Coordinator (Sustainability)
About The Position
The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Division of Infrastructure is seeking a Coordinator (Sustainability) to join the Sustainable Coordination team. The selected candidate will support the agency in planning and implementing sustainable, resilient, and equitable design and construction. PlaNYC 2023 has set social, economic, and environmental objectives to ensure the sustainable future of New York, while preparing for climate change and reducing our impacts. Advancing the division’s sustainability goals will include a mix of data analysis, creating tools and guidelines, conducting workshops and presentations, and coordinating with internal and external entities. In addition, the Coordinator (Sustainability) will assist with Envision project certifications through Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI). This position requires work with a variety of project stakeholders including engineers, architects, landscape architects, operators, and community boards where excellent communication and client service skills are required. The selected candidate will also assist with analyzing Infrastructure design and master planning for sustainable design, and help develop policies to support design excellence; assist in identifying risks and design issues for various infrastructure projects; assist with the division’s varied portfolio of capital projects; and maintain and update the agency’s database on Infrastructure projects use of various sustainable features. Lastly, the candidate will support projects throughout the scoping, design, procurement, and construction phases; utilize the agency’s technical resources to ensure that their projects meet DDC’s Commitment Plan objectives; apprise their supervisors of scheduling, construction, and design issues; liaise between contractor and DDC; maintain comprehensive project history files; and coordinate project schedules.
Requirements
- Permanent in the Project Manager title or reachable on the Open Competitive List (Exam #4076).
- Currently authorized to work full-time in the United States (U.S.).
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college 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 above.
- OR a four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent plus any combination of the experience and/or college education as described above to make up the equivalent of five years of education and experience. One year of credit will be given for each 30 semester credits of college education leading to a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college 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.
Nice To Haves
- Excellent communication and client service skills.
Responsibilities
- Support the agency in planning and implementing sustainable, resilient, and equitable design and construction.
- Assist with Envision project certifications through Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI).
- Analyze Infrastructure design and master planning for sustainable design.
- Develop policies to support design excellence.
- Identify risks and design issues for various infrastructure projects.
- Assist with the division’s varied portfolio of capital projects.
- Maintain and update the agency’s database on Infrastructure projects use of various sustainable features.
- Support projects throughout the scoping, design, procurement, and construction phases.
- Utilize the agency’s technical resources to ensure that their projects meet DDC’s Commitment Plan objectives.
- Apprise supervisors of scheduling, construction, and design issues.
- Liaise between contractor and DDC.
- Maintain comprehensive project history files.
- Coordinate project schedules.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
