Construction Project Manager, Design and Construction

About the role

The Transportation Planning and Management Division (TPM) is responsible for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods on the City's streets, supporting the larger goals of economic and social vitality for people living, working, and doing business in New York City. The Division’s responsibilities include planning, street design, technical analysis, signs, transit development, freight mobility, and markings, ensuring the safety of motor vehicle occupants, pedestrians, and cyclists.

TPM’s Design & Construction (D&C) unit provides professional engineering oversight for geometric design elements of NYC roadways. The unit draws on the expertise of Civil Engineers, Urban Designers, Planners, Asset Managers, Inspectors, Administrators, and Analysts to evolve and maintain the curb geometry and street plans for all NYC’s 6,300+ miles of roads, create and maintain official pavement marking and concrete island plans, and oversee the application and refurbishment of NYC’s 250+ million linear feet of pavement markings (stripes, messages, colored surface treatments for bus/bike/plaza, etc.).

D&C seeks a self-motivated and ambitious candidate to assist in the development, delivery, and enhancement of New York City's pavement markings network. This role offers an opportunity for an experienced transportation professional to improve roadway safety, support the City's Vision Zero initiative, and help advance critical street improvement projects throughout the five boroughs.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the pavement markings Project Management team, Asset Management team, Borough Lead Inspectors, and the Office of Street Improvement Projects to support the planning, coordination, and implementation of roadway safety markings and related assets.
• Assist in managing contractor installations to maintain markings in a state of good repair while supporting the successful delivery of Street Improvement Projects and other agency initiatives.
• Manage complex pavement markings projects and coordinate all categories of roadway markings, including refurbishments, markings after resurfacing, Street Improvement Projects, and in-house pavement markings associated with new signal installations, stop sign installations, and speed hump projects.
• Assist in developing and improving operational processes, establishing quality control measures, monitoring contractor performance, and identifying opportunities to increase efficiency and productivity.
• Coordinate workflows with roadway resurfacing operations, attend project coordination meetings, and work with Borough Commissioners' Offices, agency management, planning units, contractors, and field personnel to facilitate the timely delivery of projects.
• Serve as a key liaison among stakeholders, provide recommendations regarding project implementation and corrective actions, monitor contractor production and compliance, and maintain project records and performance data within agency databases and management systems.
• Assist in managing pavement markings contracts supporting approximately $40 million in annual roadway markings work, ensuring work assignments align with contract requirements, prioritizing work orders to maximize contractor capacity, monitoring project schedules and production targets, and supporting the achievement of Key Performance Indicators for the pavement markings program.

Requirements

• 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 with a total cost of at least $300,000 for each of the five years of the required experience; or
• One year of the experience as described above and a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, architectural technology, landscape architecture, construction, construction technology, or construction management; or
• One year of the experience as described 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
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and a combination of at least two years of the experience described above and the education described above to equal a total of five years of education and experience. Matriculation in an undergraduate college degree program 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.
• At the time of appointment, candidates must possess a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York, which must be maintained for the duration of employment. Candidates with moving violations, license suspension, or an accident record may be disqualified.
• For Assignment to Level II: One additional year of satisfactory full-time experience working in Assignment Level I or equivalent experience.
• For Assignment to Level III: Two additional years of satisfactory full-time experience working in Construction Project Manager Assignment Level I and II or equivalent experience.

Skills

• Proficiency in ArcGIS, Microsoft Word, Access, PowerPoint, Excel, and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Knowledge of traffic calming, urban design, pedestrian-oriented design, complete streets, and project management.
• Excellent writing, editing, and oral presentation skills.
• Experience implementing Street Improvement Projects, including daylighting-related intersection improvements, and coordinating with operational units.
• Strong project management, organizational, and communication skills.
• Process-oriented with a commitment to continuous improvement and capable of developing constructive working relationships with multidisciplinary teams, contractors, and agency stakeholders.

Pay

Less than 2 years of City service: $78,740. New hires with 2 or more years of City service: $90,551. Salary range: $78,740 – $96,305.

Schedule

35 hours per week. This position may be eligible for remote work up to 2 days per week, pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program agreed to between the City and DC37.

Additional Information

• To be considered, candidates must be serving permanently in the title of Construction Project Manager or be reachable on the civil service list.
• New hires must reside in NYC for the first two years of employment.
• Appointments are subject to OMB approval.
• This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program.