Assistant Project Manager New York City

CLT Recruiters; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Paid company holidays

Job summary

CLT Recruiters is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to support a Project Manager on a portfolio of high-end residential projects in New York City. The role is office-based with regular site presence, reporting to the New York office.

You will learn the job from the inside while carrying real responsibility from day one, coordinating with subcontractors and maintaining schedules, drawings, and logs across multiple projects.

Qualifications

• Two+ 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 interest to move into it.
• Comfortable reading and working from construction drawings.
• Organized under pressure and able to chase people politely until you get answers.
• Degree in construction management, engineering, architecture or related field preferred, not required.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Assistant PM

Project coordination

Project engineering

Construction drawings

Education

Construction management degree

Engineering degree

Job description

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.

Compensation: $85,000-$115,000 per year