Senior Construction Project Manager

Metric Geo; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Transparent culture

Competitive compensation

Opportunity to lead public-sector cap/

Major NYC projects

Job summary

Metric Geo, in partnership with a leading Construction Management firm, seeks a Senior Construction Project Manager to lead capital programs in NYC. You will oversee multiple projects from start-up through closeout, providing senior-level leadership to project teams, managing client relationships, and ensuring scope, schedule, and budget adherence across the program.

You will mentor project managers, coordinate with scheduling and controls teams, and review major change orders and contract

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or construction management.
• 10+ years of project management experience on capital projects.
• Experience across consultant, owner, contractor, engineer is a plus.
• Life Sciences, Pharma, or Healthcare capital projects experience required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee multiple capital projects, managing PMs and project teams to meet scope, schedule, and budget.
• Serve as senior client contact and key stakeholder liaison.
• Coordinate with scheduling and controls teams to maintain program-level schedules and cost reports.
• Review major change orders, claims, and contract issues before escalation.
• Lead progress meetings and enforce project controls standards across the portfolio.
• Mentor and develop Project Managers and project staff.
• Identify program risks early and drive corrective action to protect schedule and budget.
• Prepare and present senior-level progress reports and recommendations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or construction management

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Office

CMiC

Procore

Oracle Unifier

Job description

Metric Geo has partnered with a leading Construction Management firm; our client is seeking a Senior Construction Project Manager with a strong background in capital projects and program management. The ideal candidate has experience with design-bid-build programs in the public sector, preferably in NYC, along with Life Sciences, Pharma, or Healthcare capital work.

You'll oversee a portfolio of assigned capital projects from start-up through closeout, providing senior-level leadership to project teams, managing client relationships, and ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality are maintained across the program.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee multiple concurrent capital projects, managing Project Managers and project teams to ensure performance against scope, schedule, and budget.
• Serve as the senior point of contact for the client and key stakeholders on assigned projects.
• Direct coordination with the scheduling and project controls teams to maintain program-level schedules, budgets, and cost reports.
• Review and approve major change orders, claims, and contract issues before escalation.
• Lead progress meetings, establishing and enforcing project controls requirements and standards across the portfolio.
• Mentor and develop Project Managers and project engineering staff.
• Identify program-level risks early and drive corrective action to protect schedule, budget, and client relationships.
• Prepare and present senior-level progress reports and recommendations to client leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree; engineering or construction management background a plus.
• 10+ years of project management experience on capital projects, including portfolio or multi-project oversight; experience across multiple sides of the business (consultant, owner, contractor, engineer) a plus.
• Life Sciences, Pharma, or Healthcare project experience required.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6, Microsoft Office, CMiC, Procore, or Oracle Unifier preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills, with sound judgment across varying project situations.

What They Offer

A culture built on transparency and leadership, competitive compensation, and the opportunity to lead major public-sector capital programs.

If you're ready to bring senior project leadership to high-profile capital programs, we'd love to hear from you.