Inter-Agency Coordinator

About the role

Work Location: 30-30 Thomson Avenue, LIC, NY 11101

All interested candidates are encouraged to apply. Please include a copy of your Notice of Results, Proof of Filing, or indicate if you are permanent in the title or if you are on the open-competitive Construction Project Manager exam (Exam Nos. 3042 or 5058) or filed for open-competitive exam #6040.

The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Division of Infrastructure, is currently seeking Inter-Agency Coordinators to join the Program Management Unit - Engineering and Support Services' Front-End Planning - DEP Coordination or DOT Coordination team

The individuals will play a crucial role in identifying critical issues during the scope development of Capital Infrastructure projects, with an emphasis on replacement, reconstruction, and upgrade of DEP or DOT facilities and appurtenances including but not limited to distribution and trunk water mains, storm, sanitary, combined sewers, as well as runoff outlet structures such as outfalls.

The individuals will also perform review on joint DOT scope associated with DEP project limits inclusive of various street and roadway improvement initiatives, including Roadway, Plaza, SBS, Pedestrian Safety, Raised Crosswalk, and Green Streets & Vision Zero projects.

Key responsibilities include reviewing proposed conceptual/schematic designs submitted by Sponsor(s), assisting in the development of comprehensive final project scopes, cost estimates, and baseline schedules. Additional tasks encompass data assessment, conducting site visits, identifying feasibility and constructability issues, and proposing alternative solutions.

The Inter-Agency Coordinators will also evaluate broader aspects such as City Initiatives for climate risks, resiliency, and sustainability, along with environmental impact, mitigation needs, acquisition, and local regulations. Furthermore, this role involves preparing presentation materials, leading internal Strategy meetings, conducting Workshop, and coordinating with external stakeholders such as DOT, DEP, DPR, OMB, City Hall, Community Boards, and elected officials.

Lastly, the candidates will interface with various in-house personnel and consultants to prepare final assessment reports and transition projects into initiation, while also maintaining and updating project tracking systems via the agency's database.

Additionally, educational credentials must be from a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accredited institution. Credentials from foreign institutions require independent equivalency verification from an approved evaluation service.

All applicants, including City Employees

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Qualifications & Requirements

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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 satisfactory full-time experience up to a maximum of three years of experience.

Additional information

Note: Candidates must specify for each construction project they worked on: a description of the construction project, the time period they worked on the construction project, and the type of work they performed. Candidates must also specify the money allotted for the project.

Driver License Requirement

• At the time of appointment to this position, you must have a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York.
• If you have moving violations, license suspension or an accident record, you may be disqualified.
• This license must be maintained for the duration of your employment.

• For Assignment to Level II, In addition to meeting the "Qualification Requirements" above, candidates must have one additional year of satisfactory full-time experience working in Assignment Level I; or one additional year of satisfactory full-time experience as described in "1" above.
• For Assignment to Level III, in addition to meeting the Qualification Requirements for Construction Project Manager, candidates must have two additional years of satisfactory full-time experience working in Construction Project Manager Assignment Level I and II; or two additional years of satisfactory full-time experience as described in question "1" above and possess a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York which must be maintained for the duration of employment noting that if you have moving violations, license suspension or an accident record, you may be disqualified.