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New York University

Project Manager

🇺🇸 Hybrid - New York, NY 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $82K - $102K 💻 Project Management 🗓️ April 2nd, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

New York University is hiring a Project Manager to oversee multiple planning projects aligned with the University's Strategic Planning Initiative for academic, residential, and administrative units. The role involves managing budgets, schedules, quality standards, and coordinating consultants, contractors, and vendors to optimize project outcomes.

Highlights
  • Manage long and short-term planning projects across academic, residential, and administrative units.
  • Ensure projects meet approved budgets, schedules, and quality standards.
  • Coordinate and manage consultants, contractors, and vendors.
  • Require proficiency in NYC building, zoning, and regulatory codes.
  • Must have 5+ years of project management experience including resource and budget management.
  • Bachelor's degree required; Master’s degree or certification in construction management, business, engineering, or architecture preferred.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, problem-solving, and negotiating skills necessary.
  • Preferred qualifications include NYS Registered Architect certification and knowledge of construction and engineering design.
  • Annual salary range: $82,000 to $102,000, base pay only.
  • Position is within Capital Projects and Facilities, Facilities Management - Capital Maintenance department.

Project Manager Full Description

Position Summary: Manage multiple long and short-term planning projects for the University's academic, residential, and administrative units in development of and in accordance with the University's Strategic Planning Initiative and Space Planning and Design and Construction guidelines. Support department to ensure projects are delivered in accordance with approved budgets, schedules and quality standards. Assist with managing consultants, contractors and other vendors to optimize financial results and quality performance.

Qualifications:
Required Education:
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Preferred Education:
Master's Degree or certificate in construction management, business, or other technical field(engineering, architecture).

Required Experience:
5+ years experience in Project Management. Experience with resource and budget/financial management.Experience managing large institutional projects involving multiple clients and consultants.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to plan and manage a variety of long term projects,control costs and meet deadlines. Ability to work effectively utilizing problem solving and negotiating skills with senior management and design team. Ability to multitask in fast-paced environment. Ability to communicate policies and processes to a diverse population is required. Knowledge of NYC building, zoning and other regulatory codes.

Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
NYS Registered Architect. Knowledge of construction and engineering design.
Additional Information: In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $82,000.00 to USD $102,000.00. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items. 

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NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply at all levels.