College Aide (CM)
About The Position
The New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC), Division of Infrastructure, is seeking a detail-driven College Aide for its Construction Management 5 – Brooklyn team. Working under the direct mentorship of an Engineer-in-Charge, the College Aide will support a dedicated portfolio of four active capital projects involving street reconstruction, Vision Zero safety improvements, resilient infrastructure, and utility installations across Brooklyn. Projects include Atlantic Avenue safety improvements, school safety improvements, pedestrian infrastructure and sidewalk programs, the Sunset Park North Waterfront Greenway, porous pavement panels, trenchless sewer rehabilitation, and a tide gate installation in Canarsie. College Aides may work up to 17 hours per week during the school year and full-time (35 hours) during the summer. Applicants must be students enrolled in an accredited college or graduate school, and employment is conditioned upon continued student enrollment. Credentials must be from a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accredited institution; foreign credentials require independent equivalency verification from an approved evaluation service.
Requirements
- Must be a student matriculated at an accredited college or graduate school; employment is conditioned upon continued student enrollment.
- For Assignment Level I, matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school is required.
- For Assignment Level II (Information Technology), enrollment in a relevant information technology, computer science, management information systems, data processing, or closely related course of study, including or supplemented by 9 semester credits in an acceptable course of study, is required.
- For Assignment Level III (Information Technology Fellow), enrollment in an information technology, computer science, management information systems, data processing, or other project-relevant course of study, including or supplemented by 9 semester credits in an acceptable course of study, is required.
- Educational credentials must be from a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accredited institution; foreign credentials require independent equivalency verification from an approved evaluation service.
- Students may not be employed more than half-time in any week when their enrolled classes are in session; they may work full-time during vacation periods.
- Maximum tenure for all College Aide assignment levels is 6 years.
Responsibilities
- Track construction milestones, contractor deliverable schedules, and daily field inspection logs to maintain accurate progress reporting across assigned project portfolios.
- Collect closeout documents and complete administrative closeout tasks, including gathering substantial completion certificates, punch lists, warranties, and as-built drawings for transfer of completed assets to partner agencies such as DOT and DEP.
- Review and cross-reference payment packages, contractor change orders, material testing reports, and technical submittals for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with DDC standards.
- Assist project engineers with verifying field site conditions against approved contract drawings using desktop tools such as Cyclomedia StreetSmart and NYC open GIS mapping.
- Work with Resident Engineers, field inspectors, and agency liaisons to identify operational bottlenecks and maintain communication on project deliverables.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
