Engineer (Specification)

City of New York•New York City, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) is seeking a detail-oriented technical Engineer (Specifications) for its Infrastructure Specifications team. The role authors, reviews, and assembles formal contract specification books for New York City roadway, sewer, and water main capital projects. It also supports infrastructure design procurement by preparing and evaluating consultant Task Orders, estimating and negotiating design fees, drafting pre-bid addenda, and maintaining project and specification records. The engineer ensures contract documents comply with DDC, City, State, and Federal engineering standards and supports coordination between design engineering and public procurement. The position is based at 30-30 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101, and has a 35-hour full-time workweek. It reports to the Deputy Director. Applicants must be permanent in the Assistant Civil Engineer title, reachable on the open-competitive list for exam #5015, or have filed for open-competitive exam #7006. Applicants must provide a Notice of Results or indicate permanent status in the title. Candidates who do not meet these civil service criteria will not be considered for an interview. 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. Applications must be submitted through NYC Government Jobs; applications are not accepted by ESS, email, mail, or fax directly to DDC. The listed Assistant Civil Engineer qualifications are: a bachelor's degree in civil engineering and one year of full-time satisfactory civil engineering experience; or a bachelor's degree in civil engineering technology and three years of full-time satisfactory civil engineering experience; or a bachelor's degree in any field and a master's degree in civil engineering. The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce and a work environment free from discrimination and harassment based on legally protected status or characteristic.

Requirements

Must be permanent in the Assistant Civil Engineer title, reachable on the open-competitive list for exam #5015, or have filed for open-competitive exam #7006.
Applicants must include a Notice of Results or indicate that they are permanent in the title.
Credentials must be from a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accredited institution; foreign credentials require independent equivalency verification from an approved evaluation service.
Assistant Civil Engineer qualification: a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from an accredited college or university and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in civil engineering work; or a bachelor's degree in civil engineering technology and three years of full-time satisfactory experience in civil engineering work; or a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in civil engineering, both from accredited colleges or universities.

Responsibilities

Author, update, and compile standard and project-specific contract specification books for capital infrastructure projects across the five boroughs.
Prepare Task Orders for infrastructure design projects and estimate design-task fees using fee computation guidelines.
Review drawings, engineering notes, and technical specifications prepared by in-house design units, private engineering consultants, and partner agencies for constructability, technical consistency, and compliance with DDC policies.
Proofread and perform quality assurance reviews on peer engineers’ draft specifications, eliminating ambiguities, contradictions, and proprietary restrictions.
Research technical reference standards, material specifications, and regulatory codes, including ASTM, AASHTO, NYCDEP, and NYCDOT requirements, for incorporation into standard templates.
Coordinate and draft formal contract addenda responding to contractor inquiries during competitive bidding, resolving technical issues before bid opening.
Formulate and review Task Orders for architectural and engineering consultants and establish independent government cost estimates using City fee computation guidelines.
Participate in technical fee negotiations with consulting firms to align task scopes with approved project budgets.
Organize and maintain electronic specification archives (eFiles), standard detail templates, and revision tracking systems.
Track project progress and coordinate milestone deliverables across internal design divisions, program management teams, and external regulatory bodies.