About the position

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. Our Program Management Team is looking to hire an Owner's Project Manager who can work independently and collaboratively and capable of overseeing and leading multiple concurrent projects, evaluating status, quality, and progress, serving the needs of our client (NYCHA) through all phases of project delivery. Based in Long Island City, NY, reporting to the assigned Sr. Project Manager(s), and or Executive Program Manager. The Project Manager will be a point of accountability to provide comprehensive project management planning, monitoring and reporting of all NYCHA Capital projects assigned to them and their team(s). The candidate shall demonstrate experience in construction project management, stakeholder engagement and have the ability to manage various consultants, contractors, and vendors including performing all administrative functions and day-to-day project operations and communications, verbal and written. This position requires excellent professional judgement and problem-solving skills to handle varying initiatives and to engage with the clients', residents, and other internal and external stakeholders. The Project Manager will be an effective communicator and a results-oriented problem solver who leads and tracks diverse management teams and reports on key KPI's, Risks, Milestones and project deliverables. In this role you'll ensure assigned projects are executed in accordance with the established NYCHA policies and procedures, project management best practices, professional standards and Jacobs policies, regulations, in accordance with all contract requirements. As the team leader representing the Owner's interests, the Project Manager shall take the lead on management of all project matters in collaboration and coordination with the Owner's teams, Architects and Engineers, other consultants, contractors and CM Agency Firms. This entails high levels of effective communications (written and oral), collaboration and coordination with a variety of internal and external stakeholders to effectuate schedule and work plans while, overseeing, monitoring and controlling performance, and reporting on overall progress. Candidate shall participate in internal and external meetings including with NYCHA leadership and staff, regulatory agency staff, elected officials, residents, and other key stakeholders, and will cooperate and assist NYCHA in leading their facility performance management goals during capital projects construction. You'll demonstrate experience and the ability of having maintained effective use of a management information system (eBuilder or similar) through the planning, design, procurement, construction, and post construction phases of all projects, while determining and coordinating activities required between the persons, agencies, and department responsible for successful project completion. You'll track and perform data analysis on multiple operation dashboards and projects to report status updates. Working closely with senior management teams and external stakeholders you'll develop strategies for organizational improvement. You'll also liaise between various departments within the Housing Authority to communicate and coordinate Operational change implementation strategies and ensure uniformity throughout Operations and resolve problems that arise in meeting deadlines. Solicitation of feedback from the leadership team to identify gaps in your performance and project team performance in order to propose corrective action plans, including mechanisms to evaluate progress; ensure that lessons learned are accurately documented and fully incorporated into corrective actions, policy and new initiatives will be critical to your success. We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and lead multiple concurrent projects for NYCHA.
• Evaluate project status, quality, and progress.
• Provide comprehensive project management planning, monitoring, and reporting.
• Manage various consultants, contractors, and vendors.
• Perform all administrative functions and day-to-day project operations.
• Engage with clients, residents, and stakeholders.
• Ensure projects are executed in accordance with NYCHA policies and procedures.
• Lead management of all project matters in collaboration with Owner's teams.
• Participate in internal and external meetings with stakeholders.
• Track and perform data analysis on operation dashboards.
• Develop strategies for organizational improvement.
• Liaise between departments to coordinate operational change implementation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of construction project management experience.
• Minimum 3 years of demonstrated New York City Building Construction experience.
• Experience and working knowledge of local codes and regulations, e.g.: NYC DOB, and other City, State and Federal Building codes, ADA, OSHA.
• Demonstrated experience planning, monitoring, and controlling scope, risks, schedules, budgets/costs during design, procurement, and construction phases.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and presenting detailed reporting of progress, performance, and status.
• English fluency in technical writing.
• OSHA 10 certification.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, Teams, Project, Scheduling, and MIS's.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience as an Owner's Representative Project Manager.
• Public Agency project experience.
• Active professional credential as follows: RA, PE, CCM, DBIA, PMP, or other related AACE certifications.
• Experience with eBuilder project management system.
• Previous experience with NYCHA projects.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
• 401(k) plan.
• Ability to purchase company stock at a discount.
• Deferred compensation plan or Executive Deferral Plan.
• Unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees.
• Seven paid holidays and one floating holiday.
• Caregiver leave.
• Merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock for certain roles.