Senior Project Manager

PHNX Development Partners is a New Jersey–based real estate development firm focused on delivering well-built, efficient housing and community projects. Since 2019, we have grown into a stable, founder-led company with a strong pipeline of municipal, affordable, and community-driven work.

We manage projects from feasibility through completion—coordinating design teams, entitlements, budgets, schedules, and field execution. We incorporate modular construction where it adds value and use modern, AI-enabled internal systems to keep our work organized, documented, and efficient.

We are seeking a high-caliber Senior Project Manager who thrives in a structured, fast-moving environment, takes full ownership, communicates clearly, and leads with confidence from entitlement through occupancy.

This role requires decisiveness, maturity, and a high sense of accountability. If you prefer slow-moving structures, layers of approval, or rigid corporate environments, this is not the role. If you are driven, disciplined, and want to help build something meaningful in New Jersey, you will fit well here.

You will have real support: you will work closely with our Project Manager, our Construction Managers (who run day-to-day field operations), our VP of Construction (technical and constructability guidance), and the founding partners on key decisions.

PHNX has recently closed several larger projects entering pre-construction. The next few months will focus heavily on pre-con activities, with construction activity increasing in Q1 2026. This provides a clear runway to learn our systems, understand the pipeline, and take ownership before projects move into active construction. This is a long-term strategic role; we do not hire or release based on short-term pipeline fluctuations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full project lifecycle from feasibility through CO.
• Oversee entitlements, subdivision, site planning, engineering coordination, and municipal approvals.
• Coordinate design teams and, where applicable, modular manufacturing deliverables, specifications, and plan sets.
• Manage bidding, subcontractor negotiations, and contract execution.
• Drive project budgets, cash flow, cost reporting, and monthly forecasts.
• Develop and maintain project schedules and critical paths.
• Administer RFIs, pay applications, compliance processes, and construction documents.
• Provide clear field–office coordination in partnership with the Construction Manager.
• Collaborate with the VP of Construction on constructability, sequencing, and technical issues.
• Represent PHNX professionally in all external communications with municipalities, partners, and consultants.

Qualifications

• 8 years of ground-up development or construction experience.
• New Jersey project experience strongly preferred.
• Strong financial acumen (budgets, cost control, basic pro forma awareness).
• Demonstrated leadership across internal and external teams.
• Ability to operate independently and make clear decisions without handholding.
• Comfort working within structured, tech- and AI-enabled project management systems.
• Excellent written, verbal, and organizational communication skills.

Who Thrives at PHNX

• Acts with integrity, maturity, and ownership.
• Is decisive, not hesitant or avoidant under pressure.
• Communicates directly, clearly, and professionally.
• Moves with urgency and high follow-through.
• Is organized, detail-oriented, and process-driven.
• Shows curiosity, initiative, and ambition.
• Wants to help build a best-in-class development company in New Jersey.

Compensation and Benefits

• $130,000–$160,000 based on experience.
• Annual performance-based bonus.
• Employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• 20 days PTO plus company holidays.
• Additional paid time off from December 24 through January 1.
• Direct collaboration with a hands-on leadership team and a clear path to grow with the company.