Senior Construction Project Manager

About the role

The Bureau of Sustainability is embarking on an ambitious Green Infrastructure project to daylight parts of Tibbetts Brook in the Bronx. The project involves removing obstructions from the stream, such as concrete or pavement, to restore it to a more natural state. It aims to reduce Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) into the Harlem River and is expected to be the largest green infrastructure project in New York City.

Responsibilities

• Conduct field inspections for the construction of the various elements of Tibbetts Brook Daylighting and Greenway project.
• Prepare and submit reports relative to project schedule and cost updates.
• Cookordination meetings with the contractor, subcontractors, CMs, DEP, Design Engineers and other stakeholders.
• Participate in construction progress meetings with contractors, consultants and other agencies.
• Provide assistance to resolve construction related issues to maintain projects budget and schedule.
• Cookordinate with other agency personnel, e.g. DPR, MTA/MNRR, DOT etc to receive project input and document decisions.
• Cookordinate with Design Engineer/CM regarding field related issues, including RFIs, Field Orders, shop drawing reviews, etc.
• Review payment and invoices for contractor, subcontractors, CM, Design Engineers, etc. and work with ACCO, Office of Engineering Audit (OEA) for approval.
• Review change orders and change order proposals.
• Act as liaison with the community and members of the public, when and where needed.
• Keep construction on schedule and budget.

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 which must have a total cost of at least $300,000 for each of the five years of the required experience;
• One year of the experience as described in "1" above and a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U. S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, architectural technology, landscape architecture, construction, construction technology, or construction management;
• One year of the experience as described in "1" 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;
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and a combination of at least two years of experience as described in "1" above and the education as described in "2" above to equal a total of five years of education and experience. Matriculation in an undergraduate college degree program as described in "2" above 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.

Qualifications

• One year of the experience as described in "1" 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;
• One year of the experience as described in "1" above and a combination of at least two years of experience as described in "1" above and the education as described in "2" above to equal a total of five years of education and experience. Matriculation in an undergraduate college degree program as described in "2" above 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.

Preferred Skills

• Strong MS Office skills, including Excel, PowerPoint.
• Ability to comprehend maps, graphs, and tables.
• Basic AutoCAD knowledge is helpful to perform for this job function.
• Experience in green infrastructure and stormwater management systems, as well as experience with large scale construction projects.
• Excellent communication skills and leadership skills.

Essential Skills

• Experience in managing construction of public infrastructure projects throughout the life cycle of a construction contract, including pre-construction approval, construction, and commissioning.