Assistant Project Manager - New York City

About the firm

We are recruiting on behalf of established New York general contractors specializing in high-end residential construction - renovations and gut projects on apartments, townhouses and single-family homes across the city and the surrounding metro area. These are long-standing firms with reputations built on craftsmanship, repeat clients and well-run job sites rather than volume.

The role

You will support a Project Manager across a portfolio of high-end residential projects, learning the job from the inside while carrying real responsibility from day one. This is an office-based role reporting to the New York office, with regular site presence.

What you will do

• Assist the Project Manager in managing project budgets, writing contracts, approving invoices and updating project schedules.
• Coordinate among subcontractors and help resolve issues as they arise on site.
• Maintain drawings, RFIs and submittal logs, and chase approvals before materials are ordered.
• Collect and track subcontractor contracts and certificates of insurance.
• Take and circulate minutes from project meetings.
• Support closeout - punch list, warranties and owner manuals.

What we are looking for

• Two or more years in an assistant project management, project coordination or project engineering role with a general contractor or construction management firm.
• Exposure to high-end residential work, or a clear reason you want to move into it.
• Comfortable reading and working from construction drawings.
• Organized under pressure, and able to chase people politely until you get an answer.
• Degree in construction management, engineering, architecture or a related field is preferred, not required.

Compensation and benefits

$85,000 - $115,000, depending on experience.

Benefits vary by employer and are covered in full when we discuss the specific opportunity with you. Every firm we represent for this role offers medical coverage, a 401(k) with an employer match, paid time off and paid company holidays.