Project Manager

City of New York•New York City, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Division of Safety & Site Support, is seeking a Project Manager in the Office of Construction Safety (OCS). Reporting to the Deputy Director, the Project Manager will support construction safety programs for DDC Infrastructure, Public Buildings, and Alternative Delivery capital construction projects. The role includes conducting contractor safety performance evaluations and technical work related to construction capital project management and delivery. The position is critical to strengthening regulatory compliance and supporting timely, successful delivery of capital construction projects. The role requires regular field audits to monitor safety and verify remediation of findings, ensure compliance with Site Safety Plans and applicable safety standards, and communicate findings and recommendations to project staff and contractors. Additional work includes preparing safety progress reports, coordinating with other divisions and agencies, monitoring and reporting key performance indicators to support continuous improvement, and preparing and maintaining status reports for capital and MMR projects for Senior Management.

Requirements

Meet the civil service eligibility criteria: be permanent in the Construction Project Manager title, have taken and passed open-competitive exam #3042 or #5058, or have filed for open-competitive exam #6040. Applicants must include a Notice of Results or Proof of Filing, or indicate permanent status in the title.
Meet one of the stated qualification pathways: a high school diploma or equivalent and five years of qualifying full-time construction project management and/or inspection experience, with projects costing at least $300,000 for each required year; or one year of that experience plus a qualifying bachelor's degree; or one year of that experience plus a valid professional engineer, registered architect, or registered landscape architect license; or a qualifying combination of experience and education totaling five years.
Qualifying bachelor's degrees are in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, architectural technology, landscape architecture, construction, construction technology, or construction management, from an appropriately accredited institution.
For Assignment Level II, have one additional year of satisfactory full-time experience in Assignment Level I or one additional year of the qualifying construction project experience described in the qualifications.
For Assignment Level III, have two additional years of satisfactory full-time experience in Construction Project Manager Assignment Levels I and II, or two additional years of the qualifying construction project experience described in the qualifications.
At appointment, hold a motor vehicle driver's license valid in New York State and maintain it for the duration of employment. Moving violations, license suspension, or an accident record may result in disqualification.
For each construction project worked on, specify the project description, dates worked, type of work performed, and amount of money allotted to the project.
Educational credentials must be from an institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign credentials require independent equivalency verification from an approved evaluation service.

Responsibilities

Support construction safety programs for DDC Infrastructure, Public Buildings, and Alternative Delivery capital construction projects.
Conduct contractor safety performance evaluations.
Perform technical tasks related to construction capital project management and delivery.
Conduct regular field audits to monitor safety and verify the remediation of safety findings.
Ensure compliance with Site Safety Plans and applicable safety standards.
Communicate findings and recommendations to project staff and contractors.
Prepare safety progress reports.
Coordinate with other divisions and agencies.
Monitor and report key performance indicators with a focus on continuous improvement.
Prepare and maintain status reports for capital and MMR projects for Senior Management.