Auditor

Socket.dev; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Design and Construction, Engineering Audit Office, seeks an Associate Project Manager in New York City. You will audit payment requisitions for construction, equipment and related contracts, verifying quantity and value of work performed.

You will review change orders, draft audit reports, and determine approval or rejection with reasons. This on-site role requires meeting civil service eligibility and US work authorization.

Qualifications

• One year of full-time supervisory project management experience on engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects with a contract value of $1,000,000 or more.
• NYC civil service eligibility: permanent in the Associate Project Manager title, or eligible through Promotional Exam #3573 or Open Competitive Exam #3110; must include Notice of Results or indicate permanent status.

Responsibilities

• Audit partial, substantial, final, and retainage payment requisitions for construction, equipment, and related consultant services contracts.
• Verify quantity and quality of work performed during field visits and ensure payment requisitions reflect appropriate value of work.
• Review change orders greater than $25K and 50K for validity and cost reasonableness; verify cost estimates and contract terms; recommend approval or rejection with supporting rationale.

Job description

ASSOCIATE PROJECT MANAGER - 22427

Hours: Full-Time – 35 Hours

Work Location: 30-30 Thomson Avenue, LIC, NY 11101

Only candidates who are permanent in the Associate Project Manager title, reachable on DDC’s Promotional Exam #3573, or the Open Competitive Exam #3110 may apply. Please include a copy of your Notice of Results or indicate if you are permanent in the title. If you do not meet the previously mentioned civil service criteria, you will not be considered for an interview.

The Department of Design and Construction, Engineering Audit Office seeks an Auditor. With latitude to exercise independent judgement and action, the selected candidate will be responsible for auditing partial, substantial, final, and retainage payment requisitions for construction, equipment, and related consultant services contracts, in accordance with Comptroller Directive No. 2, 6 and 7. The selected candidate will perform field visits to physically verify quantity and quality of work performed and to ensure that payment requisitions represent an appropriate value of the work performed. The auditor will write comprehensive audit reports to justify approval, adjustment, or rejection of payment requisitions. The selected candidate will also be responsible to review change orders greater than 25K and 50K for validity and cost reasonableness, respectively; verifying cost estimates, original contract agreements, and the applicable City regulations and recommend approval or rejection of change orders with appropriate reasons stating conditions for recommendation. The candidate will become familiar with various contracts being audited as well as all applicable comptroller's Directives (e.g., No. 6 & 7), OMB CS-29D, PPB rules, in addition to performing all payment audits in a time frame consistent with prompt payment objectives, Section 4.06 of the PPB rules, ODC Directive No. 67, and as mandated by DDC standard processing time for contractor payments.

Authorization to work in the United States is required for this position. NYC Department of Design and Construction does not provide sponsorship for international employees for visa applications, extensions or status changes, including STEM/OPT visas. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that they meet all qualifying requirements for this position, at the time of application.

Qualifications and Experience

1. 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, and either:
   1. 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;
   2. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of experience as described in "1" above;
   3. 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. One year of experience 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. Where experience which is primarily of a design nature is not acceptable towards meeting the qualification requirements.
2. 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.
3. 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.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.