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QUICK OVERVIEW - TLDR please read this section first
Our client is hiring an Associate Reconstruction Project Manager APM - a high-potential detail-oriented future Project Manager to join a fast-growing restoration and reconstruction business based in New York. This is not a coordinator or admin role. This is a structured hands-on training and development position designed to turn strong builders and operators into full Project Managers running complex residential and commercial reconstruction projects.
You will train directly under a Senior Reconstruction Project Manager based in New York, learn the full reconstruction lifecycle end-to-end, and progressively take ownership of your own projects as you ramp.
THE WHY
This is the part of the construction industry that helps people and businesses put their buildings and lives back together after fires, floods, and major losses. Reconstruction projects are complex, multi-trade, and highly impactful. Youll be doing real building work, managing real stakeholders, and learning how to run jobs like a professional builder - not just pushing paper.
THE WHERE
• Based in New York, NYC, Metro NY area • Occasional support of jobs in New Jersey as needed • This is a field-forward role - job sites walk-throughs and in-person coordination are core to the job
THE WHO
Our client is one of the leading restoration and reconstruction companies in the country, operating in nearly 400 markets. This New York operation is one of the larger and faster-growing markets in the system with strong leadership, real operational scale, and a deep project pipeline.
THE ROLE - WHAT YOULL ACTUALLY DO
As an Associate Reconstruction Project Manager, you will:
• Train directly under a Senior Reconstruction Project Manager • Learn how to scope, estimate, and manage reconstruction projects end-to-end • Help build detailed scopes of work, budgets, and job schedules • Learn sequencing of trades, demo, framing, MEP finishes, etc. • Assist with bid packages, sub-coordination, and scheduling • Learn to manage change orders, supplements, and job budgets • Maintain strong job documentation, photos, notes, daily logs, progress updates • Communicate professionally with homeowners, property managers, and adjusters • Gradually take ownership of smaller reconstruction projects with supervision • Build toward managing a full book of reconstruction work as a Project Manager
This is a builders apprenticeship into project management.
THE CAREER PATH
This role is designed as a launchpad:
• Phase 1: Training, shadowing, and scoped ownership of job components • Phase 2: Running smaller reconstruction jobs with oversight • Phase 3: Promotion to Reconstruction Project Manager based on capability, consistency, and results
High performers will move quickly.
YOUR DNA
• You care about building things correctly, not just quickly • You are organized, methodical, and detail-oriented • You think in sequences, dependencies, and plans • You dont let things fall through the cracks • You communicate clearly and professionally • You like being on job sites and seeing progress happen • You take pride in ownership and accountability • You want to grow into running big, complex jobs
WHO WERE LOOKING FOR
Were looking for someone with:
• Construction, reconstruction, or trades experience strongly preferred • Or strong field coordination, assistant PM, superintendent-type experience • Strong organizational and follow-through skills • Comfort working with subs, inspectors, clients, and internal teams • Willingness to learn estimating, budgeting, and scope management • High standards for quality and professionalism
REQUIRED PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
Required:
• Valid drivers license • Comfort working in the field and on job sites • Strong communication skills • Basic comfort with technology, phones, tablets, computers
Preferred:
• Residential or commercial construction experience • Exposure to Xactimate, Symbility, or construction estimating tools • Experience coordinating trades or managing job schedules • Background in carpentry, GC work, or a construction trade is a big plus
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Expected base salary range: $50,000 - $60,000 commensurate with experience Total expected compensation range: base + performance incentives $60,000 - $90,000 uncapped upside tied to project performance and responsibility
As you progress toward a full PM role, earning potential increases significantly through commissions and production-based incentives.
Benefits include:
• Medical plans available • Paid time off and holidays • Car and phone allowance or equivalent support • 401k with match • Training, mentorship, and structured career development • Company tools, systems, and operational support
THE BIG PICTURE
This is a career-track role in a high-volume, high-complexity reconstruction operation. The people who succeed here dont stay Associates - they become Project Managers running major projects and key client relationships.
NEXT STEPS
If you want to build a serious career in construction and project management, and want to learn inside a fast-growing, high-standard operation, wed love to meet you. Apply here, and lets talk.
Since 1966, Paul Davis has been an industry leader in the areas of property damage mitigation, reconstruction, and remodeling. With more than 370 offices in our franchise network, the company serves residential, institutional, and commercial customers and clients across the United States and Canada.
We have built our heritage one project at a time, establishing a reputation for performance, integrity, and responsibility among customers and carriers alike. Whether property damage is caused by water, fire, smoke, storms, or other disasters, we deliver on our promise to deliver excellence, expertise, and a customer experience that is second to none.
At Paul Davis, our passion for quality drives everything we do.
OUR VISION
To Provide Extraordinary Care While Serving People In Their Time Of Need.
OUR VALUES
• Deliver What You Promise • Respect The Individual • Have Pride In What You Do • Practice Continuous Improvement
OUR MISSION
To provide opportunities for great people to deliver Best in Class results.