Assistant Chief Plan Examiner, Sidewalk Shed and Construction Progress Monitoring

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Under direction of the Chief Plan Examiner of the Sidewalk Shed and Construction Progress Monitoring Unit (SSCPMU) with great latitude for the exercise of independent judgment or action the Assistant Chief Plan Examiner will oversee SSCPMU plan examiners. SSCPMU is tasked with auditing a percentage of the reports that come in with the sidewalk shed permit renewals and reviewing extension requests for deadlines related to sidewalk sheds in place for Local Law 11/Façade Inspection & Safety Program (FISP) buildings. They will perform responsible detail-oriented work in the engineering or architectural analysis and review of building structures building facades sidewalk sheds and the examination of plans for the construction alteration or repair of buildings under the jurisdiction of the Department of Buildings and will perform work related to the following responsibilities:

-Manage the technical staff within the Sidewalk Shed and Construction Progress Monitoring Unit.
-Train newly hired plan examiners.
-Meet with owners Architects or Engineer of Record and permitted licensed General Contractors to review project status and review compliance with building codes laws rules bulletins and enforcement initiatives for application approvals and permits.
-Examine and review plans designs specifications and construction documents for the repair of buildings requiring sidewalk sheds under the jurisdiction of the Department of Buildings to note compliance with and violation of NYC Construction Codes.
-Review FISP compliance reports and other local law related filings and documents in DOB NOW Safety as needed for audit reviews.
-Prepare a list of objections in accordance with Construction Code and other rules regulations or legislation as they apply to the legality of proposed building repair.
-Assign coordinate and manage workload of technical staff.
-Review and approve plan examiner timesheets.
-Evaluate performance of plan examiners.
-Spot check plan examiner objection sheets for Quality Control.
-Provide interpretations of the NYC Construction Codes and other applicable laws rules regulations including historic codes.
-Assist with data analysis and determining trends as they relate to sidewalk sheds and buildings under façade repair.
-Respond to field emergencies 24 hours a day 7 days a week as required.
-Provide technical advice to senior management and public entities.
-Support Engineering Services division cross training incident response special assignments and project management as directed.
-Additional duties and projects as needed.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Possession of a valid New York State Professional Engineers license or registration as an Architect and one of the following:
(4) years of full-time satisfactory experience in architecture civil engineering or mechanical engineering performing work in building design building construction or building equipment systems design of which two years must have been in building design or building equipment systems design; or

2.A masters degree or higher in civil engineering mechanical engineering or a five-year Bachelor of Architecture or a Master of Architecture from an accredited college and three (3) years of full-time satisfactory experience in architecture civil engineering or mechanical engineering performing the work described in 1 above of which two (2) years must have been in building design or building equipment systems design.

On the date of appointment must possess a valid New York State Professional Engineers License or a valid New York State Registration as an Architect. Current New York State registration as a Professional Engineer or Architect must be maintained for the duration of employment.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Candidates may be considered in one of the following comparable civil service titles: Architect if permanent or reachable on list Civil Engineer unless the list is exhausted if permanent or reachable on list and Mechanical Engineer unless the list is exhausted if permanent or reachable on list. A selected candidate in the civil service title Architect Civil Engineer or Mechanical Engineer will be placed in Assignment Level 2.

REMOTE WORK
This position may be eligible for remote work up to 2 days per week pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program.

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PLAN EXAMINER (BLDGS) - 22410

Qualifications :

1. License or Registration Requirement: A valid New York State Professional Engineers License or a valid New York State Registration as an Architect. Current New York State registration as a Professional Engineer or Architect must be maintained for the duration of your employment.
2. Education and Experience Requirement:
a. Four (4) years of full-time satisfactory experience in architecture or civil engineering performing work in building design building construction or building equipment systems design of which two years must be in building design or building equipment systems design; or
b. A Masters degree or higher in civil engineering or a five-year Bachelor of Architecture or a Master of Architecture and three (3) years of full-time satisfactory experience in architecture or civil engineering performing work in building design building construction or building equipment systems design of which two (2) years must be in building design or building equipment systems design.

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.

Remote Work :

Employment Type :

Full-time