Project Manager

Position Overview

Apply for Project Manager at NYC Department of Design and Construction in Queens, NY, US. This visa sponsorship job abroad position offers great opportunities for career growth. The Department of Design and Construction seeks a Project Manager to be part of a team of experienced professionals responsible for the Agency’s Design-Build delivery. The Design-Build program is a priority initiative to adapt the traditional design-bid-build delivery model for more streamlined, efficient delivery of excellent high-quality projects.

The portfolio includes high-profile priority new buildings and infrastructure projects for a diverse array of Sponsor Agencies across the five boroughs. Posted on 07/02/2026. Full-time, 35 hours per week. Salary range: $66,330.00 – $76,279.00.

Location:

30-30 Thomson Avenue, LIC, NY 11101. Only candidates who are permanent in the Assistant Architect title or reachable on the open-competitive list (exam #5011) may apply. Please indicate a copy of your Notice of Result card or indicate if you are already permanent in the title.

• Provide quality oversight necessary for the construction, contract compliance, and technical delivery of design-build projects to ensure alignment among DDC, the Design-Builder, and Sponsor Agency.
• Provide oversight on site safety, regulatory compliance, and daily reporting and ensure compliance.
• Perform tasks to assist Senior Project Managers if applicable, Deputy Directors, and Directors to resolve project issues related to quality, schedule, budget, construction progress, and close-out.
• Under the guidance of the Technical Director, ensure project implementation in alignment with quality assurance goals and requirements set forth by the Agency, including oversight of the Design-Builder’s adherence to their quality management plan, and provide input for the improvement of the quality assurance program.
• Develop programmatic tools such as standard operating procedures and related job aids, in coordination with other DDC divisions and/or the Owner Advisor team.
• Manage existing resources and develop new material under the direction of Directors and Deputy Directors. Assist with development of contracting / technical specifications.
• Perform tasks to support project development, procurement, selection, and award of highly qualified Design-Builders, including assistance with contract compilation.
• Produce Design-Build contract in coordination with other DDC divisions and/or the Owner’s Advisor team, including both general project requirements and specific project requirements.
• Perform project administration duties, including reviewing Design-Builder submissions (including design packages, schedules, project management and risk management plans) and ensure that the proper internal processes are in place to support approval of the Design-Builder submission materials and meet critical milestones.
• Manage program workflows for Design-Builder submission materials, including payments, allowance requests, and change orders and provide advisory support necessary to meet critical milestones.
• Prepare project and program reporting and tracking, to update internal databases and support internal communications, stakeholder engagement, industry partnerships, and other strategic initiatives.
• Assist with reporting tasks such as Benchmark review and preparation or program schedules.

• A Bachelor or a Master of Architecture degree that is the first professional degree in architecture from an accredited college; or
• A Bachelor of Science degree in architecture that is the first four years of a five-year first professional degree program in architecture from an accredited college and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in architectural work; or
• A valid New York State Registration as an Architect.

The following are examples of four-year degrees that are NOT acceptable to meet the education requirement:
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Technology;
Bachelor of Professional Studies in Architecture;
Bachelor of Science in Fine Arts issued by the Architectural Department of a college;
Bachelor of Science in Art and Design issued by…