Lead Resident Engineer

Description

Open only to permanent employees who hold the Associate Project Manager civil service title, are on leave from that title, or hold or are on leave from a comparable title.

Open only to current full-time, annually paid employees of the company.

The role supports the Capital Projects Division on several of its highest priority, intricate construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Take general direction from the Director of Construction and run construction management on several intricate projects that top the Capital Projects Division's list.
• Lead one or more capital projects from scope and design through construction.
• Supervise a large group of capital project management staff, including Resident Engineers.
• Oversee how consultants are chosen and contracted, and manage those contracts.
• Map out and coordinate the work of people, agencies and departments needed to finish each project.
• When the Director of Construction asks, run constructability reviews during design and set project durations.
• Maintain a management information system that supplies data for complex projects.
• Review schedules, reports and letters from consultants, contractors and agencies to confirm they meet completion dates.
• Inspect work quality and write management reports that flag serious problems.
• Keep stakeholders informed with regular progress reports and meetings as needed.
• Resolve issues that threaten project schedules or budgets.
• Check and approve change orders on intricate construction work.
• Make sure contractors follow the plans and specifications.
• Verify and approve vendor payment requests from consultants and contractors.
• Track compliance with contract administration rules, such as Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise goals and Project Labor Agreements.
• Coordinate with Architects or Engineers-of-Record on change orders, shop drawing approvals and other design issues on complex construction work.
• Assess contractor dispute claims and propose solutions to the Chief of Construction and the company's Legal Unit.

Requirements

• One year of full-time, satisfactory experience supervising staff who handle project management tasks (planning, administering, managing, coordinating or expediting) on engineering, architectural or landscape architectural projects, or supervising a construction project valued at $1,000,000 or more, plus one of the following.
• 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, plus one year of full-time, satisfactory project management experience on engineering, architectural or landscape architectural projects.
• A four-year high school diploma or equivalent plus five years of experience as described in the first option above.
• A four-year high school diploma or equivalent plus a combination of college or university education and experience from the first option above totaling five years. Each 30 semester credits toward a bachelor's degree in the fields listed above, a Master's degree in one of those fields, a Juris Doctor, or a valid New York State license as a Professional Engineer, Registered Architect or Registered Landscape Architect counts as one year. Design-focused experience does not count.
• For Assignment Level II, in addition to the Assignment Level I qualifications, at least one more year of experience as described in the first option above, either in a supervisory role or as a project manager on a large and/or complex construction project.
• For Assignment Level III, in addition to the Assignment Level I qualifications, at least two more years of experience as described in the first option above, either in a supervisory role or as a project manager on a large and/or complex construction project.

Conditions

Full-time, annually paid position.

Civil service title: Associate Project Manager, code 22427.

Moving candidates up or down civil service lists is prohibited under civil service law.

The company is an equal opportunity employer that bars discrimination and harassment based on any legally protected status.

Benefits

• An assignment differential of $2,122 paid on top of base salary.