Program Manager (ACP Technical)

City of New York • New York City, NY

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Program Manager (ACP Technical) works with the Deputy Director of Advanced Capital Planning and the Program Manager of Sponsor Engagement to help sponsor agencies plan their capital needs and address citywide strategic goals for public buildings. These goals include building conditions, accessibility, coastal and stormwater resiliency, energy-use reduction, and decarbonization.

The role provides expertise in design and construction and leads experienced technical staff conducting facility assessments across sponsor-agency portfolios. By reviewing programmatic needs, operations and maintenance requirements, energy use, and existing building conditions, the Program Manager develops an understanding of each building’s capital needs and advises on future funding requests and lifecycle budget planning.

The position defines necessary design and construction scopes for diverse building types, particularly older buildings from the 19th and 20th centuries; leads teams conducting in-depth building surveys; identifies deficiencies; and prioritizes funding. The Program Manager also works with a cost-estimating team to produce itemized facility assessment reports and estimates suitable for budget planning. This is a full-time position of 35 hours per week, located at 30-30 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101. Applicants must meet the stated civil service eligibility criteria and be authorized to work full-time in the United States. The City does not provide visa sponsorship or hire temporary employees.

Requirements

• Must be permanent in the Administrative Project Manager title or reachable on the DDC promotional list (exam #5565) or open-competitive list (exam #5164).
• Must provide a copy of the Notice of Result card or indicate permanent status in the title.
• Must be currently authorized to work full-time in the United States and present original documents proving citizenship or legal authorization to work.
• 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.
• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college in engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, business administration, or public administration, plus five years of full-time satisfactory experience in planning, administering, or expediting engineering design and/or construction, or coordinating a very large engineering project. Two years must be in an administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory capacity; or a high school diploma or equivalent and nine years of such experience, including two years in an administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory capacity; or equivalent education and/or experience.
• An accredited master's degree in a listed discipline, a law degree, or a valid New York State license as a Professional Engineer, Registered Architect, or Landscape Architect may substitute for one year of required experience. The two years of administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory experience remain required.

Responsibilities

• Support sponsor agencies in planning capital needs and addressing citywide strategic goals for public buildings.
• Provide expertise in design and construction.
• Lead experienced technical staff conducting facility assessments of sponsor-agency portfolios.
• Review sponsor programmatic needs, operations and maintenance requirements, energy use, and existing building conditions to assess building capital needs.
• Advise on preparation of future funding requests and building lifecycle budget planning.
• Define necessary scope for design and construction across diverse building types, especially older buildings from the 19th and 20th centuries.
• Lead teams conducting in-depth building surveys.
• Identify building deficiencies and prioritize funding.
• Work with a cost-estimating team to produce fully itemized facility assessment reports and cost estimates for budget planning.

What This Job Offers

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