Lead Structural Engineer

Flushing, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 4 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

* This vacancy is only open to 1) current permanent city employees serving in the Civil Engineer civil service title or 2) on leave from the title or 3) permanent city employees in or on leave from a comparable title or 4) employees who are reachable on the Civil Engineer civil service list Exam No. 0156 or Exam No. 4030 or reachable on a comparable civil service list. Please indicate the exam and your list number on your cover letter and resume.

NYC Parks is an award-winning City Agency that designs builds and cares for public spaces for New Yorkers to connect play and enjoy. NYC Parks manages more than 30000 acres or 14% of the Citys land encompassing more than 5000 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 restrooms retaining walls and nearly 14 miles of beaches.

Major Responsibilities

-Under direction of the Deputy Director of Engineering serve as lead engineer and manager on structural engineering projects and programs.
-Manage inspections consultant contracts in-house assignments procurement and design and construction.
-Technical supervision and mentoring of Engineering staff to ensure quality work and on-time project delivery.
-Develop and ensure project schedules budgets and technical quality assurance/quality control.
-Perform condition surveys/assessments background/document research feasibility studies scope determination estimates on existing or proposed infrastructure and prepare reports.
-Perform structural design calculations and provide details/drawings for filing and construction.
-Develop requests for proposals contracts work orders and other tasks related to consultant procurement.
-Conduct field inspections before and during design and construction through turnover to proactively identify and resolve problems.
-Act as subject-matter expert to represent the engineering team within and externally to the Agency.
-Propose and develop improvements to processes and programs to better advance the teams mission.
-Complete internal administrative tasks using Parks software and other systems.

Work Location: Olmsted Center Queens

How to Apply: Go to and search for Job ID# 756898.

All applicants must apply via . The City is no longer using ESS to accept applications.

*Current City Employees please include your ERN on your cover letter and resume.

NOTE: All resumes must be received no later than the last day of the posting period. References will be required upon request.

IN THE FACE OF CIVIL SERVICE LISTS IS PROHIBITED UNDER CIVIL SERVICE LAW.

For information about applying for Civil Service Exams go to: Civil Service Exams - Department of Citywide Administrative Services ()

CIVIL ENGINEER - 20215

Qualifications :

(1) Four (4) years of full-time satisfactory experience in civil engineering work; and
(2) A valid New York State Professional Engineers License. Current New York State registration as a Professional Engineer must be maintained for the duration of your employment.

A masters degree in civil engineering 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) may be substituted for one year of the civil engineering experience required in 1 above.
Special Note:
In addition to above qualification requirements to be eligible for placement in Assignment Levels II and III individuals must have at least one year within the last three years of experience as a major contributor or a project leader on a complex project requiring additional and specific expertise in the disciplines needed to design or construct the project.

Additional Information :

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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

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Employment Type :

Full-time