Project Manager

City of New York • New York City, NY

6h

About The Position

The NYC Mayor’s Office of Environmental Remediation (OER) designs and implements the City’s brownfield cleanup and redevelopment initiatives. Foremost among these is the NYC Voluntary Cleanup Program (NYC VCP), the nation’s only municipally-run cleanup program, which offers remedial oversight and liability protection to property owners and developers of over 250 sites each year. Brownfields are sites where redevelopment is complicated by the presence of contamination, including from prior site uses, historic fill, or chemical spills. The office manages the NYC Clean Soil Bank, a municipally-run soil exchange that directs clean soil from construction sites to projects across the city that need it. OER’s clean soil stockpile provides NYC construction projects with no cost disposal of clean soil and provides clean soil to City and private projects as well as community gardens at no cost. OER also supports Community Brownfield Planning Areas and administers the Brownfield Incentive Grant (BIG) program, which provides funding for the investigation and cleanup of brownfield sites as well as grants to community-based organizations conducting planning around brownfields. Additional OER programs and initiatives include the E-Designation Program for hazardous materials, air quality, and noise; Green Property Certification; and community engagement activities. OER is seeking a Project Manager to perform professional scientific work in geology on project sites under the E-Designation and City’s Voluntary Cleanup program. The Project Manager will also manage Air Quality and Noise Requirements under our E-Designation Program.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college with a major in geology, engineering, earth sciences, environmental sciences, or a closely related field, including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in any of the following areas: rock and soil mechanics; structural geology; soils; sedimentation; petrology; hydrology; hydrogeology; geomorphology; subsurface explorations; mining; engineering; mapping; surveying; site investigations; geologic field work; or closely related areas
• At least one course involving geologic field work or three months of satisfactory, full-time professional geologic field experience obtained during the course of, or after completing, the baccalaureate education.
• A Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York is required. This license must be maintained throughout the duration of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Employees with one year of satisfactory, post-baccalaureate, full-time professional experience in geology, engineering, earth sciences, environmental sciences, or a closely related field may be hired directly at the "after one year in title" salary rate, at the discretion of the hiring agency.
• A masters degree from an accredited college with a major in one of the fields listed in "Assignment Level I - Qualification Requirement A" above may be substituted for two years of the AL II professional experience.
• A masters degree from an accredited college in management, public administration, business administration, or a closely related field may be substituted for the one year of consultative or supervisory experience described above.
• candidates for Assignment Level I tunnel and shaft construction positions must have six months of full-time professional experience in each of two of the following areas: rock and soil classification; mapping of underground joint sets and faults; or analysis of vibration monitoring to protect existing structures.
• candidates for tunnel and shaft construction positions in AL II must have six months of experience in each of three of the following areas: interpretation of geologic data for recommendations of shaft and tunnel support systems; analysis of the engineering behavior of jointed rock in response to tunneling and shaft sinking; writing of specifications for geologic exploration contracts; or preparation of payment estimates for exploratory contract work.

Responsibilities

• Manage individual development projects with includes the review and approval of plans, site investigation reports, remedial action work plans and final remedial action reports on a schedule prepared by a development team and their environmental consultant. A project manager ensures that a project will meet environmental requirements on a development team’s project schedule.
• Implement applicable laws and regulations and policy to meet Mayor’s Office strategic environmental, remedial and engineering goals.
• Become fluent in all OER Environmental Quality programs (NYC VCP, E-Designation Hazmat, Noise and Air) and other OER Programs including JumpStart, BIG Grants, Brownfield Partnership, Green Property Certification, SPEED mapping tool, EPIC project management database, Clean Soil Bank, and be prepared to provide assistance and answer questions from public.
• Conduct communications with development teams, the general public, elected officials, the press and other city agencies in accordance with OER and Mayor’s Office policies.
• Oversee, inspect, and participate in field sampling and remediation, and oversee engineering activities.
• Maintain databases and archives established by OER management for oversight of programs.

What This Job Offers

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