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About the Role

The Department of Design and Construction seeks a Project Manager to manage complex capital construction projects, focusing on the Agency’s Design-Build delivery program. This role is crucial for streamlining project delivery, ensuring high-quality outcomes for new buildings and infrastructure projects across the five boroughs. The Project Manager will report to a Deputy Director/Director in Alternative Deliver and will be responsible for project management, resource development, and problem-solving to support project implementation.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality oversight for construction, contract compliance, and technical delivery of design-build projects.
• Ensure alignment among DDC, the Design-Builder, and Sponsor Agency.
• Provide oversight on site safety, regulatory compliance, and daily reporting.
• Assist Senior Project Managers, Deputy Directors, and Directors in resolving project issues related to quality, schedule, budget, construction progress, and close-out.
• Ensure project implementation aligns with quality assurance goals and requirements under the guidance of the Technical Director.
• Oversee the Design-Builder’s adherence to their quality management plan.
• Provide input for the improvement of the quality assurance program.
• Develop programmatic tools such as standard operating procedures and related job aids.
• Manage existing resources and develop new material under the direction of Directors and Deputy Directors.
• Assist with the development of contracting and technical specifications.
• Support project development, procurement, selection, and award of Design-Builders.
• Assist with contract compilation and produce Design-Build contracts.
• Perform project administration duties, including reviewing Design-Builder submissions.
• Ensure proper internal processes are in place to support approval of Design-Builder submission materials and meet critical milestones.
• Manage program workflows for Design-Builder submission materials, including payments, allowance requests, and change orders.
• Provide advisory support to meet critical milestones.
• Prepare project and program reporting and tracking.
• Update internal databases and support internal communications, stakeholder engagement, industry partnerships, and other strategic initiatives.
• Assist with reporting tasks such as Benchmark review and preparation or program schedules.

Requirements

• Must be permanent in the Assistant Architect title or reachable on the open-competitive list (exam #5011).
• Indicate a copy of your Notice of Result card or if you are already permanent in the title.
• Must have experience in Capital project delivery including project management, procurement, and contract administration.
• Interest in being trained in Design-Build delivery is required.
• All candidates must be currently authorized to work full-time in the United States (U.S.).
• Must present original documents proving citizenship or the legal right to work in the U.S.
• Must have proper work authorization when an employment offer is made.
• Educational credentials must be from a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accredited institution.
• Foreign credentials require independent equivalency verification from an approved evaluation service.
• A Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York may be required for certain assignments and must be maintained for the duration of the assignment.

Skills

• Project management
• Procurement
• Contract administration
• Design-Build delivery (preferred)
• Quality oversight
• Site safety
• Regulatory compliance
• Quality assurance
• Programmatic tool development
• Contracting specifications
• Technical specifications
• Reviewing Design-Builder submissions
• Payment processing
• Allowance request processing
• Change order processing
• Project reporting
• Program reporting
• Database management
• Stakeholder engagement
• Industry partnerships

Location

• 30-30 Thomson Avenue, LIC, NY 11101

Work Type

• Full-Time

Experience Level

• Project Manager

Education Level

• A Bachelor or a Master of Architecture degree that is the first professional degree in architecture from an accredited college
• A Bachelor of Science degree in architecture that is the first four years of a five-year first professional degree program in architecture from an accredited college and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in architectural work
• A valid New York State Registration as an Architect

Salary/Compensations

• USD 66330 - USD 76279

About the Company

• The Department of Design and Construction (DDC) is responsible for managing the capital construction process for the City of New York.
• The Design-Build program is a priority initiative to adapt traditional design-bid-build delivery model for more streamlined, efficient delivery of excellent high-quality projects.
• The portfolio includes high-profile priority new buildings and infrastructure projects for a diverse array of Sponsor Agencies, across the five boroughs.
• The current Design-Build Unit project management team both manages projects directly and supports the Infrastructure Division and Public Buildings Division to provide centralized program resources and build a delivery framework that promotes collaboration.

Equal Opportunity

• 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.