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title: "What’s the Current Market for Site Development Recruiters and Project Managers in Construction Right Now?"
description: "It's a candidate-short market, and it's staying that way through 2026. U.S. construction employment hit 8.3 million in mid-2026, with job openings at 29…"
url: https://amundsongroup.com/faq/what-s-the-current-market-for-site-development-recruiters-and-project-managers-i/
published: 2026-07-28
modified: 2026-10-25
publisher: Amundson Group
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# What’s the Current Market for Site Development Recruiters and Project Managers in Construction Right Now?

Demand for site development project managers and superintendents is strong and the candidate pool is thin. Construction job openings remain elevated nationally, and firms in heavy civil, site development, data centers, and wastewater are competing hardest for experienced office and field leadership. The shortage is sharpest for project managers, estimators, and superintendents with a track record on complex ground-up work. If you are a candidate, your leverage is real. If you are hiring, slow processes and below-market offers will cost you the search. Pay for these roles moves on project size and complexity, sector, years of experience, relevant licenses, and willingness to travel. For current pay ranges by role, see our Construction Placement Pay Index at [https://amundsongroup.com/construction-pay-index/](https://amundsongroup.com/construction-pay-index/)

More from Amundson Group: [site development recruiting](https://amundsongroup.com/sectors/site-development-construction-recruitment/).

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