Construction Project Manager

Cobalt Recruitment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Cobalt Recruitment is hiring a Project Manager to own multi-million-dollar commercial boiler, heating, and plumbing installation projects in New York City from estimating through closeout. You’ll manage budgets, schedules, RFIs/submittals, and change orders while closely coordinating with the Superintendent and field team.

Ideal candidates bring subcontractor PM experience for mechanical systems, strong budgeting skills, and proficiency with Procore or MS Project.

Qualifications

• PM experience in heating/plumbing subcontracting or HVAC mechanical subcontractor work.
• Experience owning budgets, schedules, and change orders on multi-million-dollar mechanical installations.
• Proven ability to coordinate with field teams and main clients.

Responsibilities

• Own commercial boiler, heating, and plumbing installation projects from estimating to closeout.
• Build and manage project budgets, schedules, and cost reports.
• Review and process RFIs, submittals, and shop drawings.
• Estimate, negotiate, and document change orders.
• Partner with Superintendent and field team on sequencing and subcontractor scopes.
• Serve as the primary client contact with regular updates on schedule and budget.
• Lead project meetings with clients, engineers, architects, and city agencies.

Skills

Project management

Budgets

RFIs & submittals

Change orders

Client communication

Meetings facilitation

Tools

Procore

MS Project

Job description

Run $2M-$20M mechanical installation projects, coming from the subcontractor side

A licensed Master Plumber, Oil Burner Installer, and General Contractor serving New York City is hiring a Project Manager to own commercial boiler, heating, and plumbing installation projects ranging from $2M to $20M, end to end. You’d run the office side of every project, estimating, budgeting, RFIs and submittals, while partnering closely with the Superintendent who runs the field.

The Opportunity

This role is for someone who already knows mechanical systems inside and out from running them on the sub side, not someone learning it from a GC’s PM desk. You’d own the full project lifecycle on multi-million-dollar mechanical installations and be the main point of contact for the client.

What You’d Be Doing

• Owning commercial boiler, heating, and plumbing installation projects from estimating and bidding through closeout


• Building and managing project budgets, schedules, and cost reports


• Reviewing and processing RFIs, submittals, and shop drawings


• Estimating, negotiating, and documenting change orders


• Partnering with the Superintendent and field team on sequencing, materials, and subcontractor scopes


• Serving as the primary client contact, with regular updates on schedule, budget, and progress


• Leading project meetings with clients, engineers, architects, and city agencies

What You’d Bring

Ideally, you’ve managed projects as a PM for a heating and plumbing subcontractor. If that’s not an exact match, PM experience with a general HVAC mechanical subcontractor is also a strong fit, this isn’t an electrical background. You’re comfortable owning budgets, schedules, and change orders on multi-million-dollar mechanical installations, and you’re proficient with Procore, MS Project, or similar software.

Why People Stay

A 401(k) with company match, full medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, and long-term growth with a company that keeps its PMs close to the trade instead of buried in GC-style overhead.

If you’ve been running mechanical installation projects from the subcontractor side and want to step into full ownership, we’d like to hear from you.