Careers - Planning, Design and Construction Project Manager - Engineering

Position: New York Botanical Garden Careers - Planning, Design and Construction Project Manager - Engineering
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Job Description

Title

Reports to

Planning, Design and Construction Project Manager - Engineering

Vice President
- Capital Planning, Construction & Operations & CSO, AVP for Capital Planning and Senior Project Manager

Position Summary:

The Planning, Design and Construction Project Manager - Engineering manages capital projects from concept through completion with a primary focus on integrating climate resilience, decarbonization, and sustainable design practices into the planning, design, and construction of architecture, engineering and infrastructure projects. This role ensures that projects advance institutional climate action goals while meeting established standards for scope, schedule, budget, quality, and safety.

The position combines core capital project management responsibilities with technical leadership in low‑carbon, resilient, and durable infrastructure delivery. The Project Manager - Engineering works closely with internal stakeholders, consultants, contractors, and leadership to translate climate and infrastructure performance objectives into buildable, measurable project outcomes.

Specific

Duties & Responsibilities:

Deliver capital projects on time and within budget, while advancing institutional climate action, resilience planning, and sustainable infrastructure objectives.

Serve as a technical integrator for climate resilience, decarbonization, and infrastructure performance across assigned projects and the broader capital portfolio.

Support Senior Project Managers, Assistant Vice Presidents, and the Vice President in advancing organizational capital and sustainability priorities.

Project Management

* Manage all phases of capital projects, including planning, programming, design, bidding, budgeting, scheduling, construction administration, and closeout.

* Embed sustainable design, climate resilience, low‑carbon, and infrastructure performance strategies into project scopes, schedules, and deliverables at each phase.

* Review design and construction documents to ensure alignment with decarbonization pathways, resilience strategies, infrastructure standards, and applicable codes.

* Conduct on‑site walkthroughs during construction to verify implementation of climate‑resilient design measures, electrification strategies, and sustainable infrastructure systems.

* Maintain project documentation, schedules, budgets, and reporting in accordance with institutional standards.

Consultant and Contractor Coordination

* Coordinate multidisciplinary consultant and contractor teams, including architects, engineers, construction managers, and specialists in energy, carbon, envelope systems, civil works, landscape, utilities, and infrastructure resilience.

* Manage consultant and contractor performance with emphasis on low‑carbon materials, electrification, infrastructure durability, climate adaptation measures, commissioning, and closeout documentation.

* Facilitate coordination among internal stakeholders, regulatory agencies, and external partners to ensure project alignment with technical, operational, and sustainability goals.

Climate Resilience, Decarbonization, and Infrastructure Leadership

* Translate institutional climate action and sustainability goals into project‑specific performance criteria, scopes of work, and technical requirements consistent with New York-based mandates for greenhouse‑gas reduction, energy efficiency, and building electrification.

* Advance electrification, energy efficiency, and low‑carbon infrastructure solutions across building and site systems to support compliance with applicable energy, carbon, and emissions‑performance standards.

* Incorporate climate‑hazard mitigation and adaptation strategies addressing flooding, heat, extreme weather, and infrastructure vulnerability, consistent with state and city resilience planning frameworks.

* Evaluate building and infrastructure systems for climate risk, lifecycle cost, durability, maintainability, and long‑term operational resilience in accordance with public‑sector capital planning, asset management, and risk‑management policies.

Analysis, Metrics, and Continuous Improvement

* Track and evaluate project‑level metrics related to…