Assistant Project Manager / Commercial Architectural Woodworking

Job Description

Job Description

Position Overview
The Assistant Project Manager (Project Engineer) is a key support role within the Project Management team. This position is responsible for helping manage custom architectural millwork projects from award to closeout, working closely with senior PMs, estimators, drafters, shop teams, subcontractors, and general contractors. The APM helps to maintain project schedules, document control, coordination of buyouts, and proactive issue resolution. This is a growth-oriented position ideal for individuals with strong organization skills, a sharp eye for detail, and a desire to learn the millwork trade from the inside out. A strong background in production management within an architectural woodworking environment is essential, and experience with INNERGY software is considered a massive plus.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist Project Managers in day-to-day management of active projects
• Support project kickoff and internal handoff processes
• Maintain project trackers, schedules, and action item logs
• Coordinate and track submittals, RFIs, and change orders
• Communicate with clients, vendors, and subcontractors to gather information and maintain project flow
• Help manage and document buyout scope including stone, metal, glass, etc.
• Participate in weekly project meetings and site coordination calls
• Review and coordinate architectural drawings, shop drawings, and markups
• Follow up with drafting and shop teams on status of release packages
• Assist with preparing field installation packets and punch list follow-ups
• Track production and delivery milestones to ensure alignment with GC schedules
• Promote and enforce company quality, safety, and communication standards

Technology & Workflow Expectations
As an Assistant Project Manager at CS Architectural Woodworking, you’ll be working within our Innergy ERP platform, the digital backbone of our operation. You will:

• Start with a required 6-week minimum stint in the shop to become familiarized with our production processes
• Create, update, and manage project-level documentation and milestones in Innergy
• Use Innergy dashboards to track project health, release statuses, production progress, and delivery coordination
• Collaborate with Estimating, Drafting, Shop, and Field teams through shared digital workflows
• Manage and assign buyout tasks in the system and coordinate vendor documentation
• Contribute to continuous process improvement by helping keep project data accurate, organized, and transparent across departments

We hire for attitude and train for skill. if you have the right attitude, we will provide training and mentorship to ensure you’re fully equipped to thrive within this environment, and we welcome tech-forward thinkers who want to streamline how great millwork gets built.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field preferred (or equivalent industry experience)
• 1–3 years of experience in commercial construction or millwork (internships/co-ops count)
• Understanding of construction documents and architectural drawings
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Organized and self-motivated with a proactive mindset
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, Bluebeam, and project management tools (e.g., Procore, Smartsheet, or equivalent)
• Familiarity with AWI standards and millwork industry terminology a plus
• Experience with Innergy is a massive plus — but not required. We’ll train the right person
• Analytical mindset with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving potential issues early in the project lifecycle
• A proactive mindset with a commitment to quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement
• Teachable, team-minded, with aggressive intelligent initiative and a strong bias for action
• Strong negotiation skills
• Deadline and detail-oriented
• Ideal candidate understands and believes in Theory of Constraints (TOC) management and lean manufacturing (read The Goal by Eli Goldblatt)
• Strong believer in continuous personal improvement, reading and studying assigned material or seek resources on their own

Why Join Us?
You’ll be part of a minority- and veteran-owned custom architectural woodworking firm that lives lean principles every day. We value transparency, continuous improvement, and a one-piece-flow mentality—from estimating through delivery. If you’re driven by precision, empowered by The Goal, and ready to elevate our project management function, we’d love to meet you.

• Growth path toward Project Manager or other leadership roles
• Be part of a growing, award-winning company that is at the forefront of custom architectural woodworking
• Work alongside a dedicated team committed to excellence and innovation
• Opportunity to contribute to large-scale projects with some of the most respected names in the construction industry
• A team culture built on excellence, transparency, and accountability; work alongside a dedicated team committed to excellence and innovation
• Full training on Innergy, our cloud-based ERP platform, including Innergy's new PM Certification Program, that supports every step from Estimating to Delivery
• Competitive salary and benefits package, along with opportunities for professional development and career advancement

Mutual Understandings

• Goal work schedule: 0600-1630, M-F (reasonable expectation to both be able to maintain a routine that is advantageous and beneficial to your mental and spiritual health, while understanding that, at times, "needs must when the devil drives" and business demands may push the routine envelope; these situations to be minimized ideally and even eliminated entirely as production, performance, and scheduling improve).
• Schedule to be results-driven; working hours to respect reasonable expectation of life/work balance and family time
• Introduced to the team with a transparent and clear set of expectations for the role
• Computer, screens, other tech for productivity, will be provided

Compensation
$60,000/yr

• 26 pay periods/year, W-2 employee (standard deductions apply)
• Results-driven and profitability potential for significant increase after year 1
• Health Insurance
• Coverage to include MEDICAL and DENTAL, deducted per pay period
• Your total premium per annum would be: $___________ (PPO and HMO plans available)
• 401k/Retirement (after year 1), with 3% company match on minimum 4% paycheck contribution
• 1 weeks paid time off (per calendar year; increase to 2 weeks after year 2, and 3 weeks after year 5)
• 5 personal days (per calendar year)
• Standard reimbursement rate (IRS) for mileage and vehicle usage

Company Description

CS Architectural Woodworking was established in 2013 as a premium manufacturer of custom architectural woodworking for high-end commercial clients. We work with GC's all over the Chicago-land area as providers of casework and millwork for schools, healthcare facilities, public buildings, private offices, and many other types of facilities.

Our Vision
To mix timeless traditions with time-saving technologies to create custom solutions in woodworking that maximize customer satisfaction time after time after time.

Our Mission & Operations Intent
In order to transform our team into an army of excellence, we will dedicate ourselves to...
SIMPLE PLANS, CAREFULLY CONCEIVED, REPEATEDLY REHEARSED,
EXECUTED WITH QUALITY, SPEED, AND PURPOSE

Our Position
WE GET THE JOB DONE.

This company has grown exponentially and in a short amount of time, and there is a lot of potential growth still to come, both for the company, and personally for you, if you're up for the challenge. As such, we hope you get the best out of us and we hope to get the best of you. We'd love to be a better company because of you, and we'd love for you to be a better individual because of us. Welcome to the team!

Company Description

CS Architectural Woodworking was established in 2013 as a premium manufacturer of custom architectural woodworking for high-end commercial clients. We work with GC's all over the Chicago-land area as providers of casework and millwork for schools, healthcare facilities, public buildings, private offices, and many other types of facilities.\r\n\r\nOur Vision\r\nTo mix timeless traditions with time-saving technologies to create custom solutions in woodworking that maximize customer satisfaction time after time after time.\r\n\r\nOur Mission & Operations Intent\r\nIn order to transform our team into an army of excellence, we will dedicate ourselves to...\r\nSIMPLE PLANS, CAREFULLY CONCEIVED, REPEATEDLY REHEARSED,\r\nEXECUTED WITH QUALITY, SPEED, AND PURPOSE\r\n\r\nOur Position\r\nWE GET THE JOB DONE.\r\n\r\nThis company has grown exponentially and in a short amount of time, and there is a lot of potential growth still to come, both for the company, and personally for you, if you're up for the challenge. As such, we hope you get the best out of us and we hope to get the best of you. We'd love to be a better company because of you, and we'd love for you to be a better individual because of us. Welcome to the team!