Senior Project Administrator

City of New York•New York City, NY

17h•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’s Engineering and Support Services – Bluebelt and Wetland Management. The successful candidate will monitor the planning, design, construction, and guarantee period of assigned projects through coordination with the Office of Environmental and Hazmat Services (OEHS), the Environmental Consultants, and the sponsor agencies as well as the various City, State, and Federal Agencies. Other key responsibilities include overseeing and tracking various projects which involve Bluebelt, Best Management Practice (BMP), and wetland mitigation work; collaborating with the project’s Restoration Specialist wetland maintenance including erosion stabilization, invasive plant species management, areas of planting failure, etc.; monitoring the progress as the mitigations are being constructed ensuring compliance with construction drawings including grading and planting schedule; attending substantial completion meetings; performing routine site inspections throughout the guarantee period; and preparing progress reports. In addition, the selected Senior Project Manager will ensure that contractors produce monitoring reports once the mitigation has been completed; prepare reports for the subsequent growing seasons as indicated in the permit; and ensure all conditions as stipulated on the permits are being implemented by both the contractor and supervising consultant during the construction phase. 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. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that they meet all qualifying requirements for this position, at the time of application.

Requirements

Only candidates who are permanent in the Associate Project Manager title, reachable on DDC’s Promotional Exam #3573, or the Open Competitive Exam #3110 may apply. Please include a copy of your Notice of Results or indicate if you are permanent in the title. If you do not meet the previously mentioned civil service criteria, you will not be considered for an interview.
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, and 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.

Responsibilities

Monitor the planning, design, construction, and guarantee period of assigned projects
Oversee and track various projects which involve Bluebelt, Best Management Practice (BMP), and wetland mitigation work
Collaborate with the project’s Restoration Specialist wetland maintenance including erosion stabilization, invasive plant species management, areas of planting failure, etc.
Monitor the progress as the mitigations are being constructed ensuring compliance with construction drawings including grading and planting schedule
Attend substantial completion meetings
Perform routine site inspections throughout the guarantee period
Prepare progress reports
Ensure that contractors produce monitoring reports once the mitigation has been completed
Prepare reports for the subsequent growing seasons as indicated in the permit
Ensure all conditions as stipulated on the permits are being implemented by both the contractor and supervising consultant during the construction phase