Project Manager - Job Order Contracting (JOC) Albany

Responsibilities

• Develop a scope of work for the contractor utilizing design drawings, specifications, and site observations.
• Review and evaluate contractor-submitted work orders for scope accuracy, unit price applicability, and overall cost reasonableness.
• Perform independent cost estimates and quantity take-offs to validate contractor pricing against the applicable unit price book (UPB).
• Identify pricing discrepancies, non-pre-priced items, or unsupported line items and negotiate resolutions with the contractor prior to work order authorization.
• Maintain familiarity with RSMeans or equivalent estimating references as benchmarks for cost validation.
• Manage multiple concurrent JOC project work orders across various agency facilities, maintaining current schedule, cost, and status records in the Division’s project management system.
• Conduct site visits as needed to confirm changes in scope.
• Cook with state agency clients on project priorities, access requirements, phasing, and occupancy constraints.
• Assist engineer in charge with review and process of contractor pay applications, verifying percent-complete against field observations and approved work order scope.
• Identify and document scope changes, unforeseen conditions, and contractor performance issues; coordinate corrective actions with JOC contractor and unit management.
• Track work order schedules and flag delinquencies; escalate delays or cost overruns to the unit manager with documented rationale.
• Prepare project correspondence, work order authorizations, and internal status updates as required.
• Serve as the primary point of contact between the Division, JOC contractors, and agency facility staff on assigned work orders.
• Participate in pre-construction meetings, progress meetings, and site walk-throughs with contractors and agency clients.
• Collaborate with Division staff across business units to ensure consistent delivery standards and share lessons learned from JOC project execution.

  Qualifications

  • One of the following:
    • Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Site Engineering, MEP Engineering, Construction Management, Estimating, or a closely related field, plus a minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience in construction project management or cost estimating.
    • Associate’s degree or professional certification in a related discipline plus a minimum of 6 years of relevant professional experience in construction execution, estimating, or owner’s representation.
    • Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified Professional Estimator (CPE) certification with a minimum of 4 years of relevant professional experience in a construction or capital project environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to read, interpret, and evaluate construction documents, including drawings, specifications, and unit-price-based work orders.
  • Strong knowledge of construction estimating principles, quantity take-off methods, and cost validation techniques.
  • Familiarity with unit price book (UPB) construction contracts and the mechanics of job order contracting delivery methods.
  • Understanding of architectural, MEP, and/or civil/site construction systems sufficient to assess scope accuracy and identify pricing gaps.
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage a high volume of concurrent work orders at varying stages of development and execution.
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills for contractor negotiations, agency coordination, and internal reporting.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams).
  • Familiarity with Bluebeam Revu for document review and markup management.
  • Knowledge of construction scheduling and project management or scheduling software (e.g., Oracle Unifier, Primavera P6, or equivalent).

  Pay

  Minimum: $100,000yr. Maximum: $130,000 yr.

  Benefits

  • Employee- Only Stock Purchase Plan
  • Mentoring programs
  • Continuing Education Program
  • Employee referral bonus
  • Volunteer/Industry association opportunities

    About the Role

    The JOC program delivers construction work across New York State facilities through competitively awarded, unit-price-based contracts. Incumbents will be responsible for managing individual job order contract projects from work order development through construction completion, with a strong emphasis on developing scopes of work, contractor work order review, and cost estimating.