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How a Construction Firm Hired a Remote Project Manager for $1,300/ month

Learn how our clients utilize Somewhere to hire top overseas talent.
In this post, we’ll address common recruitment challenges and explain how remote hiring can solve them.
Success Stories is a regular series all about the talent our clients hire via Somewhere and how much they cost. New here? Somewhere is a remote staffing agency that helps small businesses hire top overseas talent for 80% less than US equivalents.

Editor’s note: Some customers prefer not to be named, so we’ve purposefully removed their company name in this article. We’re their secret weapon. :-)

What does this client’s business do? 

Owned and managed by generations of construction managers, our client has been building families’ dream homes for decades. Their services include in-house designs, project management, and ready-to-move solutions. 

Who was hired and what was their role?

The client needed a reliable candidate to manage construction projects from start to finish—handling budgets, schedules, and overall project completion. Somewhere helped them hire from the Philippines, selecting Elizabeth for the role.

As the new Project Manager, Elizabeth takes on the following responsibilities:

  • Overseeing and processing all items and tasks on schedule
  • Communicating with key stakeholders, including a superintendent, general contractor, and bookkeeper
  • Answering customer queries
  • Purchasing necessary items for the project

What is the salary of the individual they hired?

Elizabeth now works full-time in the client time zone for $1,300 per month.

What was the candidate’s background before being hired?

Elizabeth has been a Project Manager in construction and engineering for eleven years, responsible for end-to-end overseeing of projects from design, bidding, budgets, procurement, construction, and turnover. She is also proactive in continuously honing her skills, having enrolled herself in courses for Primavera and Maximo.  

Need to hire someone like this too?

If you’re looking to hire from Latin America, South Africa or the Philippines, we can help. Whether you need to hire Filipino VAs, hire Filipino EAs, or hire Latin American remote workers, Somewhere specializes in finding top-tier overseas talent at 80% less than U.S. equivalents.

We also help businesses hire South African remote employees and hire Latin American remote contractors for roles in project management, customer support, virtual assistance, operations, creatives, development, accounting, and more.

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