Entry-level associate project manager jobs in Illinois: 18 open roles
18 open entry-level associate project manager jobs in Illinois, taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. An associate project manager runs small projects and parts of larger ones: scope, schedule, people and risks, with a senior PM as backup.
Open entry-level associate project manager jobs in Illinois
Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
- Assistant Project Manager - K-12 Construction
GPAC · Lombard, IL
$75k–$95k · Nov 4, 2026
- Project Manager I - Facilities
Granite Construction · Chicago, Illinois
Nov 4, 2026
- Assistant Project Manager - Traveling Role
GPAC · Chicago, IL
Nov 3, 2026
- Assistant Project Manager
Scott Humphrey · Mundelein, IL
Nov 3, 2026
- Construction Assistant Project Manager
Jones & Cleary Roofing & Sheet Metal · Chicago, IL
Nov 3, 2026
- EPC Assistant Project Manager, Utility Scale Solar (Peoria, IL)
SOLV Energy · Pekin, IL
Nov 2, 2026
- Project Manager I - Corporate Real Estate - Planning and Development
United Airlines · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Oct 26, 2026
- Assistant Project Manager Design and Construction (2)
Pace Suburban Bus · Arlington Heights, IL, United States
Oct 19, 2026
- HV Assistant Project Manager, Utility Scale Solar (Illinois)
SOLV Energy · Galesburg, IL; Indianapolis IN; Minneapolis, MN; Chicago, IL
Oct 6, 2026
- Construction Project Manager I or II -High Voltage
Mastec · Rockford, Illinois
Sep 23, 2026
- Assistant Project Manager
Mortenson · IL, United States
Sep 10, 2026
- Assistant Project Manager
Solar Landscape · Chicago, IL
$70k–$90k · Aug 18, 2026
- Associate Project Manager - Michels Underground Cable, Inc
Michels · Bedford Park, IL ; Montgomery, IL ; Otsego, MN
$65k–$85k · Aug 7, 2026
- Project Manager I
Mortenson · Chicago, IL, United States
May 18, 2026
- Assistant Project Manager
Mortenson · Chicago, IL, United States
May 18, 2026
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Search all associate project manager jobs in Illinois · What a associate project manager does and the skills it takes
The associate project manager job in Illinois
The job is the same anywhere; what changes is who is hiring.
A typical day
- 1. Plan scope and schedule
- 2. Assign and follow up on tasks
- 3. Report progress to stakeholders
- 4. Manage risks and changes
- 5. Close and review projects
Skills it uses
- 1. Project planning
- 2. Stakeholder communication
- 3. Risk management
- 4. Project tools
- 5. Budget basics
- 6. Leadership without authority
Employers hiring in Illinois
- Mortenson 3
- GPAC 2
- SOLV Energy 2
- Actalent 1
- Burns & McDonnell 1
- Granite Construction 1
- Jones & Cleary Roofing & Sheet Metal 1
- Mastec 1
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