Contract Scope Development

City of New York • New York, NY

7h • $86,749 - $127,143 • Onsite

About The Position

NYC DOT is seeking an Associate Project Manager to help move critical work from “this needs to be addressed” to “this is ready to be delivered” for the Division of Traffic Operations. The Division’s work is visible where New Yorkers live their lives, how safely people cross the street, how reliably signals and streetlights operate, how curb space and parking function, how automated enforcement supports safety, and how real time systems help manage congestion. When these systems function well, streets operate more reliably, travel becomes more predictable, and people using the public right of way experience safer, better performing conditions.
This role requires a strong writer and clear thinker who can work through complexity. The Associate Project Manager partners with operational and technical teams, asks the questions that surface what matters, and translates that information into scopes of work and solicitations that vendors can price, deliver, and be held accountable to. The work centers on defining outcomes, establishing measurable requirements, and developing competitive solicitations that protect delivery while remaining aligned with City policy and applicable law through award support and Comptroller registration. This position does not include post award field oversight or day to day monitoring of contractor performance.
About NYC DOT and the Division of Traffic Operations
NYC DOT works to support the safe, equitable, and sustainable movement of people and goods across New York City. Within DOT, the Division of Traffic Operations delivers and sustains the systems that help New Yorkers and visitors move safely and efficiently every day.
Traffic Operations manages the operation of more than 350,000 streetlights, approximately 14,000 signalized intersections, roughly 90,000 on street parking spaces, over 4,000 automated enforcement cameras, and a state of the art Traffic Management Center. These roles will support the expansion and modernization of DOT’s Automated Enforcement program, which includes red light, speed, and bus lane cameras. Work across the division spans signals and street lighting, traffic management and intelligent transportation systems, parking operations, modeling and data analysis, and automated enforcement much of it delivered through contractors and supported through effective contract planning and administration.

Requirements

• Serving permanently in the title of Associate Project Manager, or have taken, passed, and be reachable on the Open Competitive Associate Project Manager list, Exam #3110.
• 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.
• 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.
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of experience as described in '1' above.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Turn early, often incomplete project ideas into clear requirements that improve day to day street operations and the experience of people walking, riding, driving, and using the curb.
• Author scopes of work that are enforceable defining deliverables, performance standards, and acceptance criteria that can be verified in the field or through system testing.
• Recommend contracting approaches that fit the work and context, and translate them into complete, internally consistent solicitation packages (RFP/IFB/RFQ or similar).
• Write bidder/proposer questions and response formats that produce clear, comparable commitments on approach, schedule, staffing, maintenance/support, and risk management.
• Lead requirements discovery with technical teams: clarify what is known, surface what is not, propose practical options and assumptions, and document decisions so work can move forward with confidence.
• Maintain a scoping and solicitation development log that tracks deliverables, approvals, and document versions and coordinate inputs needed for conceptual estimates and baseline schedules during early project development.
• Drive procurements through the pre award finish line by coordinating reviews and approvals, supporting award documentation, and assembling final materials through Comptroller registration.

What This Job Offers

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