Assistant Project Manager - Commercial

We are seeking a driven Assistant Project Manager (APM) with 2-5 years of experience to support a diverse portfolio of construction projects across the NY/NJ region. This is a hybrid opportunity to grow with a firm known for tackling complex public and private sector work across multiple asset classes.

Client Details

Our client is a well-established general contractor and construction management firm with 30+ years of experience in North Jersey. Their portfolio includes public infrastructure, commercial, multi-family residential, transit, industrial, and historical renovation projects-many of them high-profile and technically challenging. They're known for their stability, collaborative team culture, and consistent pipeline of public-sector work across the NY/NJ metro area.

Description

• Project Management: Supporting day-to-day project coordination across multiple active job sites

• Documentation: Reviewing submittals, RFIs, and maintaining project documentation

• Schedule Management: Managing subcontractor schedules and site logistics

• Cost Management: Assisting with budgeting, procurement, and cost tracking

• Team Leadership: Liaising with public agencies, architects, and owners

• Quality Control: Participating in job site meetings and reporting progress to senior staff

• Safety Compliance: Ensuring safety protocols and compliance with public project standards

Profile

You're a confident and proactive APM or Project Engineer with 2-5 years of construction experience, ideally with exposure to both public sector and commercial/multi-family projects. You're equally comfortable in a trailer as you are in a project meeting and thrive in a fast-paced, multi-project environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with public projects (municipal, transit, government, etc.)

• Strong organizational and communication skills

• Proficiency with construction management software (e.g., Procore, MS Project, Bluebeam)

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field

• Commercial or multi-family housing

• Exposure to historical renovations or restoration work

Job Offer

• Competitive base salary: up to $100K (commensurate with experience)

• Hybrid work structure (office and on-site presence required)

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• 401(k) with company match

• Growth opportunity with a company that values mentorship and internal advancement

• Work on diverse, high-impact projects that build your career in both public and private sectors

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.