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# Construction Project Manager at Fortell

- **Company:** Fortell
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-03-25
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/fortell/69aba86c-8b44-4d6d-a190-8a9a257de13e

## Job description

Fortell is building breakthrough AI-powered hearing technology that redefines how people experience sound and connect with the world. Powered by custom silicon and advances in hearing science, our hearing aids help people hear, and live, with greater clarity and confidence.

We move fast, build with intention, and never lose sight of the people we’re building for. We’re bringing together exceptional minds in technology, science, design, and care–and we’re just getting started. If you want to help shape a new era of hearing technology, we’d love to meet you.

Fortell’s brick and mortar locations are at the heart of our care delivery model. We are seeking a Construction Project Manager to own the end-to-end execution of clinic development — from site evaluation through grand opening — ensuring every location opens on time, on budget, and aligned with Fortell’s brand and clinical requirements. This role requires deep experience in high-end commercial construction, multi-unit rollouts, cross-functional coordination, and aggressive timeline management.

## Key Responsibilities

- Site Due Diligence & Feasibility: Lead technical and construction diligence for prospective clinic sites nationwide. Assess zoning, permitting pathways, ADA and code compliance, structural and MEP feasibility, landlord work letters, and timeline risk. Partner cross-functionally to develop preliminary budgets and identify constraints before lease execution.
- Design & Program Management: Oversee architects, engineers, and consultants to ensure plans align with Fortell’s clinical, operational, and brand standards. Review architectural and MEP drawings in detail, coordinating audiology booth requirements, sound isolation, IT/low-voltage, security, and custom millwork. Drive value engineering and cost-leveling without compromising patient experience.
- Contractor Procurement & Vendor Strategy: Lead competitive RFP/RFQ processes for general contractors, subcontractors, and specialty vendors across markets. Analyze and level bids, negotiate contracts, and establish scalable preferred vendor networks. Maintain strong cost discipline and scope clarity across all projects.
- Construction Execution & Timeline Management: Own end-to-end project execution from permit approval through turnover. Run weekly construction meetings, track critical paths and long-lead items, travel to job sites across major U.S. markets, and proactively resolve issues to prevent delays. Hold partners accountable to aggressive opening schedules.
- Budget Ownership & Capital Control: Develop and manage detailed project budgets, monitor cost performance, and tightly control change orders. Ensure every clinic opens on time and on budget, while continuously improving speed-to-open metrics and capital efficiency as we scale nationally.
- Permitting, Regulatory & Municipal Navigation: Oversee city permitting and inspection processes across jurisdictions. Coordinate with expediters, inspectors, and local agencies to ensure compliance with building codes, healthcare requirements, and zoning regulations. Anticipate approval bottlenecks and drive solutions to protect opening timelines.

You’re the right candidate if you have

- 5+ years in commercial construction, development, or real estate project management
- Experience leading multi-unit rollouts in healthcare, retail, or hospitality
- Experience reviewing architectural & MEP drawings, bidding for contractors, and managing zoning and permitting processes
- Strong negotiation skills who can push partners and hold timelines
- Extreme attention to detail

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## About Fortell

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Fortell builds AI-powered hearing aids that use custom silicon and advanced signal processing to clarify speech in noisy environments, helping people understand more of what they hear.
- **Entity Type**: Private (backed by prominent venture capital firms)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2021
- **Founders**: Matthew de Jonge (CEO), Andrew Casper (CTO), Igor (last name not publicly available), Cole (last name not publicly available)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Medical device manufacturing (hearing aids), artificial intelligence, healthtech
- **Target customers**: B2C – individuals with hearing loss, especially those who struggle with speech comprehension in noise; also works with audiologists and clinics
- **Mission statement**: "To restore effortless connection through better hearing."

## Products & Services
- **Fortell AI Hearing Aids**: A hardware + software product featuring custom AI chips that separate speech from background noise in real time. The device is fitted and programmed through Fortell’s own audiology clinics (first clinic at 530 Park Ave, New York, NY). The product is marketed as a medical device and is available only after a personalized hearing evaluation and fitting by an audiologist.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding amount not disclosed; backed by Thrive Capital, Founders Fund, Valor Equity Partners, Optum Ventures, Lux Capital, Vast Ventures, Good Friends, Positive Sum, Stonecroft, and Atreides Management.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Thrive Capital, Founders Fund, Valor Equity Partners (lead investors); advisors include Dr. Barbara Weinstein (Professor of Audiology, NYU), Dr. Kevin Franck (former Chair, Hearing Loss Association of America), Dr. Matt Fitzgerald (Stanford), Dr. Jan Blustein (NYU School of Medicine).
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - 52 employees (LinkedIn) with +1.6% monthly headcount growth
  - 15 active job postings (as of mid-2025), with a 200% monthly increase and 1400% quarterly increase in postings
  - First clinic in New York City; planning to expand to multiple major U.S. cities (e.g., Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Bay Area; Boston; Greenwich, CT)
  - Clinical trials show 50x more words understood vs. leading AI hearing aid in challenging noise; 95% of participants preferred Fortell over 5 top-spec competitors

## Competitive Advantages
- **Custom AI silicon**: Proprietary chips designed specifically for real-time speech separation, not just amplification.
- **Clinical validation**: Randomized controlled trials overseen by external academics demonstrating significant improvement in speech comprehension.
- **Integrated clinic model**: Direct-to-consumer fitting and support through owned audiology clinics, ensuring proper tuning and customer satisfaction.
- **Strong investor syndicate**: Backing from top-tier VCs (Thrive, Founders Fund, Valor) provides credibility and resources.

## Strategic Focus
- **Clinic expansion**: Opening new clinics across the U.S. to increase accessibility.
- **Talent acquisition**: Aggressively hiring across engineering (firmware, DSP, AI, hardware), audiology, quality, supply chain, and operations.
- **Product refinement**: Continuous improvement of AI algorithms and hardware based on real-world feedback and clinical data.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as fast-moving, intentional, and mission-driven. Emphasis on cutting-edge science, human-centered design, and improving lives at scale.
- **Work environment**: Hybrid roles available (e.g., Firmware Engineer listed as hybrid on Built In). Office located in New York City with free lunch.
- **Compensation & benefits**: Competitive salary and stock options; top-notch healthcare for employee and family; free lunch; generous paid time off; 401(k) plan; parental leave.
- **Engineering culture**: Opportunity to work on custom silicon, AI/ML, DSP, and hardware in a startup environment with strong scientific backing. Team includes pioneers from Google, Butterfly Network, Mount Sinai, and other top organizations.

## Sources
1. [Fortell.com – Homepage](https://www.fortell.com/)
2. [Fortell.com – About Us](https://www.fortell.com/about-us)
3. [Fortell.com – Careers](https://www.fortell.com/careers)
4. [LinkedIn – Fortell Research Inc](https://www.linkedin.com/company/fortell-research)
5. [Built In – Fortell Research Inc Jobs](https://builtin.com/company/fortell-research-inc/jobs)

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