Senior Project Administrator

City of New York • New York, NY

5d • $83,743 - $99,528 • Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Division of Infrastructure is currently seeking a Senior Project Administrator to join the Program Management Unit – Programs / South Queens. The successful candidate will report to a Deputy Director and will monitor, track progress, identify and follow up on critical issues through the project scope development, design, and construction phase to assure projects are on or ahead of the specified schedule. They will maintain accurate information of the assigned projects in the agency’s database throughout the project life cycle. This role involves following up on all issues concerning the pre-design and design phase of projects with the appropriate agencies and agency’s personnel, including permits, railroad facilities, property acquisition, project funding, and project mapping. The Senior Project Administrator will also participate in meetings regarding the scope development, design and construction of the projects, including commitment plan, alignment, and bid opening, pre-award and pre-construction. In addition, the selected candidate will coordinate the preparation of documents for the project, including preparing correspondence during the pre-design, design, and construction phase of the project; notifying the community boards and elected officials of project status; and interacting with client agencies.

Requirements

• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and five years of full-time satisfactory experience managing and/or inspecting one or more construction projects which must have a total cost of at least $300,000 for each of the five years of the required experience.
• One year of the experience as described in “1” above and a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U. S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, architectural technology, landscape architecture, construction, construction technology, or construction management.
• One year of the experience as described in “1” above and a valid license as a professional engineer, registered architect, or registered landscape architect, issued by a board of examining engineers, architects, or landscape architects duly established and qualified pursuant to the laws of any state or territory of the United States.
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and a combination of at least two years of experience as described in “1” above and the education as described in “2” above to equal a total of five years of education and experience. Matriculation in an undergraduate college degree program as described in “2” above may be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 semester credits for one year of satisfactory full-time experience up to a maximum of three years of experience.
• Candidates must specify for each construction project they worked on: a description of the construction project, the time period they worked on the construction project, and the type of work they performed. Candidates must also specify the money allotted for the project.
• At the time of appointment to this position, you must have a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York. If you have moving violations, license suspension or an accident record, you may be disqualified. This license must be maintained for the duration of your employment.
• For Assignment to Level II, In addition to meeting the "Qualification Requirements" above, candidates must have one additional year of satisfactory full-time experience working in Assignment Level I; or one additional year of satisfactory full-time experience as described in "1" above.
• For Assignment to Level III, in addition to meeting the Qualification Requirements for Construction Project Manager, candidates must have two additional years of satisfactory full-time experience working in Construction Project Manager Assignment Level I and II; or two additional years of satisfactory full-time experience as described in question "1" above and possess a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York which must be maintained for the duration of employment noting that if you have moving violations, license suspension or an accident record, you may be disqualified.
• All candidates must be currently authorized to work full-time in the United States (U.S.).
• Candidates must have proper work authorization when an employment offer is made.

Nice To Haves

• Permanent in the title or if you are on the open-competitive Construction Project Manager exam (Exam Nos. 3042 or 5058)

Responsibilities

• Monitor, track progress, identify and follow up on critical issues through the project scope development, design, and construction phase to assure projects are on or ahead of the specified schedule.
• Maintain accurate information of the assigned projects in the agency’s database throughout the project life cycle.
• Follow up on all issues concerning the pre-design and design phase of projects with the appropriate agencies and agency’s personnel - this includes issues such as the permits, railroad facilities, property acquisition, project funding, project mapping.
• Participate in meetings regarding the scope development, design and construction of the projects - this includes commitment plan, alignment, and bid opening, pre-award and pre-construction.
• Coordinate the preparation of documents for the project, including preparing correspondence during the pre-design, design, and construction phase of the project.
• Notify the community boards and elected officials of project status.
• Interact with client agencies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED