Lead Resident Engineer

City of New York•Flushing, NY

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general direction of the Director of Construction, the Lead Resident Engineer performs construction management work on several complex, high-priority Capital Projects Division projects. The role manages one or more capital projects through scope, design, and construction; supervises capital project management employees, including Resident Engineers; and oversees consultant selection, contracting, and contract management. The position coordinates work among people, agencies, and departments and may conduct design-phase constructability reviews and establish project durations when instructed by the Director of Construction. The Lead Resident Engineer maintains management information for complex projects; reviews project schedules, reports, correspondence, and performance; and provides regular stakeholder updates. The role resolves schedule and cost issues, reviews and approves change orders and payment requisitions, ensures contractor compliance with plans and specifications, and monitors contract administration requirements, including Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise goals and Project Labor Agreements. It also works with Architects or Engineers-of-Record on construction and design-related matters and reviews contractor dispute claims, recommending solutions to the Chief of Construction and Parks’ Legal Unit. The position is open only to current permanent Parks employees serving in, or on leave from, the Associate Project Manager civil service title, or permanent Parks employees serving in or on leave from a comparable title. It is open only to current full-time, annually paid Parks employees. The work location is Olmsted Center, Queens. Appointees receive a $2,122 Assignment Differential in addition to base salary.

Requirements

Must be a current permanent Parks employee serving in or on leave from the Associate Project Manager civil service title, or a permanent Parks employee serving in or on leave from a comparable title.
Must be a current full-time, annually paid Parks employee.
Meet Associate Project Manager qualification requirements: 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, and the applicable education and experience pathway.
Education and experience pathway 1: a bachelor’s degree in a listed field and one year of full-time satisfactory project management experience on engineering, architectural, or landscape architectural projects.
Education and experience pathway 2: a four-year high school diploma or equivalent and five years of qualifying project management experience.
Education and experience pathway 3: a four-year high school diploma or equivalent plus a combination of college or university education and qualifying experience equivalent to five years.
For Assignment Level II, have at least one additional year of qualifying experience in a supervisory capacity or at least one year as project manager for a large and/or complex construction project.
For Assignment Level III, have at least two additional years of qualifying experience in a supervisory capacity or at least two additional years as project manager for a large and/or complex construction project.
Experience primarily of a design nature is not acceptable toward meeting the qualification requirements.

Responsibilities

Manage implementation of one or more capital projects through scope, design, and construction phases.
Supervise a large group of capital project management employees, including Resident Engineers.
Oversee consultant selection and contracting processes and manage consultant contracts.
Determine and coordinate activities among people, agencies, and departments responsible for project completion.
Conduct design-phase constructability reviews and establish project durations when instructed by the Director of Construction.
Maintain a management information system providing data for complex projects.
Review schedules, reports, and correspondence from consultants, contractors, and agencies for conformance with project completion dates.
Check work performance and prepare management reports highlighting significant problems.
Provide project updates to stakeholders through regular progress reports and meetings as needed.
Resolve problems that may affect project schedules and costs.
Review and approve change orders for complex construction projects.
Ensure contractors adhere to plans and specifications.
Review and approve consultant and contractor payment requisitions.
Monitor compliance with contract administrative requirements, including Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise goals and Project Labor Agreements.
Work with Architects or Engineers-of-Record on change orders, shop drawing approvals, and other architectural and engineering issues on complex construction projects.
Review contractor dispute claims and recommend solutions to the Chief of Construction and Parks’ Legal Unit.