MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

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, and either:
1. 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
2. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of experience as described in “1” above; or
3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent plus any combination of college or university education and/or experience described in “1” above to make up the equivalent of five years of education and experience. One year of experience credit will be given for: (a) each 30 semester credits of college or university education leading to a bachelor’s 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; (b) a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in one of the disciplines described in “1” above; (c) a Juris Doctor degree, or (d) a valid New York State license as a Professional Engineer, Registered Architect or Registered Landscape Architect. Where experience which is primarily of a design nature is not acceptable towards meeting the qualification requirements.
In addition to meeting the qualification requirements for Assignment Level I, candidates must have at least one additional year of experience as described in “1” above 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 as described in “1” above 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.

PREFERRED SKILLS

1. Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering. 2. Excellent communication and organizational skills. 3. Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Photoshop and 3D rendering. 4. Driver license valid in New York State.

• Under general supervision, manage construction work involving multiple partners (e.g., construction workers, architects, landscape architects, engineers, contractors) on capital projects with varying degrees of complexity. Collaborate with peers to cover sites during schedule conflicts.
• Oversee the approval process of various construction projects, including making recommendations where necessary. Review change orders to determine if they are valid and then review change order costs to determine if they are fair and reasonable.
• Consult with Landscape Architects, Architects or Engineers of Record regarding change orders, shop drawing approvals and other architectural and engineering related issues.
• Provide oversight of contractors to ensure adherence to plans and specifications. Maintain correspondence with contractors, review and approve contractors’ payment requisitions and clarify other construction issues.
• Review and research contractors’ dispute claims and advise Borough Director on solutions. Resolve field condition issues. Collaborate on monitoring various contract administrative requirements (e.g., Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise goals, Project Labor Agreements and Damages for Delay programs).
• Produce detailed daily and weekly construction project reports, maintain accurate records of items installed and deliveries to the site, keep calculation books with accurate calculations, quantities and areas of installation, prepare cost projections and organize and lead meetings. Review and process time extensions when necessary