Construction Project Manager
Kay
Durham, NC · $160k a year · Posted November 5, 2026
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Where Durham, NC ranks
Where Durham, NC placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #4Best cities for director and executive jobs in the Southeast27% · of 87
- #10Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Southeast7% · of 77
- #10Best cities for junior jobs in North Carolina25% · of 11
- #12Best cities for clinical jobs76 openings · of 22
- #13Best cities for education jobs155 openings · of 47
- #13Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Southeast10% · of 87
Rankings about operations jobs
- Best cities for operations jobs #1 New York (1,429 openings)
- Best cities for operations pay after cost of living #1 Reston ($177k)
- Most requested AI skills in operations jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (2.5%)
- AI tools named most often in operations jobs #1 Claude (0.28%)
- Employers with the most operations jobs #1 Amazon (1,480 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $160,000 a year. Across 310 open construction project manager listings that state pay, the middle half runs $109,500 to $140,000 and the median is $125,000. That is 28% above the median, above the middle half of those listings.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
Among construction managers, AI is already used for some of the tasks. Measured exposure for construction managers: 12% (some).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
Kay has filed one layoff notice in the last twelve months, covering 51 workers, most recently September 2026. These are public filings with state labor departments, and an open role can sit alongside them. See the filings
About the job
... Project Manager | Commercial General Contractor | Raleigh, NC Up to $160,000 + Bonus + Benefits Kay & Co is partnered with a highly... ...across the East Coast. Projects are in commercial new construction and interior renovation, with a current project value between...