Field Representative for Landscape Construction
City of New York, Corona, New York, United States, 11368
Project Manager - 22426
NYC Parks is an award-winning city agency that designs, builds and cares for public spaces for New Yorkers to connect, play and enjoy. NYC Parks manages more than 30,000 acres or 14% of the city's land, encompassing more than 5,000 individual properties. Our diverse set of assets includes recreational facilities, nature centers, historic buildings and structures, golf courses, athletic fields, playgrounds, tennis courts, public pools, public restrooms, retaining walls and nearly 14 miles of beaches. Major Responsibilities: Coordinates and expedites the development and/or improvement in all aspects of the Landscape Construction Units (LCU) portion of general construction projects. Advises and coordinates the activities required between landscape architects, architects, engineers and resident engineers together with other construction professionals as to the best practices for the preservation and protection of trees on NYC City Parkland before, during construction and post-occupancy of construction sites. Assists the LCU Director and LCU Supervisors in overseeing all matters relating to landscape construction, such as supervising landscape contractors and arborists including tree pruning and tree removals, material tagging, plant material layout, and topsoil sample collection and analysis. Monitors landscape operations for compliance with contract specifications and documents. Reviews horticultural and arboriculture construction submittals including topsoil reports. Prepares, transmits and files correspondence with reports related to site work on Capital Projects, maintains a project database of landscape construction operations. Provides regular updates with status of various projects and programs and ensures that projects are advanced timely. Works with other divisions within Parks, including Central Forestry, the Natural Resources Group and others as necessary. Works with construction teams including construction directors, senior resident engineers, lead resident engineers and resident engineers to formulate and optimize tree and site protection, including the placement of infrastructure such as paths, curbs, irrigation systems and underground utilities, grading issues, designation of staging areas and vehicular access routes, establishing tree protection zones and methods, soil bridging techniques and any other contract documents and specifications as appropriate. Works with the construction teams and landscape construction specialists to implement and enforce all Agency Standards and guidelines relating to site work around trees, in particular hand excavation requirements within the vicinity and underneath the driplines of existing trees. Work Location: Olmsted Center, Queens Minimum Qualifications: A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural technology, construction, construction management, construction technology, sustainable design, urban planning, urban studies, city planning, transportation planning, business administration, or public administration, and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, for engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects; or A four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of experience as described in "1" above; or A four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent plus any combination of the experience and/or college education as described in "1" above to make up the equivalent of five years of education and experience. One year of credit will be given for each 30 semester credits of college education leading to a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural technology, construction, construction management, construction technology, sustainable design, urban planning, urban studies, city planning, transportation planning, business administration, or public administration. Preferred Skills: Certification as "Arborist" or "Board Certified Master Arborist" by the International Society of Arboriculture or "Registered Consulting Arborist" by the American Society of Consulting Arborists. Strong knowledge of Agency structure and divisions and/or government operations. Strong knowledge of arboriculture, horticulture and landscape construction. Ability to read and interpret design and construction drawings, specifications, as well as other contract documents. Excellent writing, communication, interpersonal and organizational skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel. Valid New York State Driver license. This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program. As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education's website at . Residency in New York City, Nassau, Orange, Rockland, Suffolk, Putnam or Westchester counties required for employees with over two years of city service. New York City residency required within 90 days of hire for all other candidates. The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
NYC Parks is an award-winning city agency that designs, builds and cares for public spaces for New Yorkers to connect, play and enjoy. NYC Parks manages more than 30,000 acres or 14% of the city's land, encompassing more than 5,000 individual properties. Our diverse set of assets includes recreational facilities, nature centers, historic buildings and structures, golf courses, athletic fields, playgrounds, tennis courts, public pools, public restrooms, retaining walls and nearly 14 miles of beaches. Major Responsibilities: Coordinates and expedites the development and/or improvement in all aspects of the Landscape Construction Units (LCU) portion of general construction projects. Advises and coordinates the activities required between landscape architects, architects, engineers and resident engineers together with other construction professionals as to the best practices for the preservation and protection of trees on NYC City Parkland before, during construction and post-occupancy of construction sites. Assists the LCU Director and LCU Supervisors in overseeing all matters relating to landscape construction, such as supervising landscape contractors and arborists including tree pruning and tree removals, material tagging, plant material layout, and topsoil sample collection and analysis. Monitors landscape operations for compliance with contract specifications and documents. Reviews horticultural and arboriculture construction submittals including topsoil reports. Prepares, transmits and files correspondence with reports related to site work on Capital Projects, maintains a project database of landscape construction operations. Provides regular updates with status of various projects and programs and ensures that projects are advanced timely. Works with other divisions within Parks, including Central Forestry, the Natural Resources Group and others as necessary. Works with construction teams including construction directors, senior resident engineers, lead resident engineers and resident engineers to formulate and optimize tree and site protection, including the placement of infrastructure such as paths, curbs, irrigation systems and underground utilities, grading issues, designation of staging areas and vehicular access routes, establishing tree protection zones and methods, soil bridging techniques and any other contract documents and specifications as appropriate. Works with the construction teams and landscape construction specialists to implement and enforce all Agency Standards and guidelines relating to site work around trees, in particular hand excavation requirements within the vicinity and underneath the driplines of existing trees. Work Location: Olmsted Center, Queens Minimum Qualifications: A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural technology, construction, construction management, construction technology, sustainable design, urban planning, urban studies, city planning, transportation planning, business administration, or public administration, and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, for engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects; or A four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of experience as described in "1" above; or A four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent plus any combination of the experience and/or college education as described in "1" above to make up the equivalent of five years of education and experience. One year of credit will be given for each 30 semester credits of college education leading to a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural technology, construction, construction management, construction technology, sustainable design, urban planning, urban studies, city planning, transportation planning, business administration, or public administration. Preferred Skills: Certification as "Arborist" or "Board Certified Master Arborist" by the International Society of Arboriculture or "Registered Consulting Arborist" by the American Society of Consulting Arborists. Strong knowledge of Agency structure and divisions and/or government operations. Strong knowledge of arboriculture, horticulture and landscape construction. Ability to read and interpret design and construction drawings, specifications, as well as other contract documents. Excellent writing, communication, interpersonal and organizational skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel. Valid New York State Driver license. This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program. As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education's website at . Residency in New York City, Nassau, Orange, Rockland, Suffolk, Putnam or Westchester counties required for employees with over two years of city service. New York City residency required within 90 days of hire for all other candidates. The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.