Senior Project Manager

City of New York•New York City, NY

21h•Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Public Buildings Division seeks a Senior Project Manager. The selected candidate will manage complex capital commitment projects; review proposed projects to determine how and when the work should be performed; work with Sponsor Agencies from project inception to ensure an understanding of each project’s scope and vision; and oversee each project from conception to the construction completion and close-out of the finished structure. Reporting to the Deputy/Program Director, other key responsibilities include but are not limited to: generating cost estimates to determine the price at which the project should be bid; developing deliverable dates to determine schedules that should be adhered to in order to finish assigned projects in a timely, cost-effective manner; supervise, coordinate, and direct project’s design, construction management and construction staff; resolve construction or design issues; and negotiate with contractors and vendors. In addition, the selected candidate will process and review change orders and project estimates; ensure that all safety precautions are adhered to, and work is completed on schedule; generate reports; attend meetings; oversee contractor’s performance; and supervise, coordinate and direct Project Managers and Junior Project Managers.

Requirements

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 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 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
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 above and the education as described above to equal a total of five years of education and experience
Matriculation in an undergraduate college degree program as described 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.)
Credentials from foreign institutions require independent equivalency verification from an approved evaluation service

Nice To Haves

Permanent in the Construction Project Manager title
Reachable on the open-competitive lists for exams #3042 or #5058

Responsibilities

Manage complex capital commitment projects
Review proposed projects to determine how and when the work should be performed
Work with Sponsor Agencies from project inception to ensure an understanding of each project’s scope and vision
Oversee each project from conception to the construction completion and close-out of the finished structure
Generate cost estimates to determine the price at which the project should be bid
Develop deliverable dates to determine schedules that should be adhered to in order to finish assigned projects in a timely, cost-effective manner
Supervise, coordinate, and direct project’s design, construction management and construction staff
Resolve construction or design issues
Negotiate with contractors and vendors
Process and review change orders and project estimates
Ensure that all safety precautions are adhered to, and work is completed on schedule
Generate reports
Attend meetings
Oversee contractor’s performance
Supervise, coordinate and direct Project Managers and Junior Project Managers