Assistant Project Manager – Construction Group

HELIX Environmental Planning – San Diego, CA

Ready to launch your career as an environmental Project Manager while helping restore California’s wildlands?

At HELIX Environmental Planning, you’ll join an employee-owned team where people, purpose, and passion for the environment drive everything we do. If you’re energized by hands-on habitat restoration, teamwork, and meaningful fieldwork, this role is your pathway to growth.

Why HELIX Stands Out

HELIX is a thriving, employee-owned environmental consulting firm known for its collaborative culture, career development focus, and commitment to doing work that matters. We work across California’s coast, foothills, mountains, and desert ecosystems—restoring habitats, supporting clients, and supporting each other.
Benefits and culture highlights include: flexible hybrid schedules, robust health coverage, bonuses, paid time off, ESOP participation, 401(k) contributions, and national recognition as a top environmental firm. 

A Day in the Life

As an Assistant Project Manager in our Construction Group, your day blends fieldwork, project coordination, and client-facing teamwork. You might start your morning in the field installing native seed or inspecting stormwater BMPs, then transition to the office to update project tracking tools or contribute to proposals. You’ll support Project Managers, help supervise habitat restoration crews, and play a key role in keeping restoration projects on track.

Every day brings new challenges, new learning experiences, and the satisfaction of seeing your restoration work thrive in the real world. 

What You’ll Do

• Support      Project Managers in planning and coordinating habitat restoration      projects
• Participate      in fieldwork: irrigation installation, plant removal, seeding, grading,      erosion control, BMP installation
• Use      tools such as FieldMaps, Field Suite Services (FSS), Survey123 for project      tracking
• Assist      with proposals, cost estimating, pre/post-bid walks, schedules, and      documentation
• Supervise      crews and maintain field logs and reporting
• Cultivate      positive client interactions and help identify business opportunities 

Schedule & Flexibility

• Primarily San Diego–based (La      Mesa)
• Hybrid      schedule available depending on project needs
• Outdoor      fieldwork required year-round in varying terrain and weather

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s in Natural Resources, Environmental Science, Construction Management, or      related field
• Knowledge of habitat restoration or construction fields—through internship, volunteer work, or professional experience
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Ability to work outdoors safely and effectively
• Valid CA driver’s license with clean record
  
   
• Bonus skills: native plant knowledge, restoration/construction professional experience, advanced fieldwork experience 

Pay Structure

$25–$29 per hour, depending on experience, plus bonuses and full benefits

Ready to Build Your Career?

If you’re excited to grow as a Project Manager and make a real impact in habitat restoration, we’d love to meet you. Apply now—fast, simple, and straightforward

 

HELIX is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and an inclusive work environment. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply regardless of gender, race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, disability, age, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service or veteran status. These protections extend to all management practices and decisions, including recruitment and hiring, appraisal systems, promotions, training, and career development programs.