PROJECT MANAGER

The NYC Department of Sanitation is the world’s largest sanitation department. DSNY collects more than 10, tons of residential and institutional garbage and 1, tons of recyclables each day.

While efficiently managing solid waste and clearing litter or snow from 6, miles of streets, the Department is also a leader in environmentalism committing to sending zero waste to landfills.

Under general supervision, coordinates and expedites the development or improvement of several simple capital engineering, architectural, or landscape architectural projects.

May assist in expediting the development of more complex projects which are the immediate responsibility of an Associate Project Manager, perform related work.

• Maintains a management information system to provide data for the planning and control of project development.
• Establishes project time and cost schedules.
• Determines and coordinates the activities required between the persons, agencies, and departments responsible for project completion.
• Review all schedules, reports, and orders prepared by consultants, contractors, and agencies to ensure conformance with project completion dates.
• Check work performance and prepare management reports that stress significant problems. Resolves problems that arise in meeting schedules and costs.
• Meets with City agencies, contractors, and citizen groups.
• Assists client agencies in formulating project needs, options, and consequences, assuring that functional requirements are adequately articulated and that proposed projects fulfill these requirements.
• Assists client agencies in developing the scope of the project, drawing upon the technical resources of the project manager’s agency to develop conceptual estimates and schedules.
• Assists in overseeing the consultant selection and contracting process, and manages these contracts, or retains in-house design and construction, management staff.
• With the client-agency conducts a post-occupancy evaluation of facilities.
• May be required to create, submit, and monitor Purchase Orders as needed for the department.
• In the temporary absence of an immediate supervisor, may assume the duties of that position.

Minimum Qualifications

1.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; or

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

3. A 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

• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form.-Experience preparing and / or reviewing plans. -Knowledge of Adobe Acrobat DC, Microsoft Word and Excel, and Microsoft Windows.
• Must be able to demonstrate critical thinking skills and effective independent data analysis. License RequirementFor assignment to certain positions, candidates must possess a motor vehicle driver’s license valid in the State of New York.

The license must be maintained for the duration of employment in such a position.

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.

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Residency RequirementNew York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County.

To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.