Construction Project Manager

Actalent; Saddle Brook (NJ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k) Plan

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Construction Project Leader to oversee the project management team in Saddle Brook, NJ. You will manage multiple PMs, maintain schedules, and ensure on-time delivery across heavy civil and DOT-type projects.

You will lead contract reviews, budgeting, procurement, and closeouts, while coordinating with field operations. This onsite role requires strong leadership and extensive scheduling, budgeting, and documentation skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience as a Project Manager or Senior Project Manager in Heavy Civil/DOT/governmental settings.
• Ability to manage schedules, budgets, look-aheads, and construction paperwork.
• Proficiency with MS Project, Bluebeam, or Procore, RFIs and Change Orders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support project managers, ensuring workload balance.
• Create and update the project schedules and two-week look-ahead plans.
• Review and manage contracts, billing, procurement and documentation.

Skills

PM Experience 6-10y

Heavy Civil / DOT Projects

MS Project / Procore

Tools

MS Project

Bluebeam

Procore

Job description

Job Title: Construction Project LeadershipJob Description

We are seeking a skilled professional to lead our construction project management team. This leadership role involves overseeing project managers, ensuring the effective delegation of workloads, and maintaining a comprehensive project schedule. You will monitor deadlines, contracts, billing, procurement, and documentation, while also managing warranties and project closeouts.

Responsibilities

• Manage, support, and hold project managers accountable.

• Create and update the project schedule.

• Assign and delegate workloads.

• Establish department priorities and monitor deadlines, contracts, billing, procurement, documentation, maintenance, warranties, and closeout.

• Review project performance and address deficiencies.

• Escalate major risks, client issues, financial concerns, and staffing needs.

• Coordinate daily with the field operations regarding field priorities and resource requirements.

• Maintain a current list of all active projects and evaluate each project manager’s workload, experience, and capacity.

• Assign projects based on complexity, value, risk, schedule, location, client, and workload.

• Reassign projects when workloads become unbalanced.

• Identify projects requiring direct involvement or increased oversight.

• Maintain various schedules including seasonal, two-week look-ahead, weekly, and daily coordination.

• Provide monthly management reports addressing project status, schedule performance, billing and requisitions, procurement, budget and cost concerns, and major risks.

• Conduct contract reviews to identify scope of work, exclusions, billing requirements, and any unusual financial, operational, or legal exposure.

• Oversee project managers in performing contract reviews, change orders, client communication, budget management, and project closeout.

Essential Skills

• 6-10 years of experience as a Project Manager or Senior Project Manager, particularly in Heavy Civil, DOT Projects, or governmental agencies.

• Ability to manage schedules, budgets, look-aheads, and construction paperwork.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Bluebeam or Procore, RFI, and Change Order processes.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with DOT governmental agency client work.

• Expertise in landscape construction sitework.

Work Environment

The role requires presence in the office from 8 AM to 5 PM, with 20 percent travel to job sites as needed. Enjoy competitive benefits, opportunities for growth within an established firm, leadership responsibilities, and summer Fridays.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Saddle Brook, NJ.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $62.00 - $67.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Saddle Brook,NJ.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 7, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [e-mail] for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.