Assistant Project Manager Electrical New York City

CLT Recruiters; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid holidays

PTO days

TransitChek

401k match

Life insurance

Long-term disability

Job summary

CLT Recruiters is seeking an Assistant Project Manager for a high-end residential electrical contractor in New York, NY. The role supports the Project Manager on active luxury projects and offers a path to independent project leadership, with a balance of office and on-site work.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in PM, project coordination, or project engineering within residential electrical builds, can read blueprints and riser diagrams, and communicates clearly with clients and design teams.

Qualifications

• Three or more years in a project management, project engineering or project coordination role.
• Experience on residential electrical or high-end residential construction projects.
• Ability to read blueprints, riser diagrams, schematics and technical drawings.
• Familiarity with local electrical codes and safety regulations.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail across several active projects at once.
• Clear written and verbal communication with clients, design teams and field personnel.
• Proficiency with project management software and Microsoft Office.
• Interest in growing into a full Project Manager role.

Responsibilities

• Support the Project Manager across active high-end residential electrical projects.
• Prepare and track submittals, RFIs and change orders.
• Maintain project documentation, logs and progress reports.
• Assist in developing project scopes, schedules and budgets.
• Place material and equipment orders and track deliveries against the schedule.
• Attend site visits and report back on progress, manpower and open issues.
• Coordinate with clients, architects, designers and field teams on day to day project questions.
• Help track project costs and support monthly billing.
• Confirm work in place is consistent with approved drawings and specifications.
• Support field supervision on safety and code compliance requirements.

Skills

PM experience

Blueprint reading

Client communication

MS Office

PM software

Scheduling

Budgeting

Job description

Assistant Project Manager - High-End Residential Electrical - New York, NY

A well-established New York City electrical contractor specializing in high-end residential work. The firm works directly with homeowners, architects and designers on luxury residences across the city. This role supports the Project Manager on active projects and is a path to running projects independently, with roughly 60 to 70 percent of the week based in the office and the balance on active job sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Project Manager across active high-end residential electrical projects.
• Prepare and track submittals, RFIs and change orders.
• Maintain project documentation, logs and progress reports.
• Assist in developing project scopes, schedules and budgets.
• Place material and equipment orders and track deliveries against the schedule.
• Attend site visits and report back on progress, manpower and open issues.
• Coordinate with clients, architects, designers and field teams on day to day project questions.
• Help track project costs and support monthly billing.
• Confirm work in place is consistent with approved drawings and specifications.
• Support field supervision on safety and code compliance requirements.

Qualifications

• Three or more years in a project management, project engineering or project coordination role.
• Experience on residential electrical or high-end residential construction projects.
• Ability to read blueprints, riser diagrams, schematics and technical drawings.
• Familiarity with local electrical codes and safety regulations.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail across several active projects at once.
• Clear written and verbal communication with clients, design teams and field personnel.
• Proficiency with project management software and Microsoft Office.
• Interest in growing into a full Project Manager role.

Compensation is competitive, and after three months of full-time employment the benefits package includes medical, dental and vision coverage, ten paid holidays, ten PTO days accrued annually, a pre-tax TransitChek program covering MTA, LIRR, Metro North, NJ Transit and eligible parking, a 401k with a company match of 50% of the first 5% contributed, and company-paid life and long-term disability insurance.