Building Construction Program Manager 1 (NY Helps) - VID 202852

Construction Project Manager

Assist in managing and coordinating medium and large-scale site construction projects for client agencies. Manage simple site construction projects for small client agencies. Ensure the assigned program responsibilities or assigned projects meet client requirements and are completed within time limitations and funding allocations determined by the client and Division of the Budget. Perform other duties as assigned. Local travel to sites in excess of 50% of the time is expected. Travel to sites is required (approximately 50%). Possession and maintenance of a valid Driver's License issued by the NYS Department of Motor Vehicle is required.

There is no examination required for appointment to a NY HELPS position. Candidates hired via NY HELPS will be appointed on a permanent non-competitive basis and will begin a probationary period. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected that NY HELPS employees will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to take an exam. Employees will then be afforded with all the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS) and applicants must meet the following minimum qualifications to be considered for this position :

Required experience : Six years of experience in multi-trade building construction projects, which must have included one year of managing multiple building construction projects, and experience managing multi-trade building construction projects shall include responsibility for three or more of the following areas :

• Construction planning
• Coordination of multiple trades
• Cost estimating
• Project scheduling
• Material purchasing
• Resource management (including labor, material, and equipment scheduling)
• Construction document reading and interpretation (e.g., plans and specifications)

Applicant degrees in related fields may substitute for experience as follows :

OR Applicants may also be appointed to this position if currently reachable on the appropriate eligible list for this title OR are a current New York State employee with one year or more of qualifying permanent service as an Engineer Trainee, and eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.

Note : In order to award the proper credit for work experience, resumes must include month and year for start and end dates. If any of this experience is less than full time you must indicate the average number of hours worked per week.

The Office of General Services (OGS) is an equal opportunity employer, and we recognize that diversity in our workforce is critical to fulfilling our mission. We encourage applicants from all communities to apply.