Associate Project Manager – TEP

City of New York•New York City, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Division of Transportation Planning & Management is responsible for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods on the City's streets, supporting the larger goals of economic and social vitality for people living, working and doing business in New York City. The Division’s responsibilities include planning, street design, technical analysis, signs, transit development, freight mobility and markings, ensuring the safety of motor vehicle occupants, pedestrians, and cyclists. Traffic Engineering and Planning Unit (TEP) is responsible for conducting, reviewing, and approving transportation engineering and planning studies, analyses and methodologies including transportation planning assumptions for Environmental Impacts Statements, Traffic & Transportation Studies, and Projects. These relate to every aspect of traffic operations and planning from curb-cuts to area-wide studies. TEP seeks an experienced, ambitious, and motivated candidate to serve as Assistant Civil Engineer, working with a multi-disciplinary team in designing and implementing complex transportation planning, safety, and engineering projects. The candidate, under general supervision, in the office or the field, will undertake the York Avenue Transportation Study to support the NYMTC Plan 2050 RTP vision goals to promote safe streets and intersections and improve the integration of a multimodal transit network. The study focuses on congestion along York Avenue, which is in close proximity to the FDR Drive, a significant regional corridor. The candidate will develop a clear understanding of the trade-offs involved with potential improvements and inform decision-makers how selected recommendations may affect one another and what cumulative benefits and/or impacts they may have on the Central Business District (CBD) tolling program and the transportation network as a whole. The candidate will develop early improvement measures which can be implemented within a short period of time to address safety and mobility of all street users. In particular, the candidate will examine measures to encourage walking and biking, transit-oriented development, complete streets, parking and curb management, and other long-term sustainable land use strategies that support passenger and goods movement. The candidate will identify strategies to efficiently manage limited roadway capacity to mitigate congestion and vehicular emissions and improve traffic flow and circulation to/from FDR Drive, a major regional facility. The candidate, under general supervision, in the office or the field, will further assist senior staff responsible review of environmental studies under CEQR/SEQR/NEPA processes using the analytical procedures presented in the CEQR Technical Manual; assist in the conducting a variety of traffic operation and safety studies following the Department’s supplemental guidance on levels of service analyses for signalized/unsignalized intersections and pedestrian elements (i.e., sidewalks, crosswalks, and street corners) using a variety of analysis tools including Highway Capacity Software (HCS), Synchro/SimTraffic, and other traffic simulation models (i.e., Aimsun, VISSIM, etc.) to develop and test improvement measures to ameliorate congestion, improve mobility, and enhance safety of all street users with particular focus on bicycle and pedestrian safety; perform engineering reviews of schematic geometric designs and Design Approval Document/Preliminary Design Investigation reports for capital reconstruction projects, and other transportation projects using the NYSDOT Project Development Manual, Highway Design Manual, and Environmental Manual; assist senior staff in organizing and preparing written reports and graphic materials for presentations; participate in technical and advisory committee meetings; and interact with other agency representatives on department studies and projects and works both independently and as part of a team.

Requirements

To be considered for this position candidate must be serving permanently in the title of Associate Project Manager, or be reachable on the civil service list for Associate Project Manager.
One year of full-time satisfactory experience in supervising employees performing project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, on engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects, or supervising a construction project with a value of $1,000,000 or more, and either:
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural technology, construction, construction management, construction technology, sustainable design, urban planning, urban studies, city planning, transportation planning, business administration, or public administration, and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, for engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects; or
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of experience as described in "1" above; or
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent plus any combination of college or university education and/or experience described in "1" above to make up the equivalent of five years of education and experience.
One year of experience credit will be given for: (a) each 30 semester credits of college or university education leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural technology, construction, construction management, construction technology, sustainable design, urban planning, urban studies, city planning, transportation planning, business administration, or public administration; (b) a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in one of the disciplines described in "1" above; (c) a Juris Doctor degree, or (d) a valid New York State license as a Professional Engineer, Registered Architect or Registered Landscape Architect.
Where experience which is primarily of a design nature is not acceptable towards meeting the qualification requirements.
In addition to meeting the qualification requirements for Assignment Level I, candidates must have at least one additional year of experience as described in "1" above in a supervisory capacity or have served for at least one year as a project manager for a large and/or complex construction project.
In addition to meeting the qualification requirements for Assignment Level I, candidates must have at least two additional years of experience as described in "1" above in a supervisory capacity or have served for at least two additional years as a project manager for a large and/or complex construction project.

Nice To Haves

Experience in CEQR and NEPA processes.
Proficiency in HCS, Synchro/SimTraffic; AutoCAD, AutoTurn, or knowledge of traffic simulation models (i.e., VISSIM, AIMSUN, etc.); as well as knowledge of engineering principles, traffic engineering, and traffic environmental impact studies.
Knowledge of Highway Capacity Manual (HCM), MUTCD, AASHTO, the CEQR Technical Manual, and the NYSDOT Project Development Manual, Highway Design Manual, and Environmental Manual.
Excellent writing and oral presentation skills preferred.
Valid NYS Driver's License required.

Responsibilities

Undertake the York Avenue Transportation Study to support the NYMTC Plan 2050 RTP vision goals to promote safe streets and intersections and improve the integration of a multimodal transit network.
Develop a clear understanding of the trade-offs involved with potential improvements and inform decision-makers how selected recommendations may affect one another and what cumulative benefits and/or impacts they may have on the Central Business District (CBD) tolling program and the transportation network as a whole.
Develop early improvement measures which can be implemented within a short period of time to address safety and mobility of all street users.
Examine measures to encourage walking and biking, transit-oriented development, complete streets, parking and curb management, and other long-term sustainable land use strategies that support passenger and goods movement.
Identify strategies to efficiently manage limited roadway capacity to mitigate congestion and vehicular emissions and improve traffic flow and circulation to/from FDR Drive, a major regional facility.
Assist senior staff responsible review of environmental studies under CEQR/SEQR/NEPA processes using the analytical procedures presented in the CEQR Technical Manual
Assist in the conducting a variety of traffic operation and safety studies following the Department’s supplemental guidance on levels of service analyses for signalized/unsignalized intersections and pedestrian elements (i.e., sidewalks, crosswalks, and street corners) using a variety of analysis tools including Highway Capacity Software (HCS), Synchro/SimTraffic, and other traffic simulation models (i.e., Aimsun, VISSIM, etc.) to develop and test improvement measures to ameliorate congestion, improve mobility, and enhance safety of all street users with particular focus on bicycle and pedestrian safety
Perform engineering reviews of schematic geometric designs and Design Approval Document/Preliminary Design Investigation reports for capital reconstruction projects, and other transportation projects using the NYSDOT Project Development Manual, Highway Design Manual, and Environmental Manual
Assist senior staff in organizing and preparing written reports and graphic materials for presentations
Participate in technical and advisory committee meetings
Interact with other agency representatives on department studies and projects and works both independently and as part of a team.