Natural Resources Project Manager at City of New York

Job Description

The Division of Environment and Planning at NYC Parks aims to protect, restore, and expand New York City's green spaces and natural areas to maximize their benefits for environmental and community health and resilience. The Natural Resources Group within Environment and Planning manages over 10,000 acres of natural areas across the five boroughs, including forests, grasslands, and wetlands. The Natural Resources Capital Design & Construction Team designs and oversees the capital construction and restoration portfolio of the Natural Resources Group.

Major Responsibilities

• Under general direction of the Construction Supervisor, perform construction management work and/or manage consultant firms resident engineers.

• Determine and coordinate the activities required between persons, agencies and departments responsible for project completions.

• Ensure that contractors adhere to plans and specifications. Identify, resolve, and report on field condition issues.

• Review all schedules, reports and correspondence prepared by consultants, contractors and agencies to assure conformance with project completion dates.

• Review and approve vendor (consultant and contractor) payment requisitions.

• Check work performance and prepare management reports.

• Resolve problems that may impact project schedules and costs.

• Review and approve cost overruns and change orders on complex construction projects.

• Review and process unit items overrun requests.

• Correspond with contractors and clarify construction issues.

• Monitor conformance with various contract administrative requirements (i.e.: Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise goals, Project Labor Agreements).

• Review contractors dispute claims and recommend solutions to the Construction Supervisor.

• Collaborate to achieve successful implementation of complex natural resource construction and restoration projects.

• Work with landscape architects, engineers, project managers, ecologists, and other specialists on the resolution of site-specific issues that require coordination and approval throughout the design and construction process.

Work Location: Olmsted Center, Queens

• This vacancy is only open to 1) current permanent city employees serving in the Associate Project Manager civil service title or 2) on leave from the title or 3) permanent city employees in or on leave from a comparable title or 4) candidates who are reachable on the Associate Project Manager civil service list, Exam# 9003, Exam# 3573 or Exam # 3110. [Please indicate your list# on your cover letter and resume.]

**Appointees to this position will receive a $2,122 Assignment Differential in addition to their base salary.

How to Apply

All Applicants:

Go to cityjobs.nyc.gov and search for Job ID# 684829.

All applicants must apply via cityjobs.nyc.gov. The City is no longer using ESS to accept applications.

*Current City Employees please include your ERN and Job ID# 684829 on your cover letter and resume.

NOTE: All resumes must be received no later than the last day of the posting period. *Posting period extended to 11/01/2024. Previous applicants to Job ID# 642067 are still under consideration and need not reapply. References will be required upon request.

www.nyc.gov/parks

MOVEMENT IN THE FACE OF CIVIL SERVICE LISTS IS PROHIBITED UNDER CIVIL SERVICE LAW.

For information about applying for Civil Service Exams go to: Civil Service Exams - Department of Citywide Administrative Services (nyc.gov)

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

1. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of experience as described in "1" above; or

1. 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 Masters 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.

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.