Project Manager

City of New York • New York City, NY

21h • Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Division of Public Buildings seeks a Project Manager. The Project Manager will be responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating construction. The selected candidate will assist with a portfolio of capital design or construction projects throughout the five boroughs. The Project Manager will be assigned projects at various stages of design and construction, and will be the key contact throughout the scoping, design, and construction procurement phase. The Project Manager will utilize the agency’s technical resources to ensure that their projects meet DDC’s Commitment Plan objectives and follow up on completion schedules. The Project Manager will also apprise Sr. Project Managers of scheduling, construction, and design issues; keep costs within budget; liaise between contractor and DDC; maintain comprehensive project history files; coordinate project schedules; review projects; address construction and design issues; prepare change orders, project correspondence, and reports.

Requirements

• Permanent in the Associate Project Manager title, reachable on DDC’s Promotional Exam #3573, or the Open Competitive Exam #3110.
• Must include a copy of your Notice of Results or indicate if you are permanent in the title.
• Currently authorized to work full-time in the United States (U.S.).
• One year of full-time satisfactory experience in supervising employees performing project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, on engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects, or supervising a construction project with a value of $1,000,000 or more.
• Either: A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university 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, and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, for engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects; OR A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of experience as described above; OR A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent plus any combination of college or university education and/or experience described above to make up the equivalent of five years of education and experience.
• One year of experience credit will be given for: each 30 semester credits of college or university education leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university 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; a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in one of the disciplines described above; a Juris Doctor degree, or a valid New York State license as a Professional Engineer, Registered Architect or Registered Landscape Architect.
• In addition to meeting the qualification requirements for Assignment Level I, candidates must have at least one additional year of experience as described in '1' above in a supervisory capacity or have served for at least one year as a project manager for a large and/or complex construction project.
• In addition to meeting the qualification requirements for Assignment Level I, candidates must have at least two additional years of experience as described in '1' above in a supervisory capacity or have served for at least two additional years as a project manager for a large and/or complex construction project.

Nice To Haves

• Experience which is primarily of a design nature is not acceptable towards meeting the qualification requirements.

Responsibilities

• Planning, directing, and coordinating construction.
• Assisting with a portfolio of capital design or construction projects throughout the five boroughs.
• Serving as the key contact throughout the scoping, design, and construction procurement phase.
• Utilizing agency's technical resources to ensure projects meet DDC’s Commitment Plan objectives.
• Following up on completion schedules.
• Apprising Sr. Project Managers of scheduling, construction, and design issues.
• Keeping costs within budget.
• Liaising between contractor and DDC.
• Maintaining comprehensive project history files.
• Coordinating project schedules.
• Reviewing projects.
• Addressing construction and design issues.
• Preparing change orders, project correspondence, and reports.

Benefits

• The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

What This Job Offers

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