+ years of experience in project management for large-scale hospitality and commercial projects within a PMC, developer, or consulting environment.
• Strong understanding of project planning, cost control, contract administration, construction methodologies, and regulatory compliance.
• Proficiency in project management software, scheduling tools (MSP/Primavera), and MIS/reporting systems.
• Excellent leadership, communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to drive teams toward timely and quality project delivery.

Nice to have

• Master's degree in construction management.

Details

• Location: Gurgaon, India.