Quality Assurance Lead

City of New York • Queens, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is seeking an internal City employee for the position of Quality Assurance Lead within the Bureau of Engineering Design & Construction (BEDC). This role is crucial for ensuring that all construction and engineering projects meet established quality standards for safety, performance, and regulatory compliance. The Quality Assurance Section implements the bureau’s quality assurance program, which involves developing and enforcing manufacturing criteria, defining and overseeing equipment testing procedures, and conducting shop-level and field-level verification of materials and installations. The selected candidate will assist in managing assignments related to fabrication, welding, casting, fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP), materials, fasteners, and painting systems, ensuring they adhere to approved specifications, shop drawings, and industry standards. Construction contracts cover a wide range of infrastructure projects including dam upgrades, aqueduct rehabilitation, wastewater treatment plants, water supply improvements, bridges, roadways, and pumping stations. The role involves reviewing and approving QA test procedures, collaborating with contractors, project managers, design engineers, construction managers, and operating bureau representatives. The candidate will also coordinate and direct project implementation, conduct field condition surveys and prepare reports, review contract documents for deficiencies, and participate in field investigations to develop solutions.

Requirements

• Permanent Civil Service status as an Associate Project Manager.
• 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 in '1' above; or A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent plus any combination of college or university education and/or experience described in '1' above to make up the equivalent of five years of education and experience.
• One year of experience credit will be given for: (a) 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; (b) a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in one of the disciplines described in '1' above; (c) a Juris Doctor degree, or (d) a valid New York State license as a Professional Engineer, Registered Architect or Registered Landscape Architect.
• Where experience which is primarily of a design nature is not acceptable towards meeting the qualification requirements.
• 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

• Minimum 5 years of experience in planning, design and design services during construction for process mechanical/ environmental engineering projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or environmental engineering.
• Demonstrates collaborative team approaches. Experience helping foster a positive team environment in which members participate, respect and cooperate with each other to receive desired results.
• Demonstrated excellent communication, organization, writing, and public speaking skills and ability to meet/manage aggressive deadlines.
• Experience with AutoCAD and Revit software programs.
• Strong organizational and computer skills.
• Process Mechanical/ Environmental Engineering design as it relates to water and wastewater projects.
• Management and supervisory skills.
• Interpersonal and mentoring Skills.
• Technical Writing Skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing assignments dealing with fabrication; welding, casting, fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP), materials, fasteners, and painting systems are per approved specifications, shop drawings and industry standards.
• Review and approve basic and complex QA test procedures.
• Work with contractors, project managers, design engineers, construction managers, operating bureaus representatives and stakeholders.
• Coordinate and direct the implementation of the design and construction of projects as directed.
• Conduct reliable and skilled field condition surveys and prepare accurate reports on physical observations.
• Conduct thorough reviews of contract documents, codes and regulations and accurately compare project requirements to identify deficiencies.
• Actively participate in field investigations to develop alternative approaches and solutions to meet project objectives.

What This Job Offers

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