Engineer-In-Charge

City of New York•New York, NY

9d•$83,743 - $99,607•Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Division of Infrastructure, is currently seeking an Engineer-in-Charge to join our Construction Management 3 – Manhattan team. The successful candidate will report to a Deputy Director and will be coordinating and supervising a team of Resident Engineers, Office Engineers, Inspectors, and Junior Engineers (Construction). This role involves conducting constructability review meetings to minimize delays in construction, ensuring project information is compiled accurately, and generating project data to aid in the resolution of field problems. The Engineer-in-Charge will also provide information to the Design, Engineering Services’ Utility Coordination team, and Program Management Units during various stages of construction. Responsibilities include inspecting contracted work to ensure compliance with Agency and City policies and standards, generating cost proposals and estimates for contract price negotiations, evaluating and making recommendations on design and redesign modifications of engineering structures, and attending pre-alignment meetings. The candidate will serve as the Agency's on-site representative, meeting and coordinating with representatives from both the public and private sector to minimize disruption and construction impact on the community, and will be involved in developing and training employees.

Requirements

ACI Concrete Field -Testing Certified or take the first available DDC - offered training session
OSHA 10-hour Certified or take the first available DDC - offered training session
Currently authorized to work full-time in the United States (U.S.)
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and five years of full-time satisfactory experience managing and/or inspecting one or more construction projects which must have a total cost of at least $300,000 for each of the five years of the required experience
One year of the experience as described above and a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, architectural technology, landscape architecture, construction, construction technology, or construction management
One year of the experience as described above and a valid license as a professional engineer, registered architect, or registered landscape architect, issued by a board of examining engineers, architects, or landscape architects duly established and qualified pursuant to the laws of any state or territory of the United States
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and a combination of at least two years of experience as described above and the education as described above to equal a total of five years of education and experience. Matriculation in an undergraduate college degree program as described above may be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 semester credits for one year of satisfactory full-time experience up to a maximum of three years of experience.
Must specify for each construction project they worked on: a description of the construction project, the time period they worked on the construction project, and the type of work they performed. Must also specify the money allotted for the project.
Must have a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York at the time of appointment. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment. Moving violations, license suspension or an accident record may lead to disqualification.

Nice To Haves

Permanent in the Construction Project Manager title
Reachable on the Open-Competitive Exam #3042 or #5058
For Assignment to Level II, in addition to meeting the "Qualification Requirements" above, candidates must have one additional year of satisfactory full-time experience working in Assignment Level I; or one additional year of satisfactory full-time experience as described in "1" above.
For Assignment to Level III, in addition to meeting the Qualification Requirements for Construction Project Manager, candidates must have two additional years of satisfactory full-time experience working in Construction Project Manager Assignment Level I and II; or two additional years of satisfactory full-time experience as described in question "1" above and possess a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York which must be maintained for the duration of employment noting that if you have moving violations, license suspension or an accident record, you may be disqualified.

Responsibilities

Coordinating and supervising a team of Resident Engineers, Office Engineers, Inspectors, and Junior Engineers (Construction)
Conducting constructability review meetings to minimize delays in construction
Ensuring project information is compiled accurately
Generating project data to aid in the resolution of field problems
Providing information to the Design, Engineering Services’ Utility Coordination team, and Program Management Units during various stages of construction
Inspecting contracted work to ensure compliance with Agency and City policies and standards
Generating cost proposals and estimates to be used for contract price negotiations
Evaluating and making recommendations on design and redesign modifications of engineering structures
Attending pre-alignment meetings
Serving as the Agency's on-site representative by meeting and coordinating with representatives from both the public and private sector to minimize disruption and construction impact on the community
Developing and training employees