Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager Job Description
Lead commercial interior projects from preconstruction through final closeout. Develop and maintain project schedules while coordinating closely with the Superintendent and field team. Serve as a primary liaison between the client, architect, engineering team, and subcontractors. Oversee project financial performance, including budgets, commitments, and change management.
Responsibilities
- Review drawings, specifications, and construction documents in detail to identify potential issues before they impact the project.
- Coordinate subcontractors and ensure construction progresses according to the project plan.
- Monitor project milestones and proactively address issues that could affect schedule or successful delivery.
- Provide clients and architects with ongoing project updates and lead regular project-status discussions.
- Review change orders and project costs to maintain strong cost controls.
- Partner with Superintendents to maintain standards for job-site execution and quality.
- Manage punch-list completion, closeout documentation, as-built information, required approvals/certifications, and final project financial reconciliation.
- Maintain strong, transparent relationships with clients and project partners with an emphasis on repeat business.
Essential Skills
- 4+ years of construction project management experience, preferably with a NYC general contractor or construction manager.
- Strong background in commercial interiors, corporate interiors, tenant improvements, and/or high-end interior build-outs.
- Strong knowledge of NYC construction practices and occupied/high-rise building environments.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders including owners, architects, engineers, subcontractors, and field teams.
- Strong understanding of construction documents, contracts, schedules, budgets, and change orders.
- Comfortable overseeing subcontractor buyout, procurement, RFIs, submittals, and project completion.
- Strong client-facing communication and relationship-management skills.
- Organized, detail-oriented, and financially conscious.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field preferred.
Work Environment
This is an on-site role in New York City. The work environment involves navigating Manhattan high-rise construction and occupied building environments. The firm has specific expertise in commercial interiors for a diverse client base, including financial services, retail, insurance, real estate, law, nonprofit, education, and other corporate environments.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of New York, NY.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $100000.00 - $150000.00/yr. 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. -Health/insurance benefits: Glassdoor has a benefits page for John Gallin & Son and describes benefits categories including insurance, retirement and vacation, but it currently says there are no benefit reviews/details available. It does not identify the medical carrier, employee contribution, deductible, dental, vision, or family coverage.
-401(k) / Profit Sharing: A 2023 Form 5500 record identifies a John Gallin & Son, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan classified as a 401(k) defined-contribution plan. The filing cited 50 plan participants for that plan year.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of New York, NY.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 30, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in New York,NY. About Actalent

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