Capital Projects Lead for NYC School Infrastructure

NYC School Construction Authority; New York (NY); On-site; USD 97,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Prescription drug options

Dental & Vision Coverage

NYC Pension Plan (QPP)

401K/457/IRA options

Transit benefits

Public Loan Forgiveness Program

Competitive PTO

Learning & Development programs

Job summary

The NYC School Construction Authority (SCA) is seeking a Senior Program Coordinator to lead scope development and verification for line and capital improvement projects within the Capital Plan Management Department. You will participate in policy discussions, coordinate with Education and Consultant teams, and prepare funding requests to secure approvals.

The role involves field verification, milestone reviews, and reporting, with emphasis on ensuring technically sound scopes and realistic

Qualifications

• Three years of full-time experience in city planning, urban development, engineering, architecture or a related field.
• Bachelor's degree required; Master’s degree or NYS licensure as a Professional Engineer or Registered Architect preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participates in recommending policy and procedure on scope development of line and capital improvement projects and reporting activities.
• Conducts scope development activities for all aspects of project development through preliminary design, budget preparation and approval for line projects.
• Participates in consultant selection and fee negotiation.
• Reviews milestone submissions and estimates.
• Participates in review meetings.
• Prepares and submits funding request documents.
• Secures final funding approvals.
• For line and capital improvement projects in direct portfolio and through oversight of Program Coordinators, ensures that: work scopes are technically appropriate; Department of Education needs are met without undue expense; funding requests are realistic for the scopes of work.
• Performs field verification visits, and prepares survey reports, transmittals and estimates for line and capital improvement projects.
• Serves as voting member of the Consultant Pre-Selection Committee; and on the Consultant Ranking and Classification Committee as needed.
• Responsible for identifying and presenting to other members of the Consultant Pre-Selection Committee project specific physical and educational program needs.
• Verifies capital funds eligibility and proper allocation against funding categories.
• Handles receipt and disposition of requests from the Department of Education for all capital improvement projects up until assignment of projects for execution.
• Manages budget, financial and operational information about capital improvement projects in order to determine funding availability to undertake additional projects.
• Assists the Director or manager in preparing, planning, and researching projects for internal management, Trustees, and the Department of Education as needed.
• Serves as the team leader for the preparation of legislatively mandated and ad-hoc reports, including but not limited to: Line Project Status Report, Extent of Completion, and Mayor's Management Report.
• Serves as Project Control team leader, working with Information Technology and other divisions to develop and maintain computer systems used by the Division for internal management and external reporting.
• Oversees and performs database and spreadsheet development for maintenance, updating and reporting of information.
• Assists the Executive Director, Director or manager with special projects, performs research, and represents the Division as needed.
• Performs related duties, as assigned.

Job description

The NYC School Construction Authority (SCA) is seeking a Senior Program Coordinator to lead scope development and verification for line and capital improvement projects within the Capital Plan Management Department. You will participate in policy discussions, coordinate with Education and Consultant teams, and prepare funding requests to secure approvals.

The role involves field verification, milestone reviews, and reporting, with emphasis on ensuring technically sound scopes and realistic