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City of New York Senior Director, Facilities Project Management in New York, New York
Job Description
The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) supports youth and community services through contracts with a broad network of community-based organizations throughout New York City. Our central task is administering available city, state, and federal funds to a wide range of innovative, practical, and quality programs that positively impact youth and communities. The NYC Department of Youth and Community Development funds programs in all five boroughs to help alleviate poverty and support community growth.
They are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join their Youth Services Operations Team, which provides support for budget analysis, policy development, contract compliance, data analysis, and communication with program providers.
The selected candidate will lead in the coordination of the capital projects related to Sports Fields under the DYCD Neighborhood Youth Team Sports Program funded via the NYS Sports Grant, and DYCD Community Centers.
Tasks will include manage large scale, complex repairs and maintenance projects; review proposed projects to determine how and when the work should be performed; work with Sponsor Agencies from project inception to ensure an understanding of each project’s scope and vision; and oversee each project from conception to the construction completion and close-out of the finished structure. Other key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Generate cost estimates for project bidding.
Develop deliverable dates for project schedules.
Supervise project design, construction management, and staff.
Review contracts and consult with design professionals.
Process change orders and project estimates.
Track and monitor construction projects to avoid cost overruns.
Supervise construction to ensure adherence to design specs.
Ensure safety measures and on-time completion.
Prepare punch lists and review project documentation.
Generate reports, oversee contractor performance, and coordinate with Youth Services
Operations team.
Qualifications
At least six years of full-time satisfactory experience in construction management work on capital projects, each one of which must have had a dollar value of at least $300,000, at least eighteen months of which must have been in a managerial or consultative capacity in an organization responsible for the management of construction; and a combination of the following, sufficient to equal a total of ten years of education and experience:
Full-time satisfactory experience in construction inspection on capital projects, each one of which must have had a dollar value of at least $300,000. One year of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of construction inspection experience up to a maximum of four years.
Full-time satisfactory experience in building construction as a journeyperson in one or more of the skilled building construction trades. One year of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of journeyperson experience up to a maximum of four years.
Education in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's degree in architecture, landscape architecture, or air pollution control, chemical, civil including structural and bridge design, electrical, mechanical, or sanitary engineering will be credited on the basis of 30 semester credits for one year of acceptable experience up to a maximum of four years.
A New York State license as a professional engineer or registered architect or a license as a professional engineer or registered architect from a state that has reciprocity with New York State may be substituted for the four years of education and experience described in "1", "2" and "3" above. However, all candidates must have at least six years of experience in construction management work described above, including at least eighteen months in a managerial or consultative capacity in an organization responsible for the management of construction.
License Requirements
Possession of a Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. Employees must maintain the license during their employment.
Additional Information
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.