Project Executive

City of New York•New York City, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Borough Based Jails (BBJ) Program, seeks a Project Executive be responsible for the administration of the Borough Based Jail Program to affect the construction facilities throughout the City. The Project Executive will manage Borough Based Jail Program aggressive construction schedule; ensure project milestones are met; execute strategies to drive a high-profile project through the required regulatory agencies. Additional duties include: monitoring project budget, working with a team of Design Builder’s architects, engineers, and construction managers, overseeing the allocation of resources, and ensuring timely delivery of completed facilities. The selected candidate will work with other Borough Based Jails (BBJ) Program Executives to ensure adherence to contract documents and collaborate to ensure that projects remain on schedule and budget. Other key responsibilities include: working with the DDC’s senior management, and supervisors to implement tiered methodology; and understanding and supervising the construction with clear accountability for the construction teams and their staff. The Project Executive will update the BBJ team on all project-related issues and liaise with various agency interagency task forces. Significant interaction with Senior Management is required. Authorization to work in the United States is required for this position. NYC Department of Design and Construction does not provide sponsorship for international employees for visa applications, extensions, or status changes, including STEM/OPT visas. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that they meet all qualifying requirements for this position, at the time of application.

Requirements

At least six years of full-time satisfactory experience in construction management work on capital projects, each one of which must have had a dollar value of at least $15,000, at least eighteen months of which must have been in a managerial or consultative capacity in an organization responsible for the management of construction; and a combination of the following, sufficient to equal a total of ten years of education and experience:
Full-time satisfactory experience in construction inspection on capital projects, each one of which must have had a dollar value of at least $15,000. One year of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of construction inspection experience up to a maximum of four years.
Full-time satisfactory experience in building construction as a journeyperson in one or more of the skilled building construction trades. One year of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of journeyperson experience up to a maximum of four years.
Education in an accredited college leading to a bachelor's degree in architecture, landscape architecture, or air pollution control, chemical, civil including structural and bridge design, electrical, mechanical, or sanitary engineering will be credited on the basis of 30 credits for one year of acceptable experience up to a maximum of four years.
A New York State license as a professional engineer or registered architect or a license as a professional engineer or registered architect from a state that has reciprocity with New York State may be substituted for the four years of education and experience described in "a", "b" and "c" above. However, all candidates must have at least six years of experience in construction management work described above, including at least eighteen months in a managerial or consultative capacity in an organization responsible for the management of construction.
Possession of a Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. Employees must maintain the license during their employment.
Authorization to work in the United States is required for this position.

Responsibilities

Manage Borough Based Jail Program aggressive construction schedule
Ensure project milestones are met
Execute strategies to drive a high-profile project through the required regulatory agencies
Monitor project budget
Work with a team of Design Builder’s architects, engineers, and construction managers
Oversee the allocation of resources
Ensure timely delivery of completed facilities
Work with other Borough Based Jails (BBJ) Program Executives to ensure adherence to contract documents and collaborate to ensure that projects remain on schedule and budget
Work with the DDC’s senior management, and supervisors to implement tiered methodology
Understand and supervise the construction with clear accountability for the construction teams and their staff
Update the BBJ team on all project-related issues
Liaise with various agency interagency task forces