Project Manager, Flood Risk

City of New York • New York, NY

3d • $62,407 - $150,000

About The Position

The Project Manager, Flood Risk will be a key member of the NYC Department of Environmental Protection’s Bureau of Coastal Resilience (BCR). The role advances the “Future and Real Time Impact Assessments” program, a city initiative to improve flood forecasting and warning capabilities for coastal and stormwater resilience. The Project Manager will assess risks associated with pluvial, fluvial, tidal, and storm surge hazards; interpret flood line mapping; and communicate flood risks to diverse audiences. Because program outputs inform emergency management decisions, basic emergency management knowledge is an asset.

The role also supports community engagement and education, funding applications, and inter-agency coordination on special projects. The position is listed under the Administrative Project Manager job classification, code 8300B. DEP works to protect public health and the environment through drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and pollution-management services. BCR works on coastal flooding risks, strategic planning, and the operations and maintenance of coastal infrastructure along New York City’s 520 miles of shoreline.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in a listed discipline and 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 have been in an administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory capacity.
• Alternatively, a four-year high school diploma or equivalent and nine years of the specified experience, including two years in an administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory capacity.
• Alternatively, education and/or experience equivalent to the stated pathways, subject to the requirement for two years of administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory experience. The posting specifies experience credit for qualifying college credits, an accredited master’s degree in a listed discipline, a Juris Doctor degree, or a valid New York State Professional Engineer, Registered Architect, or Landscape Architect license.
• Advanced understanding of assessments and risks associated with pluvial, fluvial, tidal, and storm surge hazards, including interpretation of flood line mapping.
• Ability to communicate flood risks to diverse audiences.

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of basic emergency management.

Responsibilities

• Support development of the “Future and Real Time Impact Assessments” program to advance flood forecasting and warning capabilities for coastal and stormwater resilience.
• Perform assessments and identify risks associated with pluvial, fluvial, tidal, and storm surge hazards, including interpreting flood line mapping.
• Prepare reports and analyses on program outputs that will inform emergency management decisions.
• Support implementation of community engagement and education plans, including public speaking engagements and representing BCR at community events with DEP Borough Commissioners.
• Support development of funding applications, such as federal grants, by seeking opportunities, developing project narratives, and tracking application processes.
• Assist with inter-agency coordination for special projects, such as USACE HATS.

What This Job Offers

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