Senior Project Manager

City of New York•New York City, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

DCAS's mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers, providing critical resources and support to over 80 City agencies. The Real Estate Services (RES) division of DCAS supports the operations of the City of New York by providing services for the City’s real estate needs, including space planning and management, acquisitions, sales, architectural design, project management, zoning, land use analyses, property valuation, and financial analysis. The Design & Project Management (D&PM) Unit within RES delivers comprehensive project management and design expertise to DCAS and NYC client agencies to fulfill their operational and space needs. This includes providing Project Management Services for the renovation of leased and city-owned space, encompassing programming, preliminary design, scope of work development, cost estimating, furniture and equipment specifications, procurement coordination, space measurement verification, and construction administration. D&PM acts as a facilitator, translating client agency operational needs into space requirements. The Senior Project Manager position involves managing projects in leased space, developing and/or supervising plans, designs, and technical drawings to ensure code, industry, and City compliance. The role also requires performing project contract and general administration duties, including commenting on Term Sheets and managing multiple stakeholders.

Requirements

A valid New York State Registration as an Architect. Current New York State Registration as an Architect must be maintained for the duration of your employment.
At least one year within the last three years of experience as a major contributor or a project leader on a complex project requiring additional and specific expertise in the disciplines needed to design or construct the project (required for eligibility for placement in Assignment Levels II and III).

Responsibilities

Ensure programming questionnaire and analysis sheets are accurately completed and within timeframes.
Provide feedback to client agencies as to how to efficiently program their office space to meet operational requirements with flexible space planning strategies that support the workplace agency culture.
Ensure the site evaluation is accurately completed and proposed architectural base building work included.
Develop initial project schedule, with input from team members
Confirm that the project is properly budgeted for and all financial approvals are secured.
Write or review/comment on Tenant Representative Scopes of work, and if required, incorporate into the transaction.
Review preliminary plans, construction documents, furniture manifests for compliance with program and design intent.
If required, develop preliminary plans or base drawings, and any other drawings deemed necessary to illustrate a space planning design concept.
If required, develop construction documents and select finishes/furniture for in-house expense projects.
Identify spaces requiring measurement and confirm spatial scope for D&PM to sign off.
Manage construction projects through Substantial Completion, check field conditions, and coordinate effective and timely completion of projects.
Develop and/or supervise and review plans, designs, and technical drawings to ensure code, industry and City standards compliance appropriately designed to the client agency’s programmatic requirements.