Project Manager

City of New York•New York City, NY

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About The Position

The NYC Department for the Aging (NYC Aging) seeks a Project Manager/Architect for its Program Facilities Design and Construction unit. This team of architects and engineers monitors compliance and administers design and construction projects to support health and life safety at NYC Aging’s 320 older adult community centers across New York City. Its work includes managing City-owned and City-leased sites occupied by NYC Aging programs, overseeing capital- and expense-funded design and construction projects, and providing technical assistance on compliance with NYC Buildings and Fire Codes and the NYC Zoning Resolution. The Project Manager/Architect manages multiple renovation projects from initiation through design, construction, and final signoffs. The role works with NYC stakeholders, consultant architects and engineers, and project teams to evaluate bids, meet schedules, manage budgets, and address client needs. It also involves site surveys, code-compliance analysis, technical reports, architectural CAD drawings, cost estimates, scopes of work, bids, and records management.

Requirements

Must be a current City employee and either permanently serving in the title of Architect or have taken the most recent Architect civil service exam and be reachable for appointment from the resulting list.
Valid New York State registration as an Architect, which must be maintained throughout employment.
For eligibility for Assignment Levels II and III, at least one year within the last three years as a major contributor or project leader on a complex project requiring additional and specific expertise in the disciplines needed to design or construct the project.

Responsibilities

Manage multiple capital- and expense-funded renovation projects from initiation through design, construction, and final signoffs.
Communicate orally and in writing with NYC stakeholders and exercise professional judgment to evaluate bids, move projects forward, meet schedules, and address client needs.
Analyze Buildings and Fire Code compliance; establish timelines; analyze bids and invoices; coordinate consultants; negotiate change orders; and complete final signoffs.
Monitor consultant architects’ and engineers’ work for contract compliance, timeliness, and budget.
Perform site surveys for existing and new sites, including review of the Zoning Resolution, Buildings and Fire Codes, HVAC, Place of Assembly, and Americans with Disabilities Act requirements.
Assist sites in identifying suitable relocation locations.
Prepare technical reports, architectural CAD drawings, and cost estimates for work at Older Adult Centers, including commercial kitchen work.
Provide architectural services for compliance work at NYC Aging-owned Older Adult Centers.
Monitor conditions and code compliance at City-owned and City-leased sites.
Prepare scopes of work and obtain bids for required upgrades.
Attend project design and construction meetings, track project progress and records, and maintain a database of site and project records.