PROJECT MANAGER (Brooklyn)

Project Manager

The Department of Homeless Services is comprised of 2,000 employees and with an annual operating budget of over $1 billion. DHS is one of the largest organizations of its kind committed to preventing and addressing homelessness in New York City. Collaborating with other public agencies and not-for-profit partners, DHS works to prevent homelessness before it occurs, reduces street homelessness and assist New Yorkers to transition from shelter into appropriate permanent housing.

The Facility & Logistics (F&L) division is responsible for providing both direct and indirect maintenance and repair services to City owned and operated facilities using in-house skilled trade-workers, maintenance contracts, inspectors and purchasing operation. The Routine Site Review Inspections (RSRI) unit reviews and ensures preventive maintenance and measures are in place to avoid premature issues of building systems and violation remediation. The unit oversees the management of CAPs for compliance with the Agency's Inspection protocols. The unit may perform daily field assessments to verify violation remediation, compiles data for CAP compliance monitoring, works closely with DOB, FDNY, HPD and DOHMH on compliance.

Job Description

The Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is recruiting for one (1) Associate Project Manager- I to function as an Associate Project Manager who will :

• Conduct field visits of DHS Inspectors, Providers and Contracted Shelters throughout the five boroughs to ensure compliance with health and safety conditions.
• Determine and coordinate the activities required between the person's, Agencies, and Departments responsible for project completion.
• Manage team workload and prepare detailed reports outlining the findings of the field oversight, flagging potential issues or delays.
• Review of all schedules, reports and orders prepared by Consultants, Contractors, and Agencies to assure conformance with project completion dates.
• Monitor work performance and prepare management reports to identify significant problems.
• Advise and make recommendations to client agencies in formulating project needs.
• Track project progress and respond to inquiries from executive staff.
• Advise and make recommendations to the Providers in formulating the Corrective Action Plan (CAP) needs.
• Oversee the status of Contractors working on violation and report progress.
• Review violations and conduct filed assessments regarding the work needed to cure the violations.
• Create and review work orders for offline units and follow up with the completion status.
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as required.
• Complete status reports and present outstanding violations for providers.

Work Location : 101-07 Farragut Rd, Brooklyn N.Y. Hours / Schedule : Monday Friday 9am5pm.

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 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 college or university education and / or experience described in 1 above to make up the equivalent of five years of education and experience.

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.