BOB - ASSOCIATE PROJECT MANAGER II

In order to be considered for this position, candidate must be serving permanently in the title of Associate Project Manager, or be reachable on Exam #3110.

About the role

The New York City Department of Transportation, Division of Bridges is responsible for managing the full life cycle of over 800 bridges and tunnels and over 600 retaining walls, ensuring safety of the public and ensuring mobility for all users. Team members may work on major project designs, oversee construction, oversee maintenance activities, perform engineering reviews and quality assurance tasks on some of the most iconic and complex projects in the City.

Under the direction of the Engineer in Charge (EIC), this position serves as an Associate Project Manager Level II in the Monitoring and Survey Unit of the Bureau of Engineering Review and Support. The successful candidate will perform field surveys and visual inspections of bridges and retaining walls, monitor cracks and movements in bridge structures as well as foundation settlement, survey bridge girder alignments and twisted movements in steel girders and floor beams due to accidents, and verify field elevations to find existing vertical clearances of bridge structures. The candidate will operate survey equipment and office software for efficient monitoring of bridges and retaining walls, collect field data, and create a project database for each project. Other related duties may be assigned as necessary.

The candidate must have a driver's license valid in New York State.

Responsibilities

• Perform field surveys and visual inspections of bridges and retaining walls
• Monitor cracks and movements in bridge structures as well as foundation settlement
• Survey bridge girder alignments and twisted movements in steel girders and floor beams due to accidents
• Verify field elevations to find existing vertical clearances of bridge structures
• Operate survey equipment and office software for efficient monitoring of bridges and retaining walls
• Collect field data and create a project database for each project

Requirements

• One year of full-time satisfactory experience in supervising employees performing project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, on engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects, or supervising a construction project with a value of $1,000,000 or more
• Either:
  • A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural technology, construction, construction management, construction technology, sustainable design, urban planning, urban studies, city planning, transportation planning, business administration, or public administration, and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, for engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects; or
  • A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of experience as described above; or
  • A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent plus any combination of college or university education and/or experience described above to make up the equivalent of five years of education and experience
• One year of experience credit will be given for:
  • Each 30 semester credits of college or university education leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in the specified disciplines
  • A Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in one of the specified disciplines
  • A Juris Doctor degree
  • A valid New York State license as a Professional Engineer, Registered Architect, or Registered Landscape Architect
• In addition to meeting the qualification requirements for Assignment Level I, candidates must have at least one additional year of experience in a supervisory capacity or have served for at least one year as a project manager for a large and/or complex construction project
• In addition to meeting the qualification requirements for Assignment Level I, candidates must have at least two additional years of experience in a supervisory capacity or have served for at least two additional years as a project manager for a large and/or complex construction project
• Driver's license valid in New York State

Preferred Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written form
• Recent experience in operating survey equipment
• Advanced knowledge of AutoCAD, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Microsoft Windows

Benefits

• Premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually (per a 2024 assessment)
• Additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position's associated union/benefit fund
• Public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement
• College savings plan
• Commuter Benefits (Pre-Tax) and tax-deferred savings program
• Access to robust Wellness Programs
• Work From Home Policy: Depending on the position, up to two days per week from home
• 35-hour base work week
• Job security compared to private sector employment

Pay

$86,749.00 – $127,143.00

Schedule

Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Work location: 55 Water Street, New York, NY

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter if you would like to be considered through the 55-a Program.

New York City residency is not required for this position.