Senior Project Manager

City of New York•New York City, NY

46d•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

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, business administration, or public administration, and five years of full-time satisfactory experience in the planning, administering or expediting of engineering design, and/or construction, or coordinating a very large engineering project, two years of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity
A four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and nine years of experience as described in "1" above; two years of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity
Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above
All candidates must have the two years of the administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described in "1" above
All candidates must be currently authorized to work full-time in the United States (U.S.)
Candidates must have proper work authorization when an employment offer is made
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

An accredited Master's degree in one of the disciplines described in "1" above, a law degree, or a valid New York State license as a Professional Engineer or Registered Architect or Landscape Architect may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

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