Project Manager; Pearl River, NY

Overview

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The Division of Design and Construction is seeking qualified contract staff to fill 2–3 Project Manager positions within its Job Order Contracts (JOC) group. The JOC program delivers construction work across New York State facilities through competitively awarded, unit-price-based contracts. Incumbents will be responsible for managing individual job order contract projects from work order development through construction completion, with a strong emphasis on developing scopes of work, contractor work order review, and cost estimating.

• Develop a scope of work for the contractor utilizing design drawings, specifications, and site observations.
• Review and evaluate contractor-submitted work orders for scope accuracy, unit price applicability, and overall cost reasonableness.
• Perform independent cost estimates and quantity take-offs to validate contractor pricing against the applicable unit price book (UPB).
• Identify pricing discrepancies, non-pre-priced items, or unsupported line items and negotiate resolutions with the contractor prior to work order authorization.
• Ensure that proposed work order scopes align with the underlying JOC contract terms, agency-approved project scope, and applicable code requirements.
• Maintain familiarity with RSMeans or equivalent estimating references as benchmarks for cost validation.
• Manage multiple concurrent JOC project work orders across various agency facilities, maintaining current schedule, cost, and status records in the Division’s project management system.
• Conduct site visits as needed to confirm changes in scope.
• Coordinate with state agency clients on project priorities, access requirements, phasing, and occupancy constraints.
• Assist engineer in charge with review and process of contractor pay applications, verifying percent-complete against field observations and approved work order scope.
• Identify and document scope changes, unforeseen conditions, and contractor performance issues; coordinate corrective actions with JOC contractor and unit management.
• Track work order schedules and flag delinquencies; elevate delays or cost overruns to the unit manager with documented rationale.
• Prepare project correspondence, work order authorizations, and internal status updates as required.
• Support close-out activities including final inspections, punch list resolution, and final payment processing.
• Serve as the primary point of contact between the Division, JOC contractors, and agency facility staff on assigned work orders.
• Participate in pre-construction meetings, progress meetings, and site walk-throughs with contractors and agency clients.
• Collaborate with Division staff across business units to ensure consistent delivery standards and share lessons learned from JOC project execution.

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Site Engineering, MEP Engineering, Construction Management, Estimating, or a closely related field, plus a minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience in construction project management or cost estimating; OR
• Associate’s degree or professional certification in a related discipline plus a minimum of 6 years of relevant professional experience in construction execution, estimating, or owner’s representation; OR
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified Professional Estimator (CPE) certification with a minimum of 4 years of relevant professional experience in a construction or capital project environment.
• Demonstrated ability to read, interpret, and evaluate construction documents, including drawings, specifications, and unit-price-based work orders.
• Strong knowledge of construction estimating principles, quantity take-off methods, and cost validation techniques.
• Familiarity with unit price book (UPB) construction contracts and the mechanics of job order contracting delivery methods.
• Understanding…