Natural Resources Construction Project Manager

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

City of New York seeks a Natural Resources Construction Project Manager to lead complex natural resource construction and restoration efforts in Queens. The role requires coordinating with landscape architects, engineers, ecologists, and other experts to drive project success.

Under supervision, you will manage schedules, monitor costs, review vendor invoices, and ensure compliance with MWBE goals and project labor agreements. A valid NY driver license is required for assignment.

Qualifications

• Four-year high school diploma or equivalent and five years of full-time construction project management experience with project costs of at least $300,000 each year.
• Or one year of experience plus a bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, construction management, or related field.
• Or one year of experience plus a professional license (PE, Architect, Landscape Architect).
• Or a combination of education and experience to total five years.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to implement complex natural resource construction and restoration projects.
• Coordinate with landscape architects, engineers, project managers, ecologists, and other specialists.
• Manage construction activities and oversee consultant firms’ resident engineers.
• Coordinate activities among persons, agencies, and departments to meet project completions.
• Ensure adherence to plans and specifications; identify and resolve field issues.
• Review schedules, reports, and correspondence from consultants and contractors.
• Review and approve contractor and consultant payment requisitions.
• Monitor contract compliance with MWBE goals and project labor agreements.

Skills

Construction project management

Stakeholder coordination

Budget oversight

Schedule management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent with 5 years construction project experience

Bachelor degree in engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, construction management or related field

Professional工程 licensure (PE/AR/LA) or equivalent

Job description

Natural Resources Construction Project Manager

• Full-time
• Agency: DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION
• Job Category: Green Jobs
• Salary Band: $90,000 to $100,000
• Compensation: USD 90,551 - USD 90,551

*This vacancy is only open to 1) current permanent City employees serving in the Construction Project Manager civil service title or 2) on leave from the title or 3) candidates who are reachable on the Construction Project Manager civil service list, Exam No. 3042 or 4) candidates who took and passed the Construction Project Manager civil service Exam No. 5058. [Please indicate the exam number and your list number on your cover letter and resume.]

Major Responsibilities

• Under general supervision, collaborate to achieve successful implementation of complex natural resource construction and restoration projects.
• Work with landscape architects, engineers, project managers, ecologists, and other specialists on the resolution of site-specific issues that require coordination and approval throughout the design and construction process.
• Under general direction of the Construction Supervisor, perform the following construction management work and/or manage consultant firms’ resident engineers performing the following construction management work:
• Determine and coordinate the activities required between persons, agencies and departments responsible for project completions.
• Ensure that contractors adhere to plans and specifications. Identify, resolve, and report on field condition issues.
• Review all schedules, reports and correspondence prepared by consultants, contractors and agencies to assure conformance with project completion dates.
• Review and approve vendor (consultant and contractor) payment requisitions.
• Check work performance and prepare management reports.
• Resolve problems that may impact project schedules and costs.
• Review and approve cost overruns and change orders on complex construction projects.
• Review and process unit items overrun requests.
• Correspond with contractors and clarify construction issues.
• Monitor conformance with various contract administrative requirements (i.e.: Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise goals, Project Labor Agreements).
• Review contractors’ dispute claims and recommend solutions to the Construction Supervisor.

**Appointees to this position will receive a $2,122 Assignment Differential in addition to their base salary.

Work Location: The Grove, Rego Park, Queens

1. 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

2. 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; or

3. 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; or

4. 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.

Note: Candidates must specify for each construction project they worked on: a description of the construction project, the time period they worked on the construction project, and the type of work they performed. Candidates must also specify the money allotted for the project.

Driver License Requirement: At the time of appointment to this position, you must have a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York. If you have moving violations, license suspension or an accident record, you may be disqualified. This license must be maintained for the duration of your employment.

5. 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.

6. 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 in 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.

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