Building Construction Program Manager 5 - VID 221349

About the Role

Overall responsibility for management of a Design Business Unit in the Division of Design, under the general direction of the Director of Design. This includes long-range strategic planning as well as near-term management of workload, staffing, and projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and mentor a team of approximately 30 engineers, architects, and project managers.
• Maintain a collaborative environment that fosters creative solutions and continuous improvement.
• Create and sustain a working environment committed to attracting, developing, and retaining a competent and highly motivated workforce.
• Perform supervisory duties including assigning work, evaluating workload, overseeing tasks, conducting performance reviews, and ensuring proper training.
• Provide guidance to staff, consulting architects/engineers, construction managers, and others as required.
• Act as managing principal of a Design Business Unit, understanding client expectations, priorities, and needs.
• Direct and resolve complex design project issues.
• Manage programs for one or more clients, including prioritization, capital planning, emergency response, and program status reporting.
• Serve as the main point of contact and liaison to assigned clients.
• Provide comprehensive and timely reporting on project and program status, schedules, and budget.
• Conduct evaluations of project and program problems requiring resolution or decisions by OGS or client agency leadership.
• Oversee the selection and management of consulting engineering and architecture firms.
• Develop succession plans for critical teams and technical specialties.
• Evaluate and recommend hiring and promotion candidates for the Division of Design.
• Maintain project quality within the unit as measured by key performance indicators.
• Advise the Director of Design on project delivery matters relating to new and existing buildings and other Design & Construction projects.
• Share oversight and administration of broad, emerging, and/or critical agency programs with the Director of Design.
• Recommend and implement improvements in existing programs, establish policies and management systems, set priorities, and develop new initiatives.
• Participate in strategic planning, long-range planning, and master planning for the Division.
• Provide direct and frequent advice to client agencies, Division staff, Division of Construction staff, and the Director on capital programming, design, construction, and stewardship of state facilities.
• Manage overall reconstruction efforts for significant structures or facilities.
• Actively resolve issues and claims on problem projects during design and construction phases.
• Review and analyze consultant proposals to ensure appropriate scope of work, fee, and schedules to meet project expectations.
• Negotiate proposal terms as needed to meet project and program needs.
• Identify opportunities for alternative project delivery methods (e.g., Design-Build), special contracting provisions, or Project Labor Agreements for priority projects.
• Actively participate in meetings and actions to resolve performance issues with consultants and vendors.
• Exercise independent judgment on behalf of the Director in developing and maintaining relationships with stakeholders in State government and private industry.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Operational Needs

• Travel may be required (approximately 30%).
• Possession and maintenance of a valid Driver’s License issued by the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles is required or otherwise demonstrate the capacity to meet the transportation needs of the job.

Qualifications

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). Applicants must meet the following minimum qualifications:

• Eleven years of experience in multi-trade building construction, including at least two years managing multiple building construction projects. This experience must include responsibility for three or more of the following areas:
  • Construction planning
  • Coordination of multiple trades
  • Cost estimating
  • Project scheduling
  • Material purchasing
  • Resource management (including labor, material, and equipment scheduling)
  • Contract document reading and interpretation (e.g., plans and specifications)
• Two years of experience must have been at a managerial level.
• Applicant degree in engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering technology, construction technology, building science, or architectural technology may substitute for experience as follows:
  • Associate degree: two years of required experience
  • Bachelor’s degree: four years of required experience
  • Master’s degree: five years of required experience

OR

For 52.7 Non-Competitive Promotion:

• Current New York State Office of General Services employee with one year or more of qualifying permanent service as a Building Construction Program Manager 4 and must not have failed the two most recent exams.
• OR current New York State employee with one year or more of qualifying permanent service in a position allocated to a Grade 29/M-3 or above and eligible for transfer under Section 52.6 of the Civil Service Law.

Note: Resumes must include month and year for start and end dates of experience. If any experience is less than full time, indicate the average number of hours worked per week.