Project Engineer

City of New York • New York City, NY

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction is seeking a Project Engineer to join its Utility Coordination Team. The role supports coordination between City engineering teams and private utilities to resolve gas utility conflicts affecting water and sewer capital projects. Working under structured guidance, the Project Engineer gains hands-on technical and project management experience across field operations, interagency coordination, and contract administration.

The position is based at 30-30 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, NY, and is full-time for 35 hours per week.

Requirements

• Meet the qualifications for the Assistant Civil Engineer civil service title through one of the following: a bachelor's degree in civil engineering and one year of full-time satisfactory civil engineering work experience; a bachelor's degree in civil engineering technology and three years of full-time satisfactory civil engineering work experience; or a bachelor's degree in any field plus a master's degree in civil engineering.
• 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.
• Applicants should indicate in their cover letter whether they are permanent in the civil service title of Assistant Civil Engineer, are on open-competitive list exam #5015, or filed for and passed open-competitive exam #7006.
• Submit the application through NYC Government Jobs as instructed; applications should not be submitted through Employee Self-Service, email, mail, or fax.

Responsibilities

• Participate in water and sewer design alignment meetings, identify gas utility interferences, and evaluate engineering solutions to prevent field conflicts.
• Review Gas Cost-Sharing Scopes of Work (EP-7) submitted by utility companies and validate proposed items, materials, and quantities against project design specifications.
• Conduct targeted field inspections to evaluate preliminary gas utility work and verify site conditions.
• Work with private utility providers to prepare Section U and Joint Bid packages, including independent scope cost estimates.
• Audit utility billing invoices against eligible cost-sharing agreements and draft formal payment recommendations to the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
• Prepare meeting minutes and technical summaries documenting engineering decisions, risks, and action items.
• Maintain internal databases tracking project milestones, deliverables, and utility approvals.
• Generate progress charts, status tables, and executive correspondence to align project teams and agency leadership.

What This Job Offers

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