Project Manager

City of New York•New York City, NY

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Division of Public Buildings, seeks a Project Manager to plan, direct, and coordinate construction. The selected candidate will assist with a portfolio of capital design or construction projects throughout the five boroughs. Projects may be at various stages of design and construction, and the Project Manager will serve as the key contact during scoping, design, and construction procurement. The Project Manager will use the agency’s technical resources to help ensure projects meet DDC’s Commitment Plan objectives and follow completion schedules. The position is based at 30-30 Thomson Avenue, LIC, NY 11101, and is full-time for 35 hours per week. Applicants must be permanent in the Project Manager title or reachable on the Open Competitive List (Exam #4076), and must provide a Notice of Results or indicate permanent status. Authorization to work in the United States is required; the department does not sponsor visa applications, extensions, or status changes, including STEM/OPT visas. Applicants must meet qualifying requirements at the time of application.

Requirements

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college 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, plus one year of full-time satisfactory project management experience involving planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting engineering, architectural, or landscape architectural projects; or a four-year high school diploma or equivalent plus five years of such experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent plus a combination of the specified experience and education equivalent to five years.
Applicants must be permanent in the Project Manager title or reachable on the Open Competitive List (Exam #4076), and must include a Notice of Results or indicate permanent status.
Authorization to work in the United States is required.
Applicants must meet all qualifying requirements at the time of application.

Responsibilities

Plan, direct, and coordinate construction.
Assist with a portfolio of capital design or construction projects throughout the five boroughs, which may be at various stages of design and construction.
Serve as the key contact throughout project scoping, design, and construction procurement.
Use agency technical resources to help projects meet DDC’s Commitment Plan objectives and follow up on completion schedules.
Apprise Senior Project Managers of scheduling, construction, and design issues.
Keep project costs within budget.
Liaise between contractors, DDC, and sponsor agencies.
Maintain comprehensive project history files.
Coordinate project schedules.
Review projects and address construction and design issues.
Prepare change orders, project correspondence, and reports.