Project Director

City of New York•New York City, NY

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Division of Public Buildings seeks Project Directors. The selected candidates will be assigned a portfolio of complex capital projects throughout the five boroughs, including but not limited to design/bid/build, design/build, priority, and emergency projects. The Project Directors will be accountable for the delivery of capital assets, reporting directly to the Unit’s Deputy Director and Program Director, and will manage all project phases including scoping, initiation, design, procurement, construction, and post-construction. The responsive candidates will coordinate and lead project and site meetings, liaise and collaborate with DDC support units and City Agencies including sponsors/providers and regulatory approvers, and manage the performance and deliverables of all vendors including design consultants, commissioning agents, special inspectors, construction managers, and contractors. The Project Directors will utilize all Agency resources to ensure their projects meet DDC’s Commitment Plan and KPI objectives, maintain comprehensive project history files and project information tracking system, develop, and maintain project schedules, prepare thorough, accurate, and timely project correspondence and reports, develop and maintain complete project accounting records and timely audit and process all vendors payments. The selected candidates will also be expected to participate and champion the development of new Agency initiatives, process improvements, and mentorship opportunities.

Requirements

Only candidates who are permanent in the Associate Project Manager title, reachable on DDC’s Promotional Exam #3573, or the Open Competitive Exam #3110 may apply. Please include a copy of your Notice of Results or indicate if you are permanent in the title. If you do not meet the previously mentioned civil service criteria, you will not be considered for an interview.
Authorization to work in the United States is required for this position.
One year of full-time satisfactory experience in supervising employees performing project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, on engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects, or supervising a construction project with a value of $1,000,000 or more, and either: 1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural technology, construction, construction management, construction technology, sustainable design, urban planning, urban studies, city planning, transportation planning, business administration, or public administration, and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, for engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects; or 2. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of experience as described in "1" above; or 3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent plus any combination of college or university education and/or experience described in "1" above to make up the equivalent of five years of education and experience. One year of experience credit will be given for: (a) each 30 semester credits of college or university education leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural technology, construction, construction management, construction technology, sustainable design, urban planning, urban studies, city planning, transportation planning, business administration, or public administration; (b) a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in one of the disciplines described in "1" above; (c) a Juris Doctor degree, or (d) a valid New York State license as a Professional Engineer, Registered Architect or Registered Landscape Architect. Where experience which is primarily of a design nature is not acceptable towards meeting the qualification requirements.
In addition to meeting the qualification requirements for Assignment Level I, candidates must have at least one additional year of experience as described in "1" above in a supervisory capacity or have served for at least one year as a project manager for a large and/or complex construction project.
In addition to meeting the qualification requirements for Assignment Level I, candidates must have at least two additional years of experience as described in "1" above in a supervisory capacity or have served for at least two additional years as a project manager for a large and/or complex construction project.

Responsibilities

Manage all project phases including scoping, initiation, design, procurement, construction, and post-construction.
Coordinate and lead project and site meetings.
Liaise and collaborate with DDC support units and City Agencies including sponsors/providers and regulatory approvers.
Manage the performance and deliverables of all vendors including design consultants, commissioning agents, special inspectors, construction managers, and contractors.
Utilize all Agency resources to ensure their projects meet DDC’s Commitment Plan and KPI objectives.
Maintain comprehensive project history files and project information tracking system.
Develop, and maintain project schedules.
Prepare thorough, accurate, and timely project correspondence and reports.
Develop and maintain complete project accounting records and timely audit and process all vendors payments.
Participate and champion the development of new Agency initiatives, process improvements, and mentorship opportunities.