Assistant Project Manager

Assistant Project Manager – Ultra-Luxury Residential Construction

Seiler Consulting is seeking an experienced and highly organized Assistant Project Manager to support the planning and execution of exceptional ultra-luxury residential construction projects in Chicago and Miami.

These are not conventional residential projects. Seiler Consulting represents discerning private owners in the development of architecturally significant residences featuring custom finishes, specialized building systems, premium materials, and an extraordinary level of craftsmanship. Projects vary in overall size and scope, with construction values typically ranging from approximately $2,000 to $4,000 per square foot.

The Assistant Project Manager will work closely with senior project leadership, property owners, architects, interior designers, general contractors, consultants, specialty trades, vendors, and craftspeople. This individual will help protect the owner's interests by supporting project coordination, documentation, financial oversight, schedule management, quality control, and communication throughout the complete project lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will have 2–10 years of experience as an Assistant Project Manager, Project Manager, or Project Engineer working on luxury or ultra-luxury residential construction projects for a general contractor, construction manager, developer, or owner's representative.

This role offers the opportunity to participate in the delivery of some of the most sophisticated private residences in Chicago and Miami. Each assignment requires careful coordination among architects, designers, consultants, contractors, specialty fabricators, and international or custom-product vendors.

As part of the owner's representation team, the Assistant Project Manager will help ensure that project decisions align with the owner's expectations for design, quality, budget, schedule, privacy, and long-term value.

This is an excellent opportunity for a construction professional who wants to advance from a Project Engineer or Assistant Project Manager position into a more comprehensive owner-side project management role.

Owner's Representation and Project Leadership

• Support the Project Manager and senior leadership in representing the owner throughout planning, design, preconstruction, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
• Help ensure that the owner's priorities, design objectives, financial interests, and quality expectations are reflected in project decisions.
• Maintain a clear understanding of project scope, budget, schedule, contractual requirements, design intent, and major project risks.
• Serve as a reliable point of coordination among the owner, design team, consultants, general contractor, subcontractors, vendors, and specialty trades.
• Assist with preparing concise project updates, executive summaries, action lists, and decision documents for the owner and project leadership.
• Handle confidential project, client, property, and financial information with exceptional discretion.

Design and Preconstruction Coordination

• Assist with coordinating architects, interior designers, engineers, landscape architects, lighting designers, technology consultants, security specialists, audiovisual consultants, and other project professionals.
• Review drawings, specifications, finish schedules, consultant documents, and design-development packages for completeness and coordination.
• Track design decisions, outstanding information, owner approvals, and consultant deliverables.
• Participate in constructability reviews, value analysis, budgeting, estimating, and preconstruction planning.
• Help identify conflicts, gaps, long-lead items, scope overlaps, and potential cost or schedule impacts before construction.
• Support contractor and vendor prequalification, bid solicitation, proposal evaluation, leveling, and recommendation processes.
• Assist in confirming that bids accurately reflect the design intent, required quality standards, and complete project scope.

Construction Administration

• Participate in regular owner, architect, contractor, and consultant meetings.
• Prepare meeting agendas, document meeting minutes,…