Resident Engineer

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NYC Parks is a design award-winning city agency that builds and cares for public spaces for New Yorkers to connect, play and enjoy. These public spaces, encompassing over 5,000 properties, include boardwalks, historic houses, playgrounds and pools and Works Progress Administration (WPA)-era recreation centers. Resident Engineers are essential to the modernization of Parks' beloved public spaces and structures. NYC Parks depends on its Resident Engineers to manage a wide range of interesting construction projects at these sites. Resident Engineers are the bridge between contractors, architects, engineers, landscape architects and the city, viewing all parties as essential partners to the successful completion of a construction project. The work of Resident Engineers is highly visible and directly benefits millions of New Yorkers and communities. Major Responsibilities - Under supervision, manage construction work involving multiple partners (e.g., construction workers, architects, landscape architects, engineers, contractors) on capital projects with varying degrees of complexity. Collaborate with peers to cover sites during schedule conflicts. - Oversee the approval process of various construction projects, including making recommendations where necessary. Review change orders to determine if they are valid and then review change order costs to determine if they are fair and reasonable. - Consult with Landscape Architects, Architects or Engineers of Record regarding change orders, shop drawing approvals and other architectural and engineering related issues. - Provide oversight of contractors to ensure adherence to plans and specifications. Maintain correspondence with contractors, review and approve contractors' payment requisitions and clarify other construction issues. - Review and research contractors' dispute claims and advise Borough Director on solutions. Resolve field condition issues. Collaborate on monitoring various contract administrative requirements (e.g., Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise goals, Project Labor Agreements and Damages for Delay programs). - Produce detailed daily and weekly construction project reports, maintain accurate records of items installed and deliveries to the site, keep calculation books with accurate calculations, quantities and areas of installation, prepare cost projections and organize and lead meetings. Review and process time extensions when necessary. **Appointees to this position will receive a $2,191 Assignment Differential in addition to their base salary. Work Location: Olmsted Center, Queens How to Apply: Go to cityjobs.nyc.gov and search for Job ID# 779608. All applicants must apply via cityjobs.nyc.gov. The City is no longer using ESS to accept applications. *Current City Employees please include your ERN on your cover letter and resume. NOTE: All resumes must be received no later than the last day of the posting period. References will be required upon request. nyc.gov/parks MOVEMENT IN THE FACE OF CIVIL SERVICE LISTS IS PROHIBITED UNDER CIVIL SERVICE LAW. For information about applying for Civil Service Exams go to: Civil Service Exams - Department of Citywide Administrative Services (nyc.gov) CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER - 34202 1. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and five years of full-time satisfactory experience managing and/or inspecting one or more construction projects which must have a total cost of at least $300,000 for each of the five years of the required experience; or 2. One year of the experience as described in "1" above and a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U. S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, architectural technology, landscape architecture, construction, construction technology, or construction management; or 3. One year of the experience as described in "1" above and a valid license as a professional engineer, registered architect, or registered landscape architect, issued by a board of examining engineers, architects, or landscape architects duly established and qualified pursuant to the laws of any state or territory of the United States; or 4. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and a combination of at least two years of experience as described in "1" above and the education as described in "2" above to equal a total of five years of education and experience. Matriculation in an undergraduate college degree program as described in "2" above may be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 semester credits for one year of satisfacto

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