Project Manager

Construction Project Manager – Multifamily

Ramani Group | New Jersey | Full-Time, On-Site / Multiple Project Locations

About Ramani Group

Ramani Group is a full-service real estate development, general contracting, and property management company with a growing portfolio of multifamily and hospitality projects throughout New Jersey. With development and construction managed in-house, we take an active role in every stage of a project—from design coordination and budgeting through construction and closeout.

The Role

We are seeking a highly qualified  Construction Project Manager to serve as a key link between our Director of Construction, and the superintendents leading our job sites.

This is a senior, hands-on position with responsibility across multiple projects. You will translate construction leadership’s priorities into clear field execution, resolve issues before they become delays, and hold subcontractors, consultants, and internal teams accountable for commitments.

The ideal candidate brings exceptional technical knowledge, sound commercial judgment, and the confidence to negotiate professionally with subcontractors and design teams. We need someone who can identify a problem, develop a practical solution, and drive it through completion.

Key Responsibilities

Multiple-Project Leadership & Field Coordination

• Oversee multiple active construction projects, maintaining a clear understanding of each project’s schedule, budget, manpower, procurement needs, and outstanding issues.
• Serve as the primary coordination link between the Director of Construction and site superintendents, establishing priorities and ensuring consistent follow-through.
• Conduct regular site visits and lead project coordination meetings with clear action items, responsible parties, and completion dates.
• Review superintendent reports, two-week look-ahead schedules, and subcontractor commitments; identify schedule risks and drive recovery plans.
• Resolve trade coordination issues and escalate critical decisions with clear recommendations.
• Coordinate inspections, testing, punch lists, and project closeout with field teams.

Construction Drawings & Technical Review

• Perform detailed reviews of architectural, structural, civil, and MEP drawings to identify conflicts, omissions, scope gaps, and constructability concerns.
• Compare drawing revisions and determine their impact on scope, cost, procurement, and schedule.
• Manage the RFI process and obtain timely, documented responses from architects and engineers.
• Review shop drawings and submittals for scope completeness, coordination, dimensions, and consistency with contract documents; route required reviews to the appropriate design professionals.
• Maintain submittal and procurement logs, prioritizing long-lead materials and approvals that affect field progress.

Budgeting, AIA Billing & Change Management

• Review subcontractor AIA G702/G703 payment applications, schedules of values, retainage, stored-material requests, and supporting documentation.
• Verify billed progress against field conditions and contract requirements; resolve discrepancies before recommending payment.
• Coordinate project draw submissions and supporting information with accounting, ownership, and lender inspection teams.
• Maintain accurate cost reports, commitment logs, change-order logs, and forecasts of cost to complete.
• Evaluate change orders against contracts, original drawings, revisions, and previously agreed scope to determine entitlement and reasonable pricing.
• Negotiate scope, pricing, credits, and schedule impacts, documenting agreements clearly.

Value Engineering & Negotiation

• Identify practical value-engineering opportunities during design and construction that reduce cost or improve execution while maintaining required performance, quality, and design intent.
• Evaluate alternative materials, systems, construction methods, and sequencing, including their cost, schedule, and maintenance implications.
• Work with architects, engineers, and subcontractors to obtain required approvals and incorporate accepted changes into project documents.
• Lead professional, fact-based negotiations with subcontractors and design teams regarding scope, pricing, deliverables, and coordination responsibilities.
• Prepare clear bid comparisons and scope reviews to support subcontract awards and avoid gaps or overlaps.

Reporting & Accountability

• Provide the Director of Construction and ownership with concise, accurate reporting on project progress, financial exposure, unresolved issues, and decisions needed.
• Maintain organized project records, meeting minutes, correspondence, and documentation supporting changes or disputes.
• Establish consistent project management practices across job sites and ensure commitments are tracked through completion.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive construction experience, including at least 5 years managing multiple projects or complex projects as a Project Manager or Senior Project Manager.
• Significant experience with a general contractor or developer-builder on ground-up multifamily, mixed-use, or hospitality construction.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple superintendents, subcontractors, and consultant teams simultaneously.
• Thorough working knowledge of AIA billing, schedules of values, subcontract administration, change orders, and construction cost controls.
• Strong technical ability to read, interpret, and coordinate complete construction drawing sets across all major disciplines.
• Extensive experience managing shop drawings, submittals, RFIs, procurement, and design coordination.
• Proven success identifying and implementing value-engineering solutions.
• Excellent negotiation skills supported by detailed preparation, technical understanding, and sound judgment.
• Strong knowledge of construction sequencing, scheduling, field operations, and quality control.
• Proficiency with construction management software, Bluebeam, Excel, and scheduling tools such as Microsoft Project or Primavera.
• Strong written communication, organization, leadership, and follow-through.
• Ability to travel regularly between New Jersey project sites.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with New Jersey construction projects and local inspection processes.
• Experience with both wood-frame multifamily construction and concrete or steel buildings.
• Familiarity with hotel renovations, occupied-site logistics, and phased turnover.
• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, civil engineering, architecture, or a related field; equivalent substantial field experience will also be considered.

What We Expect

You should be able to walk a job, study the drawings, challenge an unsupported change order, recognize a coordination problem, and present a workable solution. Success in this role means well-coordinated sites, timely decisions, controlled costs, reliable reporting, and fewer unresolved issues reaching construction leadership.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary range: TBD

Performance incentive: TBD

Benefits: TBD

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• Ramani Group is an equal opportunity employer.