Senior Data Scientist

City of New York • New York City, NY

23h • Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Project Controls Division, seeks a Senior Data Scientist. The primary responsibility of the successful candidate will be advance project risk identification during design and construction. They will work on significant data science projects, such as risk identification modeling. They will analyze historical project data (structured and unstructured) to extract and share out insights related to cost and schedule performance. The selected candidate will source, clean and structure data in support of analysis using statistics, machine learning and AI to uncover the relationships that drive project performance. They will work to understand business problems, design data models and tools to support analyses, use appropriate statistical and machine learning techniques for predictive or causal analytics, and develop visualizations based on project management needs. The selected candidate will demonstrate good judgment about the prioritization of features, adhere to best practices in model design and data transformation, have superior communication skills to both understand end-user needs, and will be able to tailor the justification for any recommendations they make based on their data-driven findings to meet the needs of their audience. They will leverage a combination of standard libraries for ML, AI and data transformation, as well as Power BI for data visualization, and standard office productivity tools as necessary. They may also be called upon to assist in the supervision of interns or review the work of junior staff on the team as necessary. Authorization to work in the United States is required for this position. NYC Department of Design and Construction does not provide sponsorship for international employees for visa applications, extensions or status changes, including STEM/OPT visas. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that they meet all qualifying requirements for this position, at the time of application. All applicants, including City Employees: Please go to NYC Government Jobs | Explore Careers | City of New York, go to Search for Open Jobs, and type in the Job ID # listed above. Submit job application as prompted. Do not apply via Employee Self-Service (ESS), e-mail, mail, or fax your resume to DDC directly.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in computer science, engineering, human computer interaction, interactive media, digital and graphics design, data visualization, communication or a related field, and four years of satisfactory full-time experience related to the area(s) required by the particular position and a specialization in a relevant technology, process, methodology and/or domain; or
• An associate degree from an accredited college in computer science, engineering, human computer interaction, interactive media, digital and graphics design, data visualization, communication or a related field, and six years of satisfactory full-time experience related to the area(s) required by the particular position and a specialization in a relevant technology, process, methodology and/or domain; or
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, and eight years of satisfactory full-time experience related to the area(s) required by the particular position and a specialization in a relevant technology, process, methodology and/or domain; or
• Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above.
• Authorization to work in the United States is required for this position.
• Applicants are responsible for ensuring that they meet all qualifying requirements for this position, at the time of application.

Responsibilities

• Advance project risk identification during design and construction.
• Work on significant data science projects, such as risk identification modeling.
• Analyze historical project data (structured and unstructured) to extract and share out insights related to cost and schedule performance.
• Source, clean and structure data in support of analysis using statistics, machine learning and AI to uncover the relationships that drive project performance.
• Understand business problems, design data models and tools to support analyses, use appropriate statistical and machine learning techniques for predictive or causal analytics, and develop visualizations based on project management needs.
• Demonstrate good judgment about the prioritization of features, adhere to best practices in model design and data transformation, have superior communication skills to both understand end-user needs, and will be able to tailor the justification for any recommendations they make based on their data-driven findings to meet the needs of their audience.
• Leverage a combination of standard libraries for ML, AI and data transformation, as well as Power BI for data visualization, and standard office productivity tools as necessary.
• Assist in the supervision of interns or review the work of junior staff on the team as necessary.

What This Job Offers

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