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City of New York Job Order Contract Project Manager in New York, New York
Job Description
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.
The Bureau of Water Supply seeks to hire a Construction Project Manager II for a position in the Source Water Operations Directorate, Job Order Contract Program, located in Katonah, New York.
The Job Order Contract Program is responsible for the administration of the Job Order Program Contracts, usually composed of multimillion dollar General, Electrical, HVAC, and Plumbing 2 year contracts for the repair, replacement, rehabilitation, improvements, safety enhancements, and restoration of the dams and dikes, chambers, valves, electrical systems, roads, bridges, and many other assets and facilities of the NYC Water Supply.
Under general supervision, of the Deputy Chief of East of Hudson Job Order Contracts, the Construction Project Manager II will serve as Job Order Contract Project Manager and will oversee routine reconstruction projects or assist in overseeing new construction or major reconstruction projects and maintenance and repair projects involving a high level of complexity and or of exceptionally high dollar value. Specific duties include:
Preparing request for proposals. Performing comparisons of Proposals against Construction Task Catalog (CTC) regarding labor & materials estimates for various proposed jobs and projects
Guiding a group of engineers and or professional engineers performing Job Order Contract (JOC) projects
Serving as a team leader with coordination between the requesting Directorate or Regional needs and the JOC program in order to help develop, initiate, and order work for the desired as built result
Performing tracking and record keeping regarding the JOC Program consultant (Gordian) and once trained, is well versed at eGordian computer program
Being responsible for maintaining a database including all pertinent timelines for all JOC Projects
Serving as a consultant on major engineering matters
Conducting or directing a significant portion of the research on complex Job Orders
Performing design, counts, estimating, field checks, etc. in the execution of the JOC work.
Supporting Job Order Contracting projects for the Bureau of Water Supply including assistance with preparation of scopes of work, plans, specifications, and estimates, attending meetings with contractors, performing periodic inspections of projects and completion of management reports for projects of small and medium size of varying complexity
Reviewing and approving change orders in routine reconstruction projects recommends change on new or major construction projects
Being responsible for reviewing all Underground Facilities Protective Organization (UFPO) Dig requests for the Eastern Operations. Ensuring that each Dig Request will not affect the aqueducts of the infrastructure of the city.
Preparing Supplemental (Change Order) Job Orders when justified.
License Requirement:
A valid State of New York driver’s license.
Candidates will be required to wear a respirator while performing the essential functions of this job. Employees must be physically able to wear a respirator. OSHA regulations have established medical guidelines for wearing a respirator, therefore, candidates will be required to have pre appointment and periodic post appointment medical examinations to demonstrate that they meet applicable OSHA standards and to monitor their medical status. Once hired, employees must continue to satisfy OSHA regulations for their duration of their employment.
(This is a brief description of what you might do in this position and does not include all the duties of this position.)
Some of the physical activities performed by Construction Project Managers and environmental conditions experienced are: walking to and from inspection sites and during inspections, climbing and descending ladders or stairs to get to areas to be inspected, working on exposed heights, standing for extended periods of time, working in confined areas, wearing hard hats and other protective clothing in construction areas, bending and stooping during inspections, climbing over and around various objects, working in areas that may be hot, cold, damp, dark, dusty, smoky or acrid, working outdoors, including in natural areas, in all kinds of weather, may come into contact with rodents and or insects, may be required to wear DEET, may supervise or inspect the removal of asbestos and or lead requiring the use of a respirator.
Construction Project Managers may be required to work various shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
Preferred Skills:
A Motor Vehicle Driver’s License valid in the State of New York
Advanced knowledge in Microsoft office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and One Note
Experience in various database management program skills
Basic to moderate PC hardware and internet interface hardware knowledge
Computer Aided Design Revit, and or computer based engineering software
A hands on construction and repair related background
Some basic knowledge of instrumentation, SCADA systems
Construction and Construction Means, Methods, and Materials background
Ability to apply technical concepts and principles to analyze data and conditions and determine potential solutions.
Ability to maintain information and data and schedules work tasks in a logical organized manner.
Ability to understand and interpret project documents and drawings.
Ability to facilitate conflict resolution
Analytical and problem solving ability
Organizational & Record Keeping skills
Verbal and Written communication skills
Hours and Shift:
35 Hours per week. May be required to work shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays.
Residency Requirement: New York City residency is not required for this position.
Work Location:
5 Jay Street
Katonah, NY 10536
Katonah is a hamlet in the Town of Bedford, Westchester County, New York approximately 45 miles north of mid-town Manhattan.
Qualifications
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.