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City of New York

Citywide Projects Manager

City of New York, Suffolk, Virginia, United States, 23437


NYC Parks is an award-winning city agency that designs, builds, and cares for public spaces for New Yorkers to connect, play, and enjoy. NYC Parks manages more than 30,000 acres or 14% of the land in New York City, encompassing more than 5,000 individual properties. Our diverse set of assets include recreation centers, sporting facilities, athletic fields, playgrounds, tennis courts, public pools, historic houses, pool facilities, nature centers, golf courses, marinas and nearly 14 miles of beaches.

Within the division of Citywide Technical Services (CWS), the Capital Team works in direct partnership with Parks’ leadership and other City Agencies to assess, design and reconstruct facilities most in need of improvements. The Capital unit at CWS strives for design excellence to support the City’s sustainability goals. The Capital Project Administrator will report to Citywide Services’ Team Leader of the CWS Capital Unit. The Project Administrator will be responsible for supporting the planning, administrative, measurement and verification for the Energy, Green Infrastructure and State of Good Repair programs at the Department of Parks & Recreation (DPR). This will impact neighborhood growth, public health, and fun for communities throughout the five boroughs of New York City.

Major Responsibilities

Under direction of the Citywide Directors, perform project management work on the design and construction of routine reconstruction projects for the Citywide Services Capital Team.Develop architectural, landscape architect and/or Engineering drawing plans.Help to develop new architectural, landscape architectural and/or engineering methods and strategies.Monitor progress and prepare reports on design and construction projects; track project milestones and budgets.Assist in the preparation of Request for Proposals (RFP), grant applications and related documents.Prepare and present design plans to Stakeholders within the agency and externally.Provide design and construction management support on architectural, and/or engineering matters.

How to Apply:

Go to cityjobs.nyc.gov and search for Job ID# 657138. All applicants must apply via cityjobs.nyc.gov. The City is no longer using ESS to accept applications.

Work Location: Randall's Island, Manhattan

NOTE: All resumes must be received no later than the last day of the posting period. *Posting period extended to 11/19/2024. Previous applicants are still under consideration and need not reapply. References will be required upon request.

Minimum Qualifications

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college 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; orA four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of experience as described in "1" above; orA four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent plus any combination of the experience and/or college education as described in "1" above to make up the equivalent of five years of education and experience. One year of credit will be given for each 30 semester credits of college education leading to a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college 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.

Preferred Skills

Master’s degree.Experience with administering contracts and budgets.Experience writing technical specifications and developing estimates.Excellent administrative, customer service and communication skills.Proficiency in AutoCAD, Microsoft Word, Access, Excel and PowerPoint.Valid New York State driver license.

55a Program

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

Residency Requirement

Residency in New York City, Nassau, Orange, Rockland, Suffolk, Putnam or Westchester counties required for employees with over two years of city service. New York City residency required for all other candidates.

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.

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