Engineer-In-Charge

City of New York • New York, NY

8d • $86,749 - $99,761 • Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) is seeking an experienced, proactive Engineer-In-Charge to manage the execution of complex capital construction projects in Queens. The position is based at 30-30 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, NY, and is full-time at 35 hours per week. Reporting to the Deputy Director, the Engineer-In-Charge directs field engineering and construction management operations from contract award through closeout and serves as the Agency’s primary field authority. The role leads a project team that includes Resident Engineers, Office Engineers, Inspectors, and Junior Engineers, balancing technical oversight, contractor performance management, and community impact mitigation to deliver infrastructure on schedule, within budget, and to required standards.

Applicants must be permanent in the Associate Project Manager title or reachable on DDC’s promotional list for exam #3573 or open-competitive list for exam #3110. Applicants must provide a Notice of Results or indicate their permanent status in the title. Candidates who do not meet these civil service criteria will not be considered for an interview.

Candidates must hold active OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety and ACI Concrete Field-Testing Technician – Grade I certifications, or successfully obtain both through the first available DDC-sponsored training session after appointment. Educational credentials must be from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign credentials require independent equivalency verification through an approved evaluation service.

Applications must be submitted through NYC Government Jobs by searching for the relevant Job ID. Applications are not accepted via Employee Self-Service, email, mail, or fax directly to DDC.

Requirements

• Must be permanent in the Associate Project Manager title or reachable on DDC promotional exam list #3573 or open-competitive exam list #3110; applicants must provide a Notice of Results or identify their permanent status.
• Must possess active OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety Certification and ACI Concrete Field-Testing Technician – Grade I Certification, or obtain both through the first available DDC-sponsored training session upon appointment.
• Educational credentials must be from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education; foreign credentials require independent equivalency verification from an approved evaluation service.
• Associate Project Manager qualification requirements include one year of full-time satisfactory experience supervising employees performing project-management work on engineering, architectural, or landscape-architectural projects, or supervising a construction project valued at $1,000,000 or more, plus one of the specified education and experience pathways.
• The specified Associate Project Manager pathways include a relevant bachelor’s degree plus one year of relevant project-management experience; a high school diploma plus five years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma plus a combination of relevant education and experience equivalent to five years.
• Higher assignment-level qualifications require additional supervisory experience or additional service as project manager for a large and/or complex construction project.
• Design-focused experience does not count toward the stated project-management qualification requirements.

Responsibilities

• Direct and mentor Resident Engineers, Office Engineers, Field Inspectors, and Junior Engineers to ensure capital work complies with City, State, and Agency standards.
• Lead constructability review meetings during pre-construction and active construction to identify site interferences, resolve field conflicts, and mitigate schedule delays.
• Evaluate and approve technical submittals, including sheeting and shoring designs, maintenance and protection of traffic plans, vendor qualifications, and environmental mitigation protocols.
• Conduct high-level inspections of active construction sites and oversee final inspections and project closeout.
• Manage full-cycle contract compliance, including independent cost estimates for negotiations, change orders, time extension requests, and contractor payment approvals.
• Supervise collection, verification, and archiving of project data, daily inspection logs, and as-built documentation.
• Coordinate with DDC Design, Utility Coordination, and Program Management divisions to align field execution with engineering intent.
• Represent DDC on site and coordinate with utility companies, sister agencies including NYCDEP and NYCDOT, and community liaisons to minimize disruption to residents and businesses.
• Provide project milestone briefings and progress updates to executive leadership, escalating critical-path delays and recommending corrective actions.

What This Job Offers

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