
Project Manager Project Management, Construction Management
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The Project Manager leads construction projects across K-12, healthcare, and commercial sectors from preconstruction through closeout. The role manages schedules, budgets, procurement, contractors, safety and regulatory compliance, quality processes, and project risks. It coordinates architects, engineers, consultants, trade partners, and clients, and oversees reporting, warranty processes, final documentation, and owner turnover.
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Project Manager - Construction (K-12, Healthcare, Commercial) Position OverviewExperienced construction Project Manager responsible for leading building projects from preconstruction through closeout across K12, healthcare, and commercial sectors. The role drives schedule and budget performance, ensures regulatory and safety compliance, coordinates architects, engineers, contractors, and subcontractors, and manages procurement, materials and equipment to deliver high-quality, on-time projects that meet client expectations and local/state guidelines. Key Responsibilities * Lead planning, preconstruction and execution phases for K12, healthcare and commercial construction projects, ensuring alignment with scope, budget and schedule. * Develop, maintain and manage detailed construction schedules using industry tools; monitor critical path, identify delays, and implement recovery plans. * Prepare and manage project budgets, perform cost estimating, monitor cost-to-complete, and control project expenses and change orders. * Coordinate and manage contractors and subcontractors: scope clarification, bidding support, contract administration and performance oversight. * Oversee materials management and procurement: vendor selection, purchase orders, delivery coordination, inventory tracking and site storage control. * Manage equipment logistics and utilization to optimize productivity and control rental/purchase costs. * Conduct regular safety inspections and enforce site safety programs to maintain compliance with OSHA and applicable safety codes. * Ensure building code, regulatory and local/state guideline compliance; coordinate permitting and inspections with authorities having jurisdiction. * Serve as primary point of contact with architects, engineers and consultants to resolve design issues, review shop drawings and approve submittals. * Prepare and deliver construction reporting and progress reports to owners, stakeholders and executive leadership; track milestones and key performance indicators. * Administer quality assurance/quality control processes and facilitate punch list and closeout activities. * Identify, assess and mitigate project risks; develop contingency plans and escalate issues appropriately. * Lead project meetings, coordinate site logistics and maintain strong communications among field teams, trade partners and clients. * Manage warranty processes, final documentation, O&M manuals and turnover to owner upon project completion.Qualifications * Bachelors degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architecture or related field, or equivalent experience. * Minimum 58 years progressive project management experience in construction, with direct experience in K12, healthcare and commercial projects (large-project experience preferred). * Proven experience in budget management, cost estimating, construction scheduling and schedule management. * Demonstrated ability coordinating contractors, subcontractors, architects and engineers and managing multiple trade interfaces. * Strong knowledge of materials management, procurement processes, inventory tracking and equipment management. * Experience preparing construction reports, progress reporting and project documentation for owners and stakeholders. * Thorough understanding of building codes, local and state regulations, city guidelines and regulatory compliance processes. * Familiarity with safety code compliance and safety inspection processes; OSHA training (e.g., OSHA 30) preferred. * Proficiency with construction management and scheduling software (e.g., MS Project, Primavera P6, Procore, PlanGrid or similar) and cost estimating tools. * Excellent communication, leadership, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills; ability to lead teams in fast-paced jobsite environments. * Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects concurr
How this job compares
Set against the 1,773 open Construction Project Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- New York median$108–143K/yr76 salary ranges
- US median$48–63/hr97 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 114 open Construction Project Manager jobs in New York and 1,773 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- City of New York12 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Construction Project Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (1,290 postings).
- Education
- 380 of the 1,773 open Construction Project Manager jobs (21%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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