Job Description

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 and managers performing complex functions pertinent to the Unit;

• Facilitates the planning, scheduling, bidding, and supervision of Design-Build projects, Emergency Contracts and other specialty projects for this program;

• Assists the Executive Director of the Unit in the oversight of all Emergency Declarations for unsafe conditions which require immediate remediation, and the contractor selection process for

  declared emergency situations;

• Monitors and evaluates the performance of private consultants and contractors;

• Responsible for the resolution of conflicts with contractors arising from field conditions. Directly negotiates with contractors to resolve scheduling conflicts and delays caused by unanticipated

  conditions in order to establish additional compensation, when warranted. As necessary, coordinates with the Office of the ACCO on related matters;

• Makes determinations on post-negotiation requests for changes and extra work orders including final contract payments, cost deductions, and time extensions;

• Manages contract performance and the timely processing of payments to ensure compliance with DOT policy;

• 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

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.