The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the City’s evolving criminal justice system, participating in reform initiatives and strategies aimed to move the City towards a smaller jail system without compromising public safety.
The DOC is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for our employees, visitors, volunteers and people in our custody.
Importantly, safe jails enable DOC to provide people in custody with the tools and opportunities they need to successfully re-enter their communities.
The DOC operates facilities and court commands across the five boroughs with more than 7,500 diverse professionals and knowledgeable experts.
The DOC is seeking qualified construction management personnel with detailed and hands-on experience in managing and supervising large-scale capital construction projects. The selected candidate will be responsible for managing projects and site installations on City contracts, including the Borough-Based Jails (BBJ) project. In particular, the BBJ team is responsible for representing DOC’s interests in the unprecedented design and construction of multiple borough-based jail facilities in New York City. This position will work directly with the BBJ transition planning team to achieve quality workmanship and timely completion of the project. The selected candidate’s responsibilities include, but will not be limited to, the following:
- Overseeing construction efforts at each BBJ facility construction site.
- Coordinating and communicating with field staff from partner agencies and design-build teams.
- Reviewing and approving complex trade work, lighting, power, security systems, HVAC control systems, fire alarm, electrical, and other systems from kickoff to closeout.
- Approve contractor’s coordinated schedule and track progress.
- Representing the Department in construction and engineering meetings with contractors and service delivery, regulatory, and oversight agencies.
- Identifying problems with installations or quality, preparing relevant reports/documentation, and seeking appropriate resolution.
- Ensure the formulation and completion of project punch lists.
- Developing expertise in jail operations and correctional best practices.
- Performing special projects and related duties as assigned.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience in civil, mechanical, electrical, and chemical engineering work.
- Experience in supervising or inspecting installations in correctional or other congregate facilities.
- Sound understanding of applicable codes and installation practices.
- Excellent writing and verbal communication skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work quickly under pressure and strict deadlines while still ensuring a high-quality work product.
- Experience and proven ability to cultivate partnerships with diverse stakeholders.
- Excellent administrative skills in construction management with a proven record of accomplishment.
Minimum 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 $300,000, 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:
- Full-time satisfactory experience in construction inspection on capital projects, each one of which must have had a dollar value of at least $300,000. One year of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of construction inspection experience up to a maximum of four years.
- 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.
- Education in an accredited college or university 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 semester 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 "1", "2" and "3" 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.
Preferred Skills
- Experience in civil, mechanical, electrical, and chemical engineering work.
- Experience in supervising or inspecting installations in correctional or other congregate facilities.
- Sound understanding of applicable codes and installation practices.
- Excellent writing and verbal communication skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work quickly under pressure and strict deadlines while still ensuring a high-quality work product.
- Experience and proven ability to cultivate partnerships with diverse stakeholders.
- Excellent administrative skills in construction management with a proven record of accomplishment.
Residency Requirement
New York City Residency is not required for this position
Additional Information
The City of New York offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance for the employee and his/her spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26, union benefits such as dental and vision coverage, paid annual leave and sick leave, paid holidays, a pension, and optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account.
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.