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Construction Project Manager

Cityscape Recruitment USA, Chicago, IL, United States


My client is one of the largest and most impressive real estate developers in the United States, with offices and teams across the globe. They operate out of 7 high-end offices nationwide and have a strong, long-term pipeline of work.

Their portfolio includes ground-up luxury residential, commercial, data centers, and hospitality, with individual projects exceeding $3B in value. With a portfolio of assets worth over $70B, this is a business that continues to grow and deliver some of the most complex and high-profile developments in North America.

About the Project / Opportunity
This is an opportunity to join at the very start of a major 300-acre development, working as a Project Manager on a highly complex, multi-faceted scheme based in Chicago.

Project Includes

A highly secure data center facility

Major environmental remediation (removal and management of contaminated land)

Substation and utility infrastructure works

Extensive sitework, dewatering, and enabling packages

This is a technically demanding role requiring someone with a strong engineering mindset and cost/accounting capability. You’ll be heavily involved in OAC meetings, cost reporting, and detailed project controls, working closely with senior leadership and reporting into the Project Executive.

They are looking for someone detail-oriented, collaborative, and level-headed.

Benefits & Rewards
This is a brilliant opportunity to work for a developer that self-performs/general contracts its own work, offering a step into the ownership side of construction.

$130,000 – $160,000 base salary + benefits

19+ days PTO

Personalized medical plan

401(k) matching

You’ll be working on some of the most groundbreaking, large-scale, and technically challenging projects in North America, alongside top-tier construction professionals.

Requirements

5–10 years of construction project management experience in North America

Construction-related degree preferred

Experience on ground-up commercial, industrial, mission-critical, healthcare, or manufacturing projects

Strong understanding of cost control, project accounting, and reporting

Experience managing projects with significant sitework or infrastructure scope

Strong technical/engineering mindset with attention to detail

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