Sw - Assistant Chief Engineer

Description

The city's transportation agency works to move people and goods safely, efficiently and in an environmentally responsible way across New York City, and to keep its transportation infrastructure working for residents.

The Sidewalk Program makes sidewalks safe and accessible for pedestrians.

This is the CIVIL ENGINEER role, job code 20215.

Responsibilities

• Help the Sidewalk Program oversee pedestrian ramp upgrade and new installation contracts that DDC manages.
• Lead and supervise engineering staff.
• Assess whether pedestrian ramps can be built at corners as part of the upgrade and new installation contracts.
• Decide whether temporary asphalt ramps can be installed until a permanent solution is ready.
• Review the work of Assistant Civil Engineers and Civil Engineer Interns.
• Carry out mark-outs for high priority and complex locations.
• Work with consultant engineers and inspectors to resolve day-to-day issues and questions from DDC.
• Attend progress meetings to take on issues that remain unresolved.
• Review designs, plans and contract specifications and scopes.
• Write engineering reports for senior management.

Requirements

• Four years of full-time, satisfactory civil engineering experience.
• A valid New York State Professional Engineer license, kept current for as long as you are employed.
• A master's degree in civil engineering from an accredited college or university can replace one year of the required civil engineering experience. Accreditation must come from bodies recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), or from regional, national, professional or specialized agencies so recognized.
• For Assignment Levels II and III, you need at least one year, within the last three years, as a major contributor or project leader on a complex project that required specialized expertise in the disciplines used to design or build it.

Conditions

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