Director of Construction

Full-time

Agency: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Job Category: Engineering, Architecture, & Planning

Job Description

Civil Service Title- Administrative Construction Project Manager * IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION CANDIDATE MUST BE SERVING PERMANENTLY IN THE TITLE OF ADMINISTERATIVE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER, OR BE REACHABLE ON THE PROMOTIONAL LIST EXAM # 3523, OR ELIGIBLE UNDER THE 55A PROGRAM. PLEASE INDICATE ON YOUR RESUME.* Under the direction of the Executive Director of BQE, Design-Build & Emergency Contracts, the Director of Specialty Construction Projects is responsible for the management and administration of projects within the BQE, Design-Build and Emergency Contracts Unit. Specific duties and responsibilities: Supervises a staff of engineers overseeing the delivery of bridge projects within the Unit's portfolio; Work in cooperation with Director of Design and Planning within the Unit to complete Procurement for Design-Build projects including development of procurement documents and oversee the project delivery after NTP Assists the Executive Director of the Unit in the oversight of all Emergency Declarations for unsafe conditions including planning, scheduling, bidding, and the contractor selection process for declared emergency situations; Proactively monitors progress of contract activities and provides direction to NYCDOT field staff, consultants and contractors under supervision in resolution of issues. Responsible for ensuring timely coordination and meeting established protocols within the Division and Department for all the field activities in progress within the Unit's portfolio. Directly negotiates with contractors when warranted. As necessary, coordinates with the Office of the ACCO on related matters; Provides timely input and direction to ensure expeditious progress of post-negotiation requests for changes and extra work orders including final contract payments, cost deductions, and time extensions; Provide regular updates to and seeks timely direction from the Executive Director on progress of projects, budgetary and staffing matters and actively participate in developing protocols for program betterment; Conducts personal inspection of field conditions and personally checks on the progress of projects as the need arises; Assures that all work undertaken is in accordance with Agency, City, State, and Federal guidelines and requirements; Represents the Division in dealing with other City, State, and Federal agencies, utilities, contractors, consulting engineers, the general public and all other public or private bodies on those matters of the greatest scope of significance, specific to the BQE, Design-Build & Emergency Contracts Unit; Performs additional significant administrative and engineering functions as determined by the Executive Director of BQE, Design-Build and Emergency Contracts.

Qualifications

At least six years of full-time satisfactory experience in construction management work on capital projects, each one of which must have had a dollar value of at least $15,000, at least eighteen months of which must have been in a managerial or consultative capacity in an organization responsible for the management of construction; and a combination of the following, sufficient to equal a total of ten years of education and experience: a. Full-time satisfactory experience in construction inspection on capital projects, each one of which must have had a dollar value of at least $15,000. One year of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of construction inspection experience up to a maximum of four years. b. Full-time satisfactory experience in building construction as a journeyperson in one or more of the skilled building construction trades. One year of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of journeyperson experience up to a maximum of four years. c. Education in an accredited college leading to a bachelor's degree in architecture, landscape architecture, or air pollution control, chemical, civil including structural and bridge design, electrical, mechanical, or sanitary engineering will be credited on the basis of 30 credits for one year of acceptable experience up to a maximum of four years. A New York State license as a professional engineer or registered architect or a license as a professional engineer or registered architect from a state that has reciprocity with New York State may be substituted for the four years of education and experience described in "a", "b" and "c" above. However, all candidates must have at least six years of experience in construction management work described above, including at least eighteen months in a managerial or consultative capacity in an organization responsible for the management of construction. License Requirements Possession of a Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. Employees must maintain the license during their employment.

Additional Information

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