Assistant Project Manager, Real Estate Construction

PMA Consultants LLC; SOUTH PLAINFIELD (NJ); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

PMA Consultants LLC is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to support a portfolio of high‑profile real estate projects. The role involves planning, scheduling, budgeting, stakeholder coordination, contract administration, risk management, and QA/QC to ensure projects meet scope, cost, schedule, and quality objectives.

This full‑time position offers a hybrid work arrangement and reports to the Senior Project Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, accounting, finance or related degree; MBA or Master's in analytics or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive project management experience with some combination of cost control or financial data analysis required.
• Experience in all levels of the project life cycle including procurement, proposal development, cost controls, risk analysis, scheduling, and change orders preferred.
• Ability to perform cost per unit analysis, cost progress reporting, and cost variance reconciliation required.
• Cost accounting experience reviewing and processing invoices, accruals, and compliance required.
• Demonstrated competency managing financial data with MS Excel required.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills required.
• Experience with MS Word and PowerPoint preferred.
• Experience with databases and reporting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct day-to-day construction project planning and execution to meet project design, schedule, and financial objectives.
• Support project manager in developing project scopes, budgets, schedules, and resource allocations.
• Prepare project budgets, provide project cost forecasts and project cashflow, and cost performance.
• Review change orders, contracts, and payment applications.
• Monitor project cost performance by preparing project cost reports and cost variance analysis.
• Monitor project milestones, changes, and technical progress; develop recovery plans as needed.
• Liaise with owners, contractors, consultants, and other stakeholders to resolve conflicts and align project goals.
• Support contract administration and third‑party vendor coordination.
• Lead project meetings and facilitate communication across teams.
• Identify risks, track project performance metrics, and recommend process improvements.
• Assist in preparation and review of submittals, RFIs, and change orders.
• Interface regularly with internal departments and external clients, ensuring high-quality service delivery.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Cost control

Financial analysis

Communication

Scheduling

Budgeting

Risk management

Stakeholder coordination

QA/QC knowledge

Vendor coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/CM/finance

MBA or analytics-related master's (preferred)

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

Databases & reporting

Job description

PMA Consultants LLC is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to support a portfolio of high‑profile real estate projects. The role involves planning, scheduling, budgeting, stakeholder coordination, contract administration, risk management, and QA/QC to ensure projects meet scope, cost, schedule, and quality objectives.

This full‑time position offers a hybrid work arrangement and reports to the Senior Project Manager.