City Of New York

Abatement Project Manager

City Of New York$75K — $95K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 1 year of supervisory experience in project management for engineering or construction projects.
  • Bachelor's degree in relevant fields such as engineering or architecture OR high school diploma with 5 years of related experience.
  • Experience with projects valued over $1M is required.
  • Must possess additional years of supervisory or project management experience beyond initial requirements.
  • Candidates should not have experience focused solely on design work.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and oversee environmental testing and abatement projects regarding asbestos and lead paint.
  • Assist in developing bid documents and manage contracts for environmental assessments.
  • Prepare and track environmental project budgets, reports, and compliance records.
  • Review contractor estimates and reports for environmental work accuracy and pricing.
  • Manage and monitor administrative aspects of abatement contracts, ensuring service continuity.
  • Oversee consultant-led sampling and ensure compliance with regulations during abatement.
  • Conduct industrial hygiene assessments to identify and coordinate testing needs.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional development within the city agency.
  • Engagement in meaningful work focused on public health and safety.
  • Stable employment with a city agency.
  • Comprehensive health benefits and pension options.
Full Job Description
*This vacancy is only open to 1) current permanent city employees serving in the Associate Project Manager civil service title or 2) on leave from the title or 3) permanent Parks employees in or on leave from a comparable title.

Major Responsibilities

-Under general direction, perform responsible and complex work in planning, coordinating, scheduling and overseeing the development, implementation and regulatory compliance for NYC Parks property requiring asbestos, lead paint, mold and PCB testing, abatement and air monitoring.
-Assist in the development of bid documents, contracts, work orders and change orders related to the industrial hygiene assessments and abatement and subsurface investigation components of various capital projects, including maintenance of tracking databases.
-Prepare detailed reports and track the progress, records, and budget schedules of environmental projects including those mandated by regulatory agencies.
-Prepare and evaluate environmental engineering estimates and reports prepared by outside contractors for work on Parks property for completeness and pricing.
-Manage the administrative aspects of Parks' abatement contracts and monitor work orders, payments and overall contract management to ensure continuation of service by monitoring capacity, renewals and when replacement contracts are needed.
-Oversee consultant-led sampling and abatement activities, including contractor supervision, reviewing reports, daily logs, analytical data, and calculation to ensure accuracy, regulatory compliance, and payment processing.
-Perform industrial hygiene assessments across facilities to identify testing and/or abatement needs and coordinate with Parks staff.
-Review hazardous materials reports, submittal, and deliverable packages for regulatory compliance and alignment with project scope and issuing technical memoranda.
-Review and/or develop site-specific abatement specifications and supervise abatement projects to ensure all activities meet applicable regulatory standards.
-Prepare detailed field reports, including annotated photographs documenting site conditions and activities.
-Maintain internal tracking databases and ensure accurate, up-to-date recordkeeping. Maintain well-organized project files and unit records to support compliance, reporting, and audit readiness.

Work Location: Olmsted Center, Queens

How to Apply: Go to cityjobs.nyc.gov and search for Job ID# 781713.

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)

ASSOCIATE PROJECT MANAGER - 22427

Qualifications

One year of full-time satisfactory experience in supervising employees performing project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, on engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects, or supervising a construction project with a value of $1,000,000 or more, and either:

1. 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, and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, for engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects; or

2. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of experience as described in "1" above; or

3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent plus any combination of college or university education and/or experience described in "1" above to make up the equivalent of five years of education and experience. One year of experience credit will be given for: (a) each 30 semester credits of college or university education leading to 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; (b) a Master's degree from an accredited college or university in one of the disciplines described in "1" above; (c) a Juris Doctor degree, or (d) a valid New York State license as a Professional Engineer, Registered Architect or Registered Landscape Architect. Where experience which is primarily of a design nature is not acceptable towards meeting the qualification requirements.

In addition to meeting the qualification requirements for Assignment Level I, candidates must have at least one additional year of experience as described in "1" above in a supervisory capacity or have served for at least one year as a project manager for a large and/or complex construction project.

In addition to meeting the qualification requirements for Assignment Level I, candidates must have at least two additional years of experience as described in "1" above in a supervisory capacity or have served for at least two additional years as a project manager for a large and/or complex construction project.

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