Inter-Agency Coordinator

City of New York•New York, NY

9h•$86,749 - $99,761•Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC), Division of Infrastructure, is seeking an Inter-Agency Coordinator for the Program Management Unit – Engineering and Support Services’ Front-End Planning DEP Coordination or DOT Coordination team. The role focuses on identifying critical issues during scope development for capital infrastructure projects, particularly replacement, reconstruction, and upgrades to DEP or DOT facilities and related infrastructure. This includes water mains, storm, sanitary, and combined sewers, and runoff outlet structures such as outfalls. The position also reviews joint DOT scopes associated with DEP project limits and street and roadway improvement initiatives. The coordinator reviews conceptual and schematic designs submitted by project sponsors and helps develop comprehensive project scopes, cost estimates, and baseline schedules. The role includes assessing data, conducting site visits, identifying feasibility and constructability issues, and proposing alternatives. Coordinators also evaluate climate risk, resiliency, sustainability, environmental impacts, mitigation, acquisition, and local regulations. The position prepares presentation materials, leads internal strategy meetings and workshops, and coordinates with external stakeholders, including DOT, DEP, DPR, OMB, City Hall, community boards, and elected officials. Coordinators work with in-house personnel and consultants to prepare final assessment reports, transition projects into initiation, and maintain and update project tracking information in the agency database. Applicants must meet the stated civil service eligibility criteria: they 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 be authorized to work full-time in the United States; DDC does not sponsor visas or hire temporary employees. Educational credentials must be from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, with foreign credentials requiring independent equivalency verification.

Requirements

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.
Must be currently authorized to work full-time in the United States; DDC does not support or sponsor visa applications or extensions.
Educational credentials must be from a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accredited institution; foreign credentials require independent equivalency verification.
The Associate Project Manager qualification description requires 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, along with one of the listed education and experience pathways.
The listed education and experience pathways include a relevant bachelor's degree plus one year of project management experience; a high school diploma or equivalent plus five years of relevant experience; or a qualifying combination of relevant college education and experience.
For Assignment Level II, candidates must additionally have one year of qualifying supervisory experience or one year as project manager for a large or complex construction project.
For Assignment Level III, candidates must additionally have two years of qualifying supervisory experience or two additional years as project manager for a large or complex construction project.
Experience primarily of a design nature is not acceptable toward meeting the stated qualification requirements.
Applicants must include a copy of their Notice of Results or indicate that they are permanent in the title.

Responsibilities

Identify critical issues during scope development for capital infrastructure projects, especially replacement, reconstruction, and upgrades to DEP or DOT facilities and appurtenances.
Review joint DOT scopes associated with DEP project limits, including roadway and related street improvement initiatives.
Review conceptual and schematic designs submitted by project sponsors.
Assist in developing comprehensive final project scopes, cost estimates, and baseline schedules.
Assess data and conduct site visits.
Identify feasibility and constructability issues and propose alternative solutions.
Evaluate climate risks, resiliency, sustainability, environmental impacts, mitigation needs, acquisition, and local regulations.
Prepare presentation materials and lead internal strategy meetings and workshops.
Coordinate with external stakeholders, including DOT, DEP, DPR, OMB, City Hall, community boards, and elected officials.
Interface with in-house personnel and consultants to prepare final assessment reports and transition projects into initiation.
Maintain and update project tracking systems through the agency database.