Senior Project Manager
About The Position
The Department of Design and Construction seeks a Senior Cost Estimator to join Front-End Planning (FEP), a team that guides capital project scope development for the Public Buildings Division. FEP develops an understanding of sponsor agencies’ capital needs to support successful project delivery in an expeditious and cost-effective manner while maintaining high architectural, engineering, and construction quality. The selected candidate will work with FEP Program Executives to analyze sponsor agency needs and existing conditions and develop pre-design cost estimates for budget planning across a range of projects. The candidate will develop cost analyses to confirm the accuracy of funding provided by sponsor agencies. Duties also include joint scoping, field visits, site logistics analysis, and reviewing current and archived construction documents, including technical data, drawings, and photographs. The position is listed as Construction Project Manager, with assignment-level qualifications specified in the posting. Applicants must be permanent in the Associate Project Manager title or reachable on DDC’s promotional list for exam #3573 or open-competitive list for exam #3110. Applicants must include a Notice of Results or indicate permanent status in the title. A valid New York State motor vehicle driver license is required at appointment and must be maintained during employment.
Requirements
- Meet the civil service eligibility criteria: be permanent in the Associate Project Manager title, or reachable on DDC’s promotional list for exam #3573 or open-competitive list for exam #3110.
- Meet the Construction Project Manager qualification requirements through an accepted combination of high school education, qualifying construction project management or inspection experience, relevant degree, professional license, or undergraduate credits as detailed in the posting.
- For the experience pathway, qualifying construction project management or inspection experience must involve projects costing at least $300,000 for each year of required experience.
- Provide details for each construction project worked on, including project description, dates, type of work performed, and amount of money allotted.
- Have a valid motor vehicle driver license in the State of New York at appointment and maintain it for the duration of employment.
- For Assignment Level II, have one additional year of satisfactory full-time experience in Assignment Level I or equivalent qualifying experience.
- For Assignment Level III, have two additional years of satisfactory full-time experience in Construction Project Manager Assignment Levels I and II or equivalent qualifying experience, and a valid New York State driver license maintained for the duration of employment.
- Educational credentials must be from a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accredited institution; foreign credentials require independent equivalency verification from an approved evaluation service.
Responsibilities
- Analyze sponsor agency needs and existing conditions with FEP Program Executives.
- Develop pre-design phase cost estimates for budget planning across a range of projects.
- Develop cost analyses to confirm the accuracy of funding provided by sponsor agencies.
- Participate in joint scoping and field visits.
- Analyze site logistics.
- Review current and archived construction documents, including technical data, drawings, and photographs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
High school or GED
