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Construction Operations Associate, Project Delivery

Kelly Services

  • Syracuse, NY
  • Today
  • $50,000–$90,000 Per Year

Highlights

As a Construction Operations Associate focused on project delivery, you’ll be the connective tissue across schedules, costs, contracts, and communication—helping transform plans into finished buildings while growing into a project management leader. Partner with the Project Manager on subcontracts and change orders; maintain accurate cost and approval logs.
Kelly Services

Numbers & Facts

LocationSyracuse, NY
IndustryStaffing/Employment Agencies
Salary$50,000–$90,000 Per Year
Company Size10,000 employees or more
Year Founded1946
Websitehttps://www.mykelly.com/

Description

Build What’s Next

Our mission is simple: deliver exceptional commercial spaces through disciplined execution and great teamwork. As a Construction Operations Associate focused on project delivery, you’ll be the connective tissue across schedules, costs, contracts, and communication—helping transform plans into finished buildings while growing into a project management leader.

Offer Details

  • Compensation: $50,000–$90,000 per year
  • Direct Hire
  • 1st Shift

Perks & Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and 401(k)
  • 10 days of PTO after your first year, plus 6 major holidays
  • Vehicle or vehicle expense coverage
  • Structured, supportive culture with mentorship
  • Join a respected industry leader in commercial construction

Your Impact (First 90 Days)

  1. Master our communication protocols and schedule tools; begin coordinating task sequences.
  2. Own procurement trackers—quotes, POs, delivery confirmations—and help distribute scopes to subs and vendors.
  3. Partner with the Project Manager on subcontracts and change orders; maintain accurate cost and approval logs.
  4. Contribute to field quality checks and attend site and coordination meetings.
  5. Organize closeout documentation and submittal records to set projects up for a clean finish.

Core Responsibilities

  • Develop trusted relationships with clients, consultants, subcontractors, and suppliers
  • Support procurement of materials and services across multiple projects
  • Help create and distribute detailed scopes of work
  • Assist with subcontract issuance and the change order lifecycle
  • Support project accounting and contract change order tracking
  • Coordinate vendor/supplier contracts and documentation flow
  • Administer and track project costs, approvals, and accounting updates
  • Drive schedule coordination and keep communications aligned
  • Participate in field quality control and key job meetings
  • Execute project closeout tasks: submittals, records, and final requirements
  • Travel to project sites 2–3 days per week

What You Need to Succeed

  • 2‑ or 4‑year degree in Engineering, Architecture, or Building Construction (required)
  • 2+ years in a similar commercial building construction role (preferred)
  • Clear, professional communication—written and verbal
  • Organized, detail‑oriented, and comfortable managing competing priorities
  • Leadership mindset with strong planning, analytical, and critical‑thinking ability
  • Proficiency with computers and standard office equipment
  • Reliable, consistent work history and professional references
  • Willingness and ability to travel to jobsites as needed

Picture this: your coordination keeps materials flowing, your logs keep budgets precise, and your communication keeps stakeholders aligned. That’s how projects finish strong—and how your career advances.

About Company

Finding great work for top talent. 

Kelly helps companies recruit and manage skilled workers and helps job seekers find great work in industries such as accounting and finance, education, engineering, government, manufacturing and production, technology, and more.

Since inventing the staffing industry in 1946, we’ve become experts in the many specialties and local and global markets we serve. With a network of suppliers and partners around the world, we connect 450,000+ people with work every year. We ensure companies have the people they need, when and where they’re needed most.

 

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