Accountable Manager

City of New York • Queens, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is seeking an Administrative Project Manager NM to serve as the Accountable Manager (AM) for the Wastewater Capital Program (WWCP). This role involves overseeing and supporting the design and construction of WWCP projects for various wastewater resource recovery facilities (WRRFs), wastewater pumping stations, and Superfund CSO programs. The AM will direct the planning, design, and construction of major capital projects, ensuring alignment with project goals, milestones, scope, schedule, and budget. Responsibilities include managing consultant contracts, providing guidance to subordinates, ensuring environmental health and safety, coordinating with support divisions, communicating with stakeholders, resolving issues, mitigating risks, managing project quality, and monitoring key performance indicators. The position reports directly to the Deputy Portfolio Manager. This role requires a strong understanding of engineering design, construction, and wastewater operations, as well as excellent communication, technical, and computer skills.

Requirements

• Permanent Civil Service Administrative Project Managers are eligible to apply.
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, business administration, or public administration, and five years of full-time satisfactory experience in the planning, administering or expediting of engineering design, and/or construction, or coordinating a very large engineering project, two years of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity.
• OR A four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and nine years of experience as described above, two years of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity.
• OR Education and/or experience equivalent to the above.
• All candidates must have two years of the administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience.
• Possession of a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York with no restrictions, which preclude the performance of an Accountable Manager work. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Proficient oral and written communication skills to effectively communicate with project staff, engineers/architects, inspectors, consultants, contractors, (foreign and domestic), vendors, City operations staff and external project stakeholders such as regulatory agencies and community representatives.
• Have a detailed understanding of permitting, equipment and materials, codes and standards, shop/field testing.
• Able to determine adequacy and completeness of field investigation plans and reports to support the development of more complex designs or scope change requests.
• Ability to assess applicability and appropriateness of field investigation protocols for stated objectives.
• Possess a working knowledge of current safety and design standards.
• Able to review, interpret and approve complex contract documents.
• Able to understand the necessary project resources to effectively identify upcoming needs or existing conflicts.
• Able to assess consultant/contractor performance based on contract requirements.
• Able to evaluate project progress regularly in terms of potential impacts to schedule compliance.
• Understand schedule implications of change orders and recovery plans.
• Understand the process to prepare the Communication Management Plan.
• Employ effective time management practices.
• Knowledge of engineering design and construction industry standards and practices as well as environmental engineering operations and processes for water supply and wastewater resource recovery facilities.
• Strong technical skills, interpersonal, communication, and computer skills with a working knowledge of MS Office software, and Project Scheduling Software.
• Knowledge of operations and processes for wastewater resource recovery facilities.
• Strong ability to work on a broad multidisciplinary base with various fields and trades as well as the ability to concurrently handle multiple related and non-related tasks.
• Experience in writing and reviewing contract specifications for major public works projects.
• An accredited Master's degree in engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, business administration, or public administration, a law degree, or a valid New York State license as a Professional Engineer or Registered Architect or Landscape Architect may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and support the design and construction of WWCP projects for various WRRFs, wastewater pumping stations, and Superfund CSO programs.
• Direct the oversight of the planning, design, and construction of major capital construction projects.
• Ensure that all prepared schedules, reports, and work products conform to the scope of work.
• Undertake the preparation, negotiation, and processing of appropriate modifications to Consultant Contract scope, cost, and schedule.
• Provide day-to-day guidance and oversight of subordinates’ work assignments, motivate current employees, approve time and leave, evaluate staff members, and determine staffing requirements.
• Ensure that Environmental Health & Safety is incorporated throughout the project lifecycle.
• Focus on client service to the operating bureaus.
• Implement all project delivery procedures and coordinate with all bureau support divisions.
• Quickly recognize what is required for a major capital construction project and provide the sustained effort necessary to see the project through from conception to completion.
• Ensure seamless communication/coordination with Agency Bureaus, other City and State Agencies, and key stakeholders.
• Focus on issues resolution and risk mitigation to keep the project moving.
• Manage the quality of the project delivery throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage staff efficiently and effectively to ensure adequate staffing of projects and opportunities for professional growth.
• Continuously monitor key performance indicators with respect to Scope, Schedule, Budget, and other project performance metrics.

Benefits

• The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager