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Hire Federal Construction Project Managers

Hire Federal Construction Project Managers who deliver for USACE, NAVFAC, and GSA — RMS/QCS documentation, EM 385-1-1 safety programs, Davis-Bacon labor compliance, federal submittal and RFI cadence, and DD Form 1354 turnover. MILCON and design-build history verified by reference.

Sectors
Federal + defense
USACE, NAVFAC, GSA, and VA — MILCON, SRM, and renovation programs
Role scope
Federal project delivery
RMS/QCS, submittals, mods and REAs, closeout to DD Form 1354
Geography
US + OCONUS
CONUS districts plus overseas MILCON programs
Placement warranty
Replacement guarantee
Every model, every placement
How It Works

Hire Federal Construction Project Managers in 3 steps

A structured process for the federal hire — where a thin submittal register surfaces as a cure notice, and a weak closeout surfaces as held retainage and an unhappy contracting officer.

Step 01

Talk to our team

30-minute call. Align on agency and district, contract vehicle — MILCON, MATOC, SATOC, design-build — project phase, and start date.

Step 02

Review talent

Within 2 weeks we introduce 3–5 Federal Construction Project Managers with CPARS-rated projects behind them, not commercial PMs learning the FAR on your job. References from owner representatives and primes included.

Step 03

Hire with confidence

Every placement carries a replacement guarantee. If the hire doesn’t stick, we replace them — that’s true across every engagement model we offer.

Why iRecruit.co

What makes our Federal Construction Project Manager shortlist different

Fluent in the government’s systems

RMS and QCS entries, three-phase inspection support, submittal registers, and the correspondence discipline federal QA expects. We shortlist PMs who have run these systems on awarded contracts — and verify it with the people who reviewed their files.

Agency-matched

A USACE vertical job, a NAVFAC waterfront contract, and a GSA occupied renovation are different deliveries. As part of our military construction recruiting practice, we match candidates to your agency, district, and contract vehicle.

Compliance built in

EM 385-1-1 site safety, Davis-Bacon certified payrolls, Buy American Act provisions, and small-business subcontracting plans — the compliance layer that decides whether a federal job makes money. Our PMs have carried it, not delegated it blindly.

Vetting Criteria

What we verify on every Federal Construction Project Manager

Agency delivery history

Named projects for USACE districts, NAVFAC commands, GSA regions, or VA — with contract values, vehicles, and CPARS outcomes.

RMS/QCS + documentation

Daily reports, submittal and RFI logs, and pay-request workflows run inside the government’s systems, verified by reference.

EM 385-1-1 programs

Accident prevention plans, activity hazard analyses, and SSHO coordination — plus current EM 385-1-1 training where roles require it.

Davis-Bacon + labor compliance

Certified payroll oversight, wage-determination management, and subcontractor flow-downs that survive a Department of Labor look.

Mods, REAs + claims posture

Change management federal-style: modifications priced and negotiated, REAs documented, claims avoided where possible.

Closeout to DD Form 1354

As-builts, O&M data, warranties, and real property transfer — closeout packages that release retainage on schedule.

Federal Delivery Specializations

Match the Project Manager to your contract

Staffing against an award you just won?

NTP clocks start whether or not the PM seat is filled. Tell us the agency and vehicle — we’ll shortlist PMs who have delivered on it.

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FAQ

Hiring a Federal Construction Project Manager

How long does it take to hire a Federal Construction Project Manager?

Time to shortlist is typically 2 weeks. Total time to placement is typically 3–4 weeks. Narrow asks — say, OCONUS MILCON history or VA hospital experience — can add a week of targeted sourcing.

What does it cost?

Direct-hire search is a 20% success fee with no upfront fee on single roles — you pay when the hire starts. For multi-hire programs, embedded recruiting and RPO price as a monthly volume-based fee plus a success fee — typically well below stacked contingency fees at volume. Leadership and executive searches route through executive search.

What does a Federal Construction Project Manager earn in 2026?

Most US markets run $125,000–$165,000 base. PMs running large MILCON or federal design-build programs typically run $160,000–$200,000, with program-level and OCONUS roles above that.

How is this different from a commercial Construction Project Manager?

A Construction Project Manager on commercial work manages an owner relationship. A Federal Construction Project Manager manages a contract: RMS/QCS documentation, three-phase quality control, EM 385-1-1, Davis-Bacon, and a contracting officer whose remedies are written into the FAR. PMs who have not delivered federal work underestimate that difference — and it shows up in CPARS.

Do you offer a placement guarantee?

Yes. Every placement carries a replacement guarantee, regardless of engagement model. If a placement doesn’t work out inside the guarantee window, we rerun the search and replace them at no additional placement fee.

Can you staff the full federal project team?

Yes. PMs plus superintendents, quality control managers, site safety and health officers, and schedulers route through embedded recruiting or RPO — one accountable recruiting team across the task-order portfolio.

Ready to hire

Talk to a federal construction recruiting specialist

30-minute scoping conversation. We’ll map your agency, contract vehicle, project phase, and compliance load — then start sourcing Federal Construction Project Managers with verified history in them.

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