Construction Intern

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 23,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

City of New York is seeking a College Aide (All City Depts) to support design, construction, and technical services across DCAS facilities. The role involves assisting in-house staff, reviewing drawings, and helping manage time-sensitive projects within City-owned properties.

Candidates should remain enrolled in college or graduate school. NYC residency is generally required, with potential for flexible arrangements and collaboration across multiple city departments.

Qualifications

• Analytical background and problem solving.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Projects).
• Familiarity with AutoCAD and drafting tools.
• Organizational, writing and communication skills.
• Ability to work under limited supervision and manage multiple tasks.
• Demonstrates initiative, responsibility, leadership and flexibility.
• Able to respond rapidly and accurately to requests in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist inhouse technical staff with design details before and during construction.
• Assist inhouse technical staff with management and coordination of construction projects.
• Review design drawings according to field conditions and prepare sketches for omitted conditions.
• Review construction/consultants' reports to help determine payment progress.
• Conduct field inspections for fair and reasonable negotiations based on field conditions.
• Develop change order negotiations and review extra work costs and credits.
• Review change orders submitted for DCAS projects for validity and cost.
• Review construction requisitions based on work progress and determine final payments.
• Prepare project estimates based on building needs as proposed by in-house staff.
• Review estimates submitted by other agencies and consultants for accuracy.
• Assist in pricing and forecasting cost trends.

Skills

Analytical background

Organizational skills

Written communication

Ability to work independently

Leadership

Work under pressure

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Access

Projects

AutoCAD

Job description

Minimum Qualifications

For Assignment Level I:

DCAS's mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. From managing New York City’s most iconic courthouses and municipal buildings, to purchasing over $1 billion annually in goods and services for more than 80 City agencies what we do ensures that all agencies can deliver on their mission. Our reach touches every facet of city government and is instrumental to the successful day-to-day operations of the City of New York.

Our Commitment To Equity, Effectiveness, And Sustainability Guides Our Work Providing City Agencies With The Critical Resources And Support Needed To Succeed, Including

• Recruiting, hiring, and training City employees.
• Managing 56 public buildings.
• Acquiring, selling, and leasing City property.
• Purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies.
• Overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country.
• Leading the City's efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations.

When you work at DCAS, you're not just working for one agency, but in service of them all. It's an opportunity to provide impactful support, quality customer service, and help protect the future of New York City for generations to come. Visit our website at nyc.gov/dcas to learn more about the work we do.

Facilities Management & Construction (FMC) manages, operates, and maintains 56 City-owned buildings throughout the five boroughs, working to provide clean, safe, and energy efficient space for the tenants in these public buildings.

FMC is dedicated to both the daily maintenance of the public buildings, managed by Building Services, Fire & Life Safety, and other critical field staff, as well as to long-term renovation and rehabilitation projects, which are managed by a dedicated staff of architects, engineers, and other professional technical experts. FMC also oversees the daily operations of all elevators across the DCAS public buildings portfolio.

Construction & Technical Services (CTS) under FMC consists of a design, construction and technical team of architects, engineers, elevator mechanics, as well as project & property managers who provide services for time-sensitive rehabilitation, renovations, and maintenance in City-owned properties.

Its design team performs in-house designs, conducts field inspections, and ensures design compliance with Local Laws. This team also performs reviews of design consultant drawings to assure accountability for the needed renovations.

The construction team manages and oversees time-sensitive construction projects to ensure daily activities comply with contract drawings, specifications, building codes, budget, and timelines. This team assesses field conditions, prepares reports, and coordinates meetings with contractors, consultants, and the in-house design crew to address variations from the original design drawings to accommodate field conditions and/or client requests.

The technical team manages the maintenance and surplus in City-Owned properties, handles the contracts for services including, but not limited to, interior rehabilitation and construction, waterfront construction, sidewalk repair, fencing, demolition, pest control, erection of scaffolding; handles and maintains the design and management of site safety projects (Local Laws and Violations) and maintains and repairs all elevators, escalators and ADA lifts throughout City-Owned buildings within the five boroughs.

The DCAS Trade Shops help with all in-house construction and repair services needed within DCAS-managed sites. The Shops perform small-scale renovations such as partitions/drywall work, rough and finish carpentry, interior/exterior painting, electrical and plumbing repairs, structural steel, concrete, and masonry work and manufacture in-house replacement of parts for obsolete equipment and locksmith services and Mayoral Ceremonies and Special Events.

Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Chief Architect, the employee’s duties and responsibilities will be, but will not be limited to the following:

• Assist inhouse technical staff with design details before and during construction.
• Assist inhouse technical staff with the management and coordination of construction projects.
• Assisting inhouse staff to review design drawings according to field conditions and help prepare sketches for omitted conditions found within the designs.
• Assist in the review of construction/consultants reports to help determine payment progress.
• Assist inhouse staff to conduct field inspections for a fair and reasonable standard of proposed negotiations, based on field conditions.
• Assist inhouse staff in developing change order negotiations, based on technical bulletins, drawings, and sketches, and reviewing the validity of extra work costs and credits of the work performed is not part of the original contract.
• Assist inhouse staff with the review of all change orders submitted for DCAS in-house projects; its validity, cost before its submission to Engineering Audit.
• Assist inhouse staff with the review of construction requisitions based on work progress is in conformance to the plans and specifications reports and determine final payment amounts.
• Assist inhouse staff with the preparation of project estimates based on building needs (Capital/Expense New Needs) and as proposed by the in-house staff.
• Assist inhouse staff in the review of construction projects estimates for DCAS facilities as submitted by other agencies and reviewing consultants and contractors estimates for accuracy and completeness.
• Assist inhouse staff in the review of contract documents comprised of drawings and specifications to attain estimates of value(s).
• Assisting in-house staff in the pricing and the forecasting of cost trends and factors.

COLLEGE AIDE (ALL CITY DEPTS) - 10209

Minimum Qualifications

For Assignment Level I:

Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school.

For Assignment Level II (Information Technology)

Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school with a specific course of study in information technology, computer science, management information systems, data processing, or closely related field, including or supplemented by 9 semester credits in an acceptable course of study.

For Assignment Level III (Information Technology Fellow)

Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school with a specific course of study in information technology, computer science, management information systems, data processing, or other area relevant to the information technology project(s) assigned, including or supplemented by 9 semester credits in an acceptable course of study. Appointments to this Assignment Level will be made by the Technology Steering Committee through the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications.

Special Note

Maximum tenure for all Assignment Levels in the title of College Aide is 6 years. No student shall be employed more than half-time in any week in which classes in which the student is enrolled are in session. Students may be employed full-time during their vacation periods.

Preferred Skills

• Analytical background -Knowledge in Microsoft Office – Excel, Access, and Projects and AutoCAD -Organizational, writing and communication skills -Ability to work under limited supervision and to handle multiple assignments with limited time constraints -Demonstrates personal initiative, responsibility, leadership, and flexibility -Able to respond rapidly and accurately to requests, and work in a high-pressure, time-sensitive environment.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

Additional Information

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.

, $17.50 – $18.00