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About the Role
The Senior Construction Manager leads the construction phase of PPA capital projects and supports projects from constructability review through procurement and construction. This role collaborates closely with internal teams, NYC Parks, regulatory bodies, utility partners, and contractors to oversee construction, manage contracts, schedules, costs, and mitigate risks.
Responsibilities
- Lead constructability reviews during design phases.
- Direct construction procurement processes, including bid document preparation and evaluation.
- Coordinate with regulatory bodies, NYC Parks, and utility partners for approvals and permits.
- Serve as the on-site construction representative, inspecting work for compliance and maintaining detailed records.
- Oversee quality assurance, project tracking, and risk mitigation on job sites.
- Manage project schedules and critical path milestones, implementing mitigation and recovery strategies.
- Oversee project budgets and financial administration, including payment requisitions and change orders.
- Lead and participate in construction status meetings.
- Manage all project records, ensuring timely submission and organization of documents.
- Manage, mentor, and supervise reporting Construction Managers.
- Optimize resource allocation for construction management staff.
- Develop and promote standard operating procedures for field documentation, contract administration, and project closeout.
Requirements
- Master’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, or other relevant discipline.
- 7-10 years of experience managing construction projects of comparable scale and complexity ($1M-$50M+ range), with at least two years managing projects exceeding $5M.
- Experience with public-sector capital delivery, historic and/or landmark buildings, and complex urban site construction is strongly preferred.
- OSHA 30-Hour Construction Outreach Training required or to be obtained within six months of hire.
- Professional construction-management certification (CACM/CCM) and relevant stormwater or erosion-and-sediment-control training strongly preferred.
- Proficiency with Google Workspace, MS Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, and Bluebeam; experience with AutoCAD preferred.
- A valid Driver’s license is required.
Skills
- Strong knowledge of building and site construction, including civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical and specialty systems.
- Ability to read and interpret contract drawings and specifications.
- Evaluate construction means and methods.
- Identify constructability issues.
- Sound technical judgment in the field.
- Experience with historic and landmark structures is preferred.
- Knowledge of construction delivery and contracting (design-bid-build, construction management).
- Contractor procurement.
- Submittals and RFIs.
- Payment requisitions.
- Change orders.
- Construction documentation.
- Familiarity with New York City public construction requirements, approvals and agency coordination is strongly preferred.
- Assess construction costs and schedules.
- Evaluate contractor progress.
- Anticipate potential impacts to project delivery.
- Identify risks and recommend corrective action.
- Knowledge of erosion and sediment control practices and construction-phase stormwater requirements.
- Familiarity with NYC DEP stormwater permitting, SWPPP implementation and compliance, inspection and documentation requirements, and coordination of corrective actions is strongly preferred.
- Strong understanding of job-site health and safety requirements and practices.
- Proactively identifies hazards and risks and works with contractors and project stakeholders to ensure appropriate corrective measures are implemented.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
- Establish and meet deadlines.
- Maintain accurate and well-organized project records.
- Produce timely, thorough, and high-quality work with appropriate independence.
- Proactively identifies issues, gathers and evaluates relevant information, develops practical solutions and exercises sound judgment.
- Understands when issues require escalation and communicates potential impacts and recommended courses of action clearly.
- Ability to understand and analyze projects and communication, whether written, verbal, or graphic representations.
- Builds constructive working relationships with contractors, designers, operations staff, agency partners, and other stakeholders.
- Committed to working in collaboration with others, promoting cooperation and commitment to others and being a positive team contributor.
- Technically proficient with industry-standard software programs for construction and project management, including AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Adobe Creative Suite and SketchUp.
- Knowledge of project management software is a plus.
- Fluency with Google Workspace applications is essential.
Location
- Prospect Park
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Mid-Level Managerial
- 7-10 years of experience
- 2+ years with primary responsibility for projects exceeding $5M
Education Level
- Master’s Degree
- Bachelor’s Degree
Salary/Compensations
- $92,000 - $96,000
Benefits
- 20 Vacation Days
- 14 Paid Holidays
- Comprehensive Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
- HSA
- FSA
- Dependent Care FSA
- Commuter Benefits
- AFLAC
- Pet Insurance
- 403b Contributions + 2% Employer Contribution
About the Company
- Prospect Park Alliance’s Design & Construction (D+C) department is responsible for Capital Projects throughout Prospect Park, leading capital planning, design, procurement, and construction.
- The team’s $130M+ portfolio includes upgrades to essential infrastructure such as paths and stormwater drainage; restoration of historic buildings, structures, and landscapes; and revitalization of vital community spaces including playgrounds, entrances and plazas.
- The team includes licensed architects, landscape architects, construction managers, and a historian/archivist, who together steward the historic Olmsted and Vaux landscape as a thriving, welcoming, and resilient 21st-century community asset.
Equal Opportunity
- Prospect Park Alliance serves park users of all socio-economic and cultural backgrounds and strives to reflect this diversity throughout our operations and in our leadership, staff, stakeholders, and supporters.
- We know that by creating an equitable and inclusive workplace built on mutual respect and the appreciation of difference, our employees will feel safe to express themselves, voice their opinions, and work together to find common ground and solutions.
- Integral to this vision is our longstanding commitment to provide equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment.