
Project Administrator
NEW YORK, NYJob$50–80K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Thornton Tomasetti is seeking a Project Administrator to support technical teams through project coordination and general office administration. The role helps maintain communication across departments and supports project work, billing coordination, accounts receivable, scheduling, records, and team operations. The position calls for at least two years of administration and/or project management experience; AEC industry and accounting experience or knowledge are pluses.
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Thornton Tomasetti applies engineering and scientific principles to solve the world's challenges. An independent organization of creative thinkers and innovative doers collaborating from offices worldwide, our mission is to bring our clients' ideas to life and, in the process, lay the groundwork for a better, more resilient future. We provide support and opportunities to our employees to achieve their full potential and cultivate a rewarding career. Your Role As a Project Administrator, you will support the technical team with project coordination and general office administration. You will play a key role in ensuring smooth operations, maintaining communication between departments, and supporting the team's project work.This role requires a proactive, detail-oriented individual who enjoys organizing tasks, coordinating teams, and working with team members. What You'll Do Assist Vice President and above with travel arrangements, expenses reports, and light scheduling. Coordinates with Accounting on behalf of the billing executives of projects (i.e. enter opportunities, open projects and project management) in Dynamics. Support Accounts Receivable activities, including coordinating with project teams and Accounting on invoice tracking and collection efforts. Act as the central information source for the project team. Schedules appointments and maintain contact information within internal systems. Arrange meetings and events (i.e. setting up interviews, client meetings, conference calls, etc.) Maintains record keeping and filing (i.e. QAQC Level 2 plan tracking; tracking and renewing license, PDH requirements, etc.) for team members. Coordinate with colleagues to meet deadlines, prioritize work and streamline tasks. Types, edits, and corrects documents and correspondence as needed by the project teams. Keep the team informed and in compliance with internal guidelines and procedures. What You'll Bring 2+ years of experience in administration and/or project management. Demonstrated experience coordinating teams and supporting multiple stakeholders. Proactive mindset with a "can do" attitude. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. Flexibility to manage changing priorities and deadlines. Ability to adjust work schedules as needed to support business priorities and collaboration across offices, including the San Francisco office. Experience or knowledge of the AEC industry is a plus. Accounting experience or knowledge is a plus. Compensation The rate for this position generally is $50,000 - $80,000 annually. This range is a good faith estimate provided pursuant to the New York Pay Transparency Law. It is based on what a successful New York applicant might be paid and assumes that the successful candidate will be in New York or perform the position from New York. Similar positions located outside of New York will not necessarily receive the same compensation. Actual pay rates may vary from the range, as permitted by New York Equal Pay Transparency Law. Compensation offers will be based on various factors, including operational needs, individual education, qualifications and experience, work location and comparison to employee already in the role, as well as other considerations permitted by law. A potential new employee's pay history will not be used in compensation decisions. Benefits Depending on your employment status, benefits may include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Disability and other voluntary benefits Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Childcare Paid Time Off, Family Leave for New Parents, Volunteer Time Tuition Reimbursement Commuter Transit (where available) 401k retirement savings with Company matching on employee contributions and/or qualified student loan repayments Fitness Reimbursement And other various wellness, diversity/inclusion and employee resource programs and initiatives Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with
How this job compares
Set against the 899 open Project Coordination jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$50–80K/yr
- New York median$70–87K/yr40 salary ranges
- US median$70–99K/yr358 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $65K, is 19% below the New York median midpoint ($80K) — in the lowest quarter of Project Coordination salary ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 66 open Project Coordination jobs in New York and 899 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- City of New York5 open
- EFI Global3 open
- University of Rochester3 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Project Coordination postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (566 postings).
- Education
- 124 of the 899 open Project Coordination jobs (14%) 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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