Accountable Manager

City of New York•Bronx, NY

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection’s Bureau of Engineering Design & Construction seeks an Accountable Manager for its Water System Capital Program. The role manages water and wastewater infrastructure projects in the watershed and New York City, including a dam improvement program and potentially projects involving reservoirs, aqueducts, wastewater treatment plants, bridges, roadways, and other infrastructure. The Accountable Manager reports to a Deputy Portfolio Manager. The position is accountable for project goals and milestones, and for ensuring schedules, reports, and work products comply with project scope. The manager prepares, negotiates, and processes consultant contract modifications involving scope, cost, and schedule. The role provides oversight and guidance to subordinate staff, manages staffing and performance, and ensures environmental health and safety is incorporated throughout the project lifecycle. It also coordinates project delivery with DEP support divisions, agency bureaus, other City agencies, and stakeholders, while managing quality, risks, issues, and project performance measures. This position is open only to permanent Civil Service Administrative Project Managers. The work location is Jerome Park Reservoir, 3055 Goulden Ave, Bronx, NY 10463. New York City residency is not required. A valid New York State driver’s license may be required for the assignment. Appointments are subject to OMB approval.

Requirements

Must have permanent Civil Service status as an Administrative Project Manager to be eligible to apply.
One qualifying route is a bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, business administration, or public administration, plus five years of full-time satisfactory experience planning, administering, or expediting engineering design and/or construction, or coordinating a very large engineering project; two years must be in an administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory capacity.
Alternatively, a four-year high school diploma or equivalent and nine years of the specified experience, including two years in an administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory capacity.
Alternatively, education and/or experience equivalent to the stated pathways, while meeting the required two years of administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory experience.
An accredited master’s degree in a specified discipline, a law degree, or a valid New York State Professional Engineer, Registered Architect, or Landscape Architect license may substitute for one year of required experience.
A valid New York State driver’s license may be required for the job assignment.
New York City residency is not required.

Nice To Haves

Project management experience with large capital contracts.
Critical thinking and effective independent data analysis.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Understanding of codes and standards.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including Word and Excel, and Microsoft Project.

Responsibilities

Achieve project goals and milestones and ensure schedules, reports, and work products conform to the scope of work.
Prepare, negotiate, and process consultant contract modifications to scope, cost, and schedule.
Provide day-to-day guidance and oversight of subordinates’ assignments; motivate staff, approve time and leave, evaluate employees, and determine staffing requirements.
Incorporate environmental health and safety throughout the project lifecycle and provide client service to operating bureaus.
Implement project delivery procedures and coordinate with Bureau support divisions, including Project Controls, Permit Resource Division, Sustainability, and Contracts Support.
Coordinate with agency bureaus, other City agencies, and key stakeholders.
Resolve issues, mitigate risks, and manage project delivery quality throughout the project lifecycle.
Manage staff and project staffing effectively while supporting professional growth.
Continuously monitor scope, schedule, budget, and other project performance indicators.
As needed, operate a motor vehicle for site visits, equipment testing, inspections, and stakeholder meetings.