Full Job Description
The Project Manager, Flood Risk ("PM") will be a key member of the BCR team and will support BCRs flood risk analysis for coastal resilience, management of the coastal mapping program (a newly legislated activity within the city), as well as BCRs data management program. The PM will have strong technical acumen in the field of hydraulics, hydrology and coastal flood risk modeling and mapping. While the mandate of BCR is for coastal storm surge, tidal flooding and sea level rise, it is important that the PM collaborates closely with others who are working on stormwater and groundwater management. Therefore, an understanding of other modes of flooding, as well as compound flooding, will be an important skill for this position.
The PM, Flood Risk will report to the Director, Flood Risk & Data Management and will be tasked with:
-Support flood risk assessments and implementation of New York City's first coastal mapping program.
-Analyze climate and flood data.
-Project management and coordination of technical consultants.
-Prepare technical reports and decision-support materials, utilizing visualization tools (e.g., GIS).
-Coordinate FEMA, USACE, and technical partnerships.
-Translate flood risk information into planning tools.
-Strong organization and project management skills in order to manage multiple tasks and complex systems.
-Perform complex work involving: data management software, economic analysis, data analytics and reporting.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROJECT MANAGER - 8300B
Qualifications
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 five (5) years of full-time satisfactory experience in the planning, administering or expediting of engineering design, and/or construction, or coordinating a very large engineering project, two years of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity; or
2. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and nine (9) years of experience as described in "1" above; two years of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity; or
3. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. One (1) 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) an accredited Master's degree 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 Landscape Architect. However, all candidates must have the two years of the administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described in "1" above.
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