Senior Project Manager

City of New York•New York City, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction’s Borough Based Jails Division is seeking a Senior Construction Project Manager to manage complex capital commitment projects. The position reviews proposed projects to determine how and when work should be performed, works with Sponsor Agencies to clarify project scope, and oversees projects from conception and design development through construction completion and close-out. Reporting to the Program Executive, the selected candidate will develop project deliverable dates and schedules; supervise, coordinate, and direct construction management and construction staff; report scheduling, cost, and construction issues to the Project Executive; and liaise among the BBJ Program Management Consultant, Design-Builders, regulatory entities and agencies having jurisdiction, and DDC. Additional duties include maintaining comprehensive project history files, coordinating project schedules, addressing construction and design issues, reviewing change orders and project correspondence and reports, and using agency technical resources to help ensure projects meet the Agency’s Commitment Plan objectives. The position is full-time, 35 hours per week. The primary work location is 777 Third Ave, New York, NY, with an additional work location at 30-30 Thomson Ave, Long Island City, Queens. The selected candidate may be required to work the second shift, from 4 p.m. to midnight. Applicants must meet the stated civil service eligibility criteria: be permanent in the Administrative Construction Project Manager title, or reachable on the DDC promotional list (exam #3523) or open-competitive list (exam #3039). Applicants must provide DCAS filing verification or indicate that they are already permanent in the title. Candidates must be authorized to work full-time in the United States when an employment offer is made; DDC does not sponsor visas or hire temporary employees. Educational credentials must be from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, with foreign credentials independently evaluated by an approved service. The required qualifications include at least six years of full-time satisfactory construction-management experience on capital projects valued at $15,000 or more, including at least 18 months in a managerial or consultative capacity in an organization responsible for construction management. Candidates must also meet the specified combination of education and experience totaling ten years of education and experience, subject to the stated credit limits and substitution rules. A valid New York State motor vehicle driver license is required and must be maintained during employment.

Requirements

At least six years of full-time satisfactory construction-management experience on capital projects, each valued at $15,000 or more.
At least 18 months of the construction-management experience must be in a managerial or consultative capacity in an organization responsible for construction management.
A combination of qualifying education and experience totaling ten years, subject to the described credit limits and substitution rules. Qualifying experience may include capital-project construction inspection or journeyperson work in skilled building construction trades; qualifying college education is in specified architecture or engineering fields.
A New York State motor vehicle driver license, maintained throughout employment.
Must be permanent in the Administrative Construction Project Manager title, reachable on the DDC promotional list (exam #3523), or reachable on the open-competitive list (exam #3039).
Provide DCAS verification of filing or indicate permanent status in the title.
Must be currently authorized to work full-time in the United States and have proper work authorization when an offer is made; visa sponsorship or extension is not available.
Educational credentials must be from a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accredited institution; foreign credentials require independent equivalency verification from an approved evaluation service.

Nice To Haves

A New York State professional engineer or registered architect license, or a professional engineer or registered architect license from a state with reciprocity with New York State, may substitute for the specified four years of education and experience, while the six-year construction-management experience requirement remains.

Responsibilities

Manage complex capital commitment projects.
Review proposed projects to determine how and when work should be performed.
Work with Sponsor Agencies to ensure understanding of project scope.
Oversee projects from conception and design development through construction completion and project close-out.
Develop deliverable dates and determine project schedules to be followed.
Supervise, coordinate, and direct project construction management and construction staff.
Inform the Project Executive of scheduling, cost, and construction issues.
Liaise among the BBJ Program Management Consultant, Design-Builders, regulatory entities and agencies having jurisdiction, and DDC.
Maintain comprehensive project history files.
Help coordinate project schedules.
Address construction and design issues.
Review change orders, project correspondence, and reports.
Use agency technical resources to help ensure projects meet the Agency’s Commitment Plan objectives.