Salary: $$ 120000 - $$ 160000 per year
Location: NEW YORK, New York
Posted: October 20 2026
Minimum Degree:
Relocation Assistance: Available
JOB SUMMARY
Our client is a leading, vertically integrated private real estate
owner, investor, operator, and developer headquartered in New York City.
Due to continued growth, they are currently looking for a Project
Manager for their construction division. Reporting to the Project
Executive / Senior Project Manager, the PM will be responsible for
overall project planning, scheduling, resource allocation, project
accounting, and control, all while providing technical direction and
ensuring compliance with quality standards.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Project Management:
- Chart out project objectives and plans while setting performance
requirements and selecting project participants.
- Oversee the construction project in every phase from conceptual
design through completion.
- Begin project with the required preconstruction tasks including
reading plans and specs, developing scope sheets, and assisting with
leveling interviews and contractor qualifications.
Project Accounting:
- Assist the project executive in the development of early budgets and
schedules. Manage the project budget, track team expenses, and
minimize exposure and risk in the project.
- Process and manage contracts, change orders, and assist in
negotiating contracts. Deliver project specific financial reporting
at scheduled intervals.
- Process RFIs/Shops/Submittals, and Payment Requisitions, including
demand payments while maintaining strict adherence to the budgetary
guidelines.
Project Compliance:
- Understand all Insurance requirements and assist the project
executive in engaging legal and outside insurance managers to
negotiate and waive insurance terms as requested.
- Prepare site specific Health and Safety Plans. Adhere to all RXR
safety requirements and inspect jobsites for deficiencies, ensuring
their correction and addressing any issues with subcontractors and
labor directly.
- Track permit requirements and coordinate with expeditors to complete
all filings, following up when necessary.
Stakeholder Collaboration:
- Develop effective communication and mechanisms for creating positive
working relationships among all project participants.
- Coordinate the efforts of all external project stakeholders
including architects, consultants, contractors, sub-contractors, and
laborers.
- Liaise with internal stake holders including Property Management,
Leasing Team, Asset Management and Development Services.
Reporting:
- Monitor the progress of the construction activities and hold regular
status meetings with all the sub-contractors. Regularly and
proactively follow up to ensure all requirements and workflows move
rapidly and accurately to advance the project.
- Ensure project documents are complete and accurate
- Act as a key link with the clients and review the prepared
deliverables prior to client presentation.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or
technical training plus 5 to 10 years field experience as a Project
Manager with an established construction firm.
- Solid conceptual estimating experience within the construction
industry in commercial and/or multi-family residential; commercial
to residential conversation.
- Demonstrated ability to read and interpret Plans and Specs; Able to
generate scope requirements from plans and specs, as well as to use
plans and specs to provide detailed review and critique of shop
drawings and submittals.
- Ensure Project Insurance Compliance: Demonstrates mastery of
Insurance requirements. Able to assist the PX with engaging legal
and outside insurance managers to negotiate and waive insurance
terms as requested while following up with subs to ensure timely
procurement of required certifications.
- Construction Drawings and Specifications Execution: Ability to read
and understand drawings and the basis of design as well as
constructability and operational issues while maintaining focus on
business plan requirements. The ability to control and direct the
Design and Engineering Teams to achieve project goals.
- Drives Results: Able to make sound and timely decisions based on
multiple factors and reach solutions to complex problems.
Demonstrates strong analytical skills and the integrity to make the
right call to keep the organization, projects, and/or opportunities
moving forward in a timely, organized fashion.
- Cultivates Innovation: Demonstrates creativity and resourcefulness
by identifying and implementing new opportunities and approaches to
negotiations, project plans, and business procedures. Seeks out
opportunities to identify, analyze, and bring improvement to the
existing business processes from small tweaks to complete
reengineering.
- Overcomes Challenges: Faces and tackles unforeseen challenges.
Comfortable in a fast-paced results-driven environment while
performing under pressure and scrutiny. Manages crisis while
remaining calm and levelheaded.
- Manages Ambiguity: Readily adapts personal, interpersonal, and
leadership behavioral approach and demeanor in real time to match
the shifting demands of different situations.
- Thinks Strategically: Ability to take a broad perspective when
approaching an issue, making decisions, and managing processes.
Understands the impact inside and outside of the organization
regarding resources and financial outcomes and can develop a plan to
execute against goals.
- Builds Relationships: Ability to effectively convey information, in
a timely fashion, with a clear understanding of needs and
communication styles of each stakeholder. Relates comfortably with
people across all levels and functions and works cooperatively to
achieve shared objectives. Builds strong external and internal
networks.
Technology and Overall Knowledge Areas
- Construction Management Software (Procore, Bluebeam) preferred
- Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint required.
- OSHA 30 and NYC 4-hour Scaffold Training
- Full understanding of applicable process for entitlements and zoning
in the relevant jurisdiction.
- Vast knowledge of all trades: scope, time frames/field execution,
typical missed scope/exposures
- Understand MEPS systems and components, and be able to scope and
analyze MEPS bids
Well known, well respected company with solid job security. Ability to move from one project when complete to another without worrying about job cuts. Very busy firm with solid benefits.
Salary Type : Annual Salary
Salary Min : $ 120000
Salary Max : $ 160000
Currency Type : USD