Assistant Project Manager Long Island City

CLT Recruiters; New York (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Life insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Company holidays

Commuter benefit

Annual bonus

Job summary

Our client, a Long Island City-based general contractor, seeks an assistant to a Project Manager for luxury residential renovations in NYC. Based in the LIC office, this role offers easier commute for Queens, Brooklyn, and Long Island residents.

You will support budgets, contracts, invoice approvals and scheduling, coordinate with subcontractors, maintain drawings and logs, chase insurance certificates, and assist with closeouts.

Qualifications

• Two or more years assisting on residential construction projects with a general contractor.
• Exposure to high-end or luxury residential finishes.
• Able to read construction drawings confidently.
• Organized, and persistent about follow-up.
• Degree in construction management or a related field preferred, not required.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Project Manager with budgets, contracts, invoice approvals and schedule updates.
• Coordinate among subcontractors and help resolve issues on site.
• Keep drawings, RFIs and submittal logs current.
• Chase subcontractor contracts and certificates of insurance before trades mobilize.
• Support the closeout process through punch list and owner handover.

Skills

Residential construction

Reading drawings

Organized

Follow-up

Education

Degree in construction management

Job description

Our client is an established Long Island City general contractor serving luxury residential and hospitality clients across New York City. Family-owned for more than thirty years, the firm specializes in superior-quality renovations of apartments, townhouses and single-family homes, with all finished woodwork produced in-house through its own millwork division. Project budgets typically run from $750,000 to $25 million.

The role

You will support a Project Manager across luxury residential renovation projects, based out of the firm's Long Island City office. For anyone living in Queens, Brooklyn or on Long Island, this is a materially easier commute than the equivalent job in Manhattan.

What you will do

• Assist the Project Manager with budgets, contracts, invoice approvals and schedule updates.
• Coordinate among subcontractors and help resolve issues on site.
• Keep drawings, RFIs and submittal logs current.
• Chase subcontractor contracts and certificates of insurance before trades mobilize.
• Support the closeout process through punch list and owner handover.

What we are looking for

• Two or more years assisting on residential construction projects with a general contractor.
• Exposure to high-end or luxury residential finishes.
• Able to read construction drawings confidently.
• Organized, and persistent about follow-up.
• Degree in construction management or a related field preferred, not required.

Compensation and benefits

$95,000 - $105,000, depending on experience.

• Medical coverage through UHC Oxford, EPO or PPO, with the employer paying 50% of the single premium. Eligible after 90 days.
• Company-paid life insurance of $25,000, at no cost to you. Eligible after 90 days.
• 401(k) with the company matching 50% of the first 3% of salary. Eligible after six months, vesting 50% at year one and fully at year two.
• 15 days of paid time off (120 hours). 40 hours are reserved for the Christmas to New Year closure, leaving ten days at your discretion. Usable after day 90.
• Eight paid company holidays.
• Weekly payroll, every Friday, with direct deposit from your first day.
• Pre-tax commuter benefit through TransitChek, up to $255 per month.
• Annual discretionary bonus, based on individual and company performance.

Compensation:
$95,000-$105,000 per year