Senior Project Manager

City of New York • New York, NY

21d • $62,407 - $97,206 • 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 above, two years of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity
• Education and/or experience equivalent to the above
• All candidates must have the two years of the administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described 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

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

Benefits

• Inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment

What This Job Offers

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