Assistant Project Manager, Retail, Restaurant & Commercial Buildouts

Location: Garden City, NY (HQ), with travel to active job sites across the NYC tri-state area

Job Type: Full-time, in-person

Industry: Commercial General Contracting, Retail & Restaurant Construction

Pay: $100,000 - $115,000 base salary, commensurate with experience

A national commercial GC on Long Island, specializing in retail, restaurant, and commercial buildouts, is hiring an Assistant Project Manager to support fast-paced, quick-turn tenant improvement projects. Office-based, client-facing role: scheduling, budgeting, estimating, and documentation, working closely with an experienced PM and the company's in-house superintendents. Come from a commercial GC, retail, or restaurant construction background, no residential, with solid takeoff, estimating, and change order experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with estimating, project takeoffs, and the bidding process for retail, restaurant, and commercial buildout projects
• Help build, understand, and maintain project budgets
• Support the RFI and submittal processes
• Apply working knowledge of construction contracts and change orders
• Support preparing and maintaining tight, brand-rollout project schedules, and schedule and attend project meetings
• Read and interpret project drawings and specifications
• Track subcontractor scopes, schedules, and documentation across multiple active buildout sites
• Support the punch list, change order, and project close-out processes
• Support the billing process, including pay applications and lien waivers
• Coordinate inspections and approvals with landlords, architects, and local building departments
• Help update clients on schedule, budget, and project status
• Support quality control/quality assurance across active projects

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of commercial construction experience with a general contractor, or a retail/restaurant construction subcontractor (no single-family residential)
• Working knowledge of estimating, project takeoffs, and the change order process
• Comfortable managing multiple fast-moving, schedule-driven projects at once
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications
• Proficiency with Procore, MS Project, and MS Office
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel between job sites as needed

Preferred

• Prior experience on multi-site retail or restaurant rollout programs for national brands
• Experience with occupied-space remodels or phased/night-shift construction
• Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field

Compensation and Benefits

• $100,000 - $115,000 base salary, commensurate with experience
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Long-term career growth with a stable, high-volume national GC

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