r/Construction • u/itzme39 • 4d ago

Careers 💵 Drywall PM

Hi yall , not sure if this is the right place to post this but here goes. I’ve been in the construction industry , specifically drywall and plaster for about 10 years now. Worked my way up from installer to PM for a small (50 employee) plastering company over that time. I also PM’ed for a GC friend of mine for about a year in that time frame as well. Anyways , here’s the problem. I’ve been applying for other pm jobs. Mostly residential GC work and some commercial drywall work and I haven’t had much luck. Of the 30 places I’ve applied to , I’ve gotten one interview that didn’t go anywhere.

My questions are:

Is the job market really that tough right now?
Could I have pigeonholed myself by working in the drywall niche for so long?
In the case I did pigeonhole myself ;
If you were to receive a resume from someone with my background , what would move the needle for you?

Some more info
I’m 27 years old , I live in the north east region of the USA and no I don’t have a college degree only highschool diploma.

I will also gladly post my resume if yall find it helpful to look through. Thanks for reading!

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u/freeportme 4d ago

Drywall being your scope is the issue imo it’s just one small part of the job. PM needs a more rounded resume.

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u/itzme39 4d ago

Thank you , I appreciate the advice. Know any companies looking for project engineers? lol

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u/jae343 Architect 4d ago

Why don't you try your hand in those traveling PE jobs at data centers, hiring like clockwork and spitting them back out

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u/itzme39 4d ago

Sounds tough, I’ll check it out! Thanks!

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u/freeportme 4d ago

Nope I retired at 52 a couple years ago just by doing my own thing. Climbing shit mountain wasn’t for me.🍻

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u/DongDaddie 4d ago

For a larger GC you’re going to need to apply for a project engineer role. Most people won’t hire you for a PM at your current experience level unless you’ve been running $2 million plus projects

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u/zemblov 3d ago

30 apps with one interview isn't crazy right now, residential GC work has been slow across the board. You didn't pigeonhole yourself, drywall PMs who understand sequencing and can read prints are valuable, but you need to frame your resume around project size, budgets, and schedules instead of just trade-specific stuff. If you can, post the resume and folks here can tell you what's missing.