Hours: Temporary 10-week position; 35 hours / week
Work Location: 30-30 Thomson Avenue, LIC, NY 11101

From the pedestrian plaza in Times Square to the Far Rockaway Library, the Department of Design and Construction is building for you.

The Project Controls division is dedicated to advancing DDC’s core mission of delivering projects on time and on budget. The division provides institutional data analytics service and helps DDC adopt best practices in schedule, cost, and risk management. The team is comprised of professionals with experience and knowledge in data analytics, risk, cost, and schedule management. The Project Controls division provides project-level support to individual projects as well as programmatic and advisory support.

We at Project Controls are looking for a highly skilled individual that will primarily support the IT aspects of our data science projects, helping in the development and maintenance of our AI based solutions and ensuring their efficient operation in a cloud-based or local setting. The individual should have some experience with web development, API integrations and database management.

Other Responsibilities include but are not limited to collecting, transforming, analyzing, and interpreting large, complex datasets across projects using statistical and machine learning techniques to identify patterns and insights that can help project management team make data-driven decisions. The selected candidate might also design data models and tools to support analysis, develop predictive models, uncover correlations between project data, identify drivers of project performance, use appropriate statistical and machine learning techniques for predictive analytics, and develop visualizations based on project management needs.

FOR DETAILED PROGRAM INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO WWW.NYC.GOV/DDC AND CLICK ON EMPLOYMENT FOR THE SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM 2023 ANNOUNCEMENT.

All applicants, including City Employees:
Please go to NYC Government Jobs | Explore Careers | City of New York, go to Search for Open Jobs, and type in the Job ID # listed above. Submit job application as prompted. Do not apply via Employee Self-Service (ESS), e-mail, mail, or fax your resume to DDC directly. The application deadline for the Summer Internship Program is March 31, 2024.

Candidates must be currently enrolled in a graduate degree program in an accredited college, university or law school.

We are seeking a passionate and skilled graduate intern with a strong background in software development and data science for the Project Control Analytics Team. The ideal candidate should have practical experience in predictive analytics and a keen interest in AI-driven automation projects. Proficiency in computer vision and deep learning will be highly valued. Besides these, any experience or knowledge in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) will be a significant advantage. The intern will be involved in innovative data science projects, contributing to the design and development of advanced data-driven solutions. We expect a high level of creativity and analytical thinking, along with the ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic team environment. Additional skills that would be beneficial include knowledge of IT infrastructure, proficiency in various programming languages (such as Python, Java, or C++), and experience with database management. This program is geared towards students majoring in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related fields, currently in their graduate studies.

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/.

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

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.