NYC Parks is a design award-winning city agency that builds and cares for public spaces for New Yorkers to connect, play and enjoy. NYC Parks manages more than 30,000 acres or 14% of the city’s land, encompassing more than 5,000 individual properties. Our diverse set of assets includes recreational facilities, nature centers, historic buildings and structures, golf courses, athletic fields, playgrounds, tennis courts, public pools, public restroom buildings, retaining walls and nearly 14 miles of beaches. The Capital Division at NYC Parks is responsible for managing the design, construction, and administration of capital projects to expand, improve and revitalize these public spaces.

Major Responsibilities
- Under direction of the Chief of Construction, perform quality assurance duties on large and/or complex projects for the Capital Projects division.
- Review project records to ensure they are being prepared, issued and maintained in accordance with New York City regulations and Agency policies.
- Perform on-site quality assurance inspections to ensure that the work complies with the project plans, specifications, shop drawings and submittals. Identify defective work/damaged materials that need to be removed/corrected until made compliant.
- Prepare and maintain work performance records, daily inspection reports, quality assurance inspection records and other related items.
- Ensure that each report identifies any necessary revisions to contractor quality procedures, construction quality, site specific issues and corrective actions.
- Assist in the preparation and issuance of standard operating procedures (SOPs), policy statements and/or other such documents at the direction of the supervisor. Review data to formulate recommendations for the improvement of agency SOPs and/or policies.
- Review project schedules and specified/anticipated completion dates to assist in the monitoring of the Agency’s Mayor's Management Report goals for project completions within a specified fiscal year.
- Manage and administer consultant supervision contracts.
- Participate in discussions with other agencies, utility companies and other 3rd parties that have jurisdiction/oversight on Parks Capital Projects or are performing work on Parks property.
- Perform additional assignments as directed.

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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.

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.

5. 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.
6. 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.

1. Significant work experience in construction. 2. Knowledge of the Parks construction manual, policies and procedures. 3. Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel. 4. Effective communication and report writing skills. 5. Familiar with the requirements of various oversight agencies (i.e., Department of Buildings, Department of Transportation, Department of Environmental Conservation, Mayor’s Office of Contract Services and the Office of the New York City Comptroller).

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/

This position is exempt from NYC residency requirements.

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.