Senior Project Manager

City of New York • New York, NY

29d • $86,749 - $99,761 • Onsite

About The Position

The New York City Department of Design and Construction, Division of Public Buildings seeks a Senior Project Manager to work in the Libraries Unit planning, directing and coordinating construction. The selected candidate will manage complex capital commitment projects; review proposed projects to determine how and when the work should be performed; work with clients from project inception to completion to ensure an understanding of each project’s scope and vision; generate cost estimates to determine the bid price for the project; develop and manage deliverable dates to complete assigned projects in a timely and cost-effective manner. In addition, supervise, coordinate, and direct construction staff; resolve construction/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 and oversee contractors’ performance.

Requirements

• Only candidates who are permanent in the Associate Project Manager title, or those who are reachable on DDC’s promotional list for exam #3573 or the open-competitive list for exam #3110 may apply.
• Must include a copy of your Notice of Results or indicate if you are permanent in the title.
• 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.
• 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.
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of experience as described in '1' above.
• 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.
• 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.
• All candidates must be currently authorized to work full-time in the United States (U.S.).
• Candidates are required to present original documents proving citizenship or the legal right to work in the U.S.
• Educational credentials must be from a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accredited institution.
• Credentials from foreign institutions require independent equivalency verification from an approved evaluation service.

Nice To Haves

• One year of 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.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex capital commitment projects
• Review proposed projects to determine how and when the work should be performed
• Work with clients from project inception to completion to ensure an understanding of each project’s scope and vision
• Generate cost estimates to determine the bid price for the project
• Develop and manage deliverable dates to complete assigned projects in a timely and cost-effective manner
• Supervise, coordinate, and direct construction staff
• Resolve construction/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 contractors’ performance

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid holidays
• Paid volunteer time
• Flexible scheduling
• Professional development
• Learning and development program
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior