Lead, Green Infrastructure Construction Management

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of New York's Department of Environmental Protection seeks a Construction Project Manager to lead the Construction Management Section for Green Infrastructure projects in NYC, supervising inspectors and coordinating with DEP bureaus and partner agencies.

You will manage field inspections, cost tracking, and documentation, produce reports, and ensure compliance with contract documents, codes, and sewer-use regulations while guiding design services during construction.

Qualifications

• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and five years of full-time satisfactory experience managing and/or inspecting one or more construction projects which must have a total cost of at least $300,000 for each of the five years of the required experience; or
• One year of the experience as described in “1” above and a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U. S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, architectural technology, landscape architecture, construction, construction technology, or construction management;
• One year of the experience as described in “1” above and a valid license as a professional engineer, registered architect, or registered landscape architect, issued by a board of examining engineers, architects, or landscape architects duly established and qualified pursuant to the laws of any state or territory of the United States;
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and a combination of at least two years of experience as described in “1” above and the education as described in “2” above to equal a total of five years of education and experience. Matriculation in an undergraduate college degree program as described in “2” above may be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 semester credits for one year of satisfactory full-time experience up to a maximum of three years of experience.
• For Assignment to Level II, In addition to meeting the "Qualification Requirements" above, candidates must have one additional year of satisfactory full-time experience working in Assignment Level I; or one additional year of satisfactory full-time experience as described in "1" above.
• For Assignment to Level III, in addition to meeting the Qualification Requirements for Construction Project Manager, candidates must have two additional years of satisfactory full-time experience working in Construction Project Manager Assignment Level I and II; or two additional years of satisfactory full-time experience as described question "1" above and possess a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York which must be maintained for the duration of employment noting that if you have moving violations, license suspension or an accident record, you may be disqualified.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate field inspections for capital construction contracts for on-site or Right of Way Green Infrastructure.
• Prepare and submit reports to the Director relative to project schedule and cost updates.
• Participate in construction progress meetings with contractors, consultants and other agencies.
• Provide assistance to resolve construction related issues to maintain projects budget and schedule.
• Prepare cost estimates and assist in the negotiations for outsourced construction management services.
• Coordinate with other agency personnel, e.g. DOE/SCA, to receive project input and document decisions.
• Lead and coordinate inspection audits to measure contractor’s performance during construction of green infrastructure projects implemented by other agencies
• Lead enforcement of compliance with the DEP sewer use regulations.
• Perform supervisory tasks: staff timesheet approval, leave requests approval, probationary and annual performance evaluation, etc.
• Coordinate with Design Engineer regarding field related issues.

Skills

MS Office

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

AutoCAD

GIS

ArcGIS

Map interpretation

Education

Four-year high school diploma + five years construction management experience

One year experience + Baccalaureate degree in related field

Professional engineer / architect / landscape architect license

Combination of education and experience totaling five years

Level II/III experience with additional years and driver license

Tools

DSDC

Job description

The City of New York's Department of Environmental Protection seeks a Construction Project Manager to lead the Construction Management Section for Green Infrastructure projects in NYC, supervising inspectors and coordinating with DEP bureaus and partner agencies.

You will manage field inspections, cost tracking, and documentation, produce reports, and ensure compliance with contract documents, codes, and sewer-use regulations while guiding design services during construction.