Technical Project Manager

Description

The city's environmental agency supplies about 1.1 billion gallons of drinking water a day, manages wastewater and stormwater, and works to reduce air, noise, and hazardous material pollution. It is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the United States and employs close to 6,000 people.

The water supply system includes 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes across a watershed of about 2,000 square miles that reaches 125 miles north and west of the city.

The Bureau of Water Supply is hiring an Associate Project Manager II for the Engineering group in Drinking Water Operations South, based in Valhalla, New York.

You will act as the technical project manager, handling the bureau's service contracts and advising the Engineering group on maintaining, repairing, testing, and inspecting equipment and structures used in drinking water treatment.

You will lead investigations and troubleshooting, write project scopes, guide design, and oversee construction so that capital and maintenance work is done safely, efficiently, and to regulatory, operational, and quality standards. You report to the Engineering Manager.

Responsibilities

• Help the Engineering Manager plan, schedule, and inspect all work done by the Engineering group.
• Support in-house, capital, and Job Order Contract projects of moderate complexity during construction and repair, and coordinate the work.
• Prepare and review reports, drawings, specifications, and cost estimates for in-house projects.
• Make technical sketches and perform engineering calculations.
• Carry out routine field inspections at water treatment facilities, attend construction meetings, and help write Standard Operating Procedures.
• Prepare and keep technical documentation, including minor design work for new installations and equipment replacements.
• Draft technical specifications and engineering plans, put together contract bid packages, build cost estimates, get vendor quotes, and research equipment or facility deficiencies.
• Meet with consultants, contractors, vendors, City agencies, and other stakeholders, and gather and submit historical data, drawings, and plans.
• Support permit applications, inspections, reporting, payment submissions, and other required paperwork.
• Inspect sites, collect and analyze data, write progress reports, and update maintenance records in a computer-based asset management system.
• Maintain a management information system that tracks project development and equipment maintenance.
• Build project schedules and cost estimates, and coordinate the people, agencies, and departments involved in each project.
• Review schedules, reports, and work orders from consultants, contractors, and partner agencies to confirm they meet timelines and requirements.
• Monitor work performance and help resolve issues raised in meetings or during coordination.
• Take part in the bid process and contractor selection.
• Assume assigned supervisory duties when the immediate supervisor is out.
• This list is a summary and does not cover every duty of the role.

Requirements

• At least one year of full-time experience supervising staff on project management work, such as 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 bachelor's 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 project management experience on engineering, architectural, or landscape architectural projects.
• A four-year high school diploma or equivalent, plus five years of the experience described above.
• A four-year high school diploma or equivalent, plus any mix of college education and qualifying experience totaling five years. Each year of credit can come from 30 semester credits toward a qualifying bachelor's degree, a qualifying master's degree, a Juris Doctor, or a valid New York State license as a Professional Engineer, Registered Architect, or Registered Landscape Architect. Experience that is mainly design work does not count.
• For Assignment Level II, you need one additional year of supervisory experience or one year as project manager on a large or complex construction project, on top of the Level I requirements.
• For Assignment Level III, you need two additional years of supervisory experience or two years as project manager on a large or complex construction project, on top of the Level I requirements.
• Preferred: knowledge of Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Preferred: ability to keep electronic logs of operations, equipment performance, maintenance, and water quality.
• Preferred: ability to test operating equipment through SCADA and programmable logic controllers.
• Preferred: ability to review and analyze engineering reports and other data.
• Preferred: understanding of project management principles.
• Preferred: understanding of drinking water treatment processes and technology.
• Preferred: clear written and spoken communication with applicants, engineers, contractors, and coworkers.
• Preferred: strong independent data analysis and critical thinking.

Conditions

Based at 465 Columbus Avenue, Valhalla, New York 10595.

Work is 35 hours per week.

You may be required to work shifts that include nights, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

You must wear a respirator for essential parts of the job. Because OSHA sets medical rules for respirator use, you must pass a medical exam before starting and periodic exams afterward, and you must keep meeting OSHA standards for as long as you are employed.

The job involves walking to and from sites, climbing ladders and stairs, working at height and in confined spaces, standing for long periods, bending, stooping, stretching, climbing over objects, and working outdoors in all weather. You may enter damp, dusty, smoky, noisy, or otherwise hazardous areas, including those with fumes, extreme temperatures, lead dust, or asbestos. You also need to distinguish colors and communicate orally.

Under civil service Rule 3.2.11, you must live outside the five boroughs or already hold permanent status in the listed civil service title to be considered for appointment.

The city is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on any legally protected basis.