Assistant Construction Manager
hace 1 día
Putnam County
Assistant Project Manager — Construction (Athletic Courts & Site Work) \n \n This is a construction project management role, not an IT, software, or technology project management position. This is not a remote position — this role is onsite at our client's office in the Lower Hudson Valley, NY, with regular site visits across NY, NJ, and CT. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position \n \n Location: Lower Hudson Valley, NY (Putnam County, near the NY/CT border) — onsite, office-based with regular site visits across NY, NJ, and CT. Local candidates strongly preferred; easily commutable from Danbury, Brookfield, New Fairfield, Carmel, Mahopac, Patterson, Somers, and Northern Westchester. \n \n Pay Rate: $45/hour, plus paid overtime (roughly 20 hours/week in season) and a year-end bonus \n Overview \n \n For decades, this specialty construction contractor has built and restored tennis, pickleball, basketball, and multi-sport courts for private homeowners, clubs, schools, and property managers across the Tri-State area, along with the site work, drainage, fencing, retaining walls, and lighting that go with them. Long-tenured crews, repeat clients, and a reputation for craftsmanship keep the schedule full. \n \n The Assistant Project Manager will step into a hands-on, high-visibility seat alongside senior project managers and ownership, coordinating field crews, running proposals, and keeping multiple jobs moving at once. This is a construction role through and through: plans, foundations, crews, materials, and job sites. It is also a genuine succession seat, built for someone who wants to grow into a Senior Project Manager role as senior leadership moves toward retirement. \n This is not an IT, software, or technology project management position. \n \n What the Assistant Project Manager will own: \n\n • Reviewing the daily schedule each morning and making sure crews, trucks, and materials are ready to roll\n, • Coordinating up to 12 field crews, including construction crews and dump trucks, across multiple active jobs\n, • Managing 2–3 projects at a time at different stages, from small reconditioning jobs to full new-court builds (typical projects run $25K to $220K, with larger builds reaching $1M)\n, • Reviewing plans, assessing foundations and site conditions, and communicating with engineers\n, • Conducting site visits to assess courts and meet with homeowners, property managers, club professionals, and facility owners\n, • Building project proposals and pricing from site visits, using existing contract and pricing templates\n, • Obtaining vendor quotes, ordering materials, and following up so proposals reach clients on time\n, • Handling schedule changes, resolving field issues, and communicating change orders to clients\n, • Closing out completed jobs with final site visits and photo documentation\n, • Supporting crews in the field as projects get underway, while managing operations from the office\n\n \n Software: Procore, Microsoft Office, and Excel \n \n Compensation & Perks \n\n • $45/hour, with overtime paid at time-and-a-half; plan on roughly 20 hours of overtime per week during the busy season\n, • Year-end bonus based on hours worked, with internal and merit components\n, • Schedule: Monday–Friday starting at 6:30 AM, typically 55–60 hours/week in season, plus 1–2 Saturdays a month as weather and workload require\n, • Roughly 70% office / 30% field, with site visits within about a 30-mile radius (some full days on the road)\n, • Seasonal rhythm: spring and early summer are the peak build season; winter is noticeably slower\n, • Company vehicle available when needed, including a van for materials and crew transport\n, • Monthly health insurance stipend, with coverage available through the company's insurance broker\n, • Retirement plan: the company contributes $0.50 for every $1 the employee contributes to a traditional or Roth IRA, eligible after 6 months\n, • PTO: 1 week to start (accrual basis), increasing to 2 weeks after 6 months\n, • 4 paid holidays: Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day\n, • A clear path from Assistant Project Manager to Senior Project Manager\n, • A close-knit, hardworking, old-school team that takes real pride in a job done right\n\n \n Requirements \n\n • 3+ years of construction Assistant Project Manager, Project Engineer, or field coordination experience (4+ years with a general contractor is ideal)\n, • Construction industry experience is required: general contractor, site work, paving, hardscape, concrete, landscape construction, sports surfaces, or a related trade\n, • Hands-on experience coordinating and directing field crews\n, • Experience managing multiple concurrent projects and conducting site visits\n, • Comfortable reading plans and assessing site and foundation conditions\n, • Experience building proposals, gathering vendor pricing, and handling change orders\n, • Highly organized and detail-oriented, able to hit the ground running with minimal ramp-up\n, • Thrives at a fast pace with a lot of moving parts, and stays steady under pressure\n, • Earns respect from experienced field crews and works comfortably alongside them\n, • Able to work early starts, extended in-season hours, and occasional Saturdays\n, • Valid driver's license\n, • Must live within commuting distance of the Lower Hudson Valley / NY-CT border area\n\n IT, software, telecom, and technology project management backgrounds are not a fit for this role. \n Titles that translate: Assistant Project Manager, Project Engineer, Construction Project Coordinator, Field Coordinator, Assistant Superintendent, Site Supervisor, Project Manager/Estimator. \n \n Nice to have: \n\n • Tennis court, sports surface, turf, paving, asphalt, or hardscape experience\n, • Spanish bilingual skills (many field crew members prefer Spanish)\n, • Associate's or bachelor's degree in Construction Management or a related field\n, • Estimating or takeoff experience\n\n \n Background check and drug screening required. \n \n . Our client is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.