Job Description *Important: This position is Only open to Candidates currently Permanent in the Construction Project Manager title" The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health for all New Yorkers by providing 1.1 billion gallons of high-quality drinking water, managing wastewater and stormwater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country, with nearly 6,000 employees. DEP's water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the system’s 2,000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City. DEP’s Green infrastructure program designs, constructs and maintains a range of Green Infrastructure assets that collect stormwater from streets, sidewalks, and other hard surfaces before it can enter the sewer system or cause local flooding. By reducing the amount of stormwater that flows into the Sewer System, green infrastructure helps prevent Combined Sewer Overflows and improves the health of local waterways. The Bureau of Environmental Planning and Analysis at the New York City Department of Environmental Protection is seeking a Construction Project Manager for the NYC Green Infrastructure Maintenance Program. Under general supervision, the selected candidate will have the following primary responsibilities: - Serve as primary point of contact for contractors providing services for GI Maintenance division. - Manage the implementation of contracts and ensure that all contract specifications are adhered to. Inspect contractor’s quality of work, adherence to standard details and specifications, and planting schedules. - Reviews and approves contractors' payments and requisitions submitted by contractors. Maintains contract files and written records of job history, type, responsibility, and progress. - Prepares shop orders, scope of work, routine specifications, and cost estimates. Record, compile and maintain data and records pertaining to Green Infrastructure maintenance. Conduct field inspections and prepare lists of sites in need of repairs. - Prepare work orders for contractors. - Work with management and administrative staff to prepare blanket orders and requirements contracts for routine and specialized maintenance and repairs. - Prepare, submit, approve change orders and additional work orders. Work with engineers, landscape architects, horticulturists, growers, contractors and tradespeople regarding constructability and detail modifications, plant material installations, landscape and hardscape issues. - Acts as liaison with the community and members of the public. - Prepares reports and correspondence for approval in dealings with contractors and the public, etc. - Provides technical assistance to division management regarding interpretation of documents, shop drawings, plans and other architectural and engineering related issues. - Operates a motor vehicle to visit job sites Qualifications 1. 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; or 2. 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; or 3. 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; or 4. 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. Note: Candidates must specify for each construction project they worked on: a description of the construction project, the time period they worked on the construction project, and the type of work they performed. Candidates must also specify the money allotted for the project. Driver License Requirement: At the time of appointment to this position, you must have a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York. If you have moving violations, license suspension or an accident record, you may be disqualified. This license must be maintained for the duration of your employment. 5. For Assignment to Level II, In addition to meeting the "Qualification Requirements" above, candidates must have one additional year of satisfactory full-time experience working in Assignment Level I; or one additional year of satisfactory full-time experience as described in "1" above. 6. For Assignment to Level III, in addition to meeting the Qualification Requirements for Construction Project Manager, candidates must have two additional years of satisfactory full-time experience working in Construction Project Manager Assignment Level I and II; or two additional years of satisfactory full-time experience as described in question "1" above and possess a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York which must be maintained for the duration of employment noting that if you have moving violations, license suspension or an accident record, you may be disqualified. 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.