Revocable Consent Specialist

The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) provides for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods in the City of New York and maintains and enhances the transportation infrastructure crucial to the economic vitality and quality of life of City residents. DOT is an equal opportunity employer, committed to recruiting and maintaining a diverse workforce in an open and inclusive environment.

The NYC DOT’s Office of Cityscape & Franchises seeks to hire an Associate Project Manager L1 to serve as a Revocable Consent Specialist. The Office oversees a wide range of programs related to the design, installation, operation, and management of various elements citywide. The position will review and manage applications for revocable consents, floodwall mitigation systems, renewable energy transmission lines, and vault licenses. The selected candidate may also review EAS and EIS documents, and Capital Roadway Reconstruction plans for potential conflicts with existing vaults and consent infrastructure. The successful candidate will work closely with various City agencies and internal DOT units to ensure all necessary approvals are in place for consent petitions, and vault applications; and will also be responsible for the generation of Revocable Consent Agreements and Vault licenses.

To Be Considered for This Position Candidate Must Be Serving

PERMANENTLY IN THE TITLE OF ASSOCIATE PROJECT MANAGER, OR REACHABLE ON THE ASSOCIATE PROJECT MANAGER CIVIL SERVICE LIST.

Minimum 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:

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

Preferred Skills

Professional civil and/or structural engineering education and technical review skills; electronic file, Excel and Access database management; and excellent organizational, written and verbal communication, and customer service skills, are important components of the work of the position.

Candidates with experience reviewing technical plan submissions for DOT and other City agencies, experience working closely with elected officials, and experience reading and interpreting legal documents are preferred.

Residency Requirement

New York City Residency is not required for this position

Additional Information

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION CANDIDATE MUST BE SERVING PERMANENTLY IN THE TITLE OF ASSOCIATE PROJECT MANAGER, OR REACHABLE ON THE ASSOCIATE PROJECT MANAGER CIVIL SERVICE LIST.