Description

The World Trade Center Department operates and maintains all public space and infrastructure at the campus, while working closely with our stakeholders, tenants, and business partners, who run commercial and institutional portions of the campus. The Department's mission is to operate, maintain, and promote the WTC by leading cooperative efforts to enhance the public interests and experiences, by overseeing regulatory guidelines, and managing relationships through open communication and teamwork, preserving the WTC's status as a landmark of international significance and world-class destination to be enjoyed by all.

The Senior Project Manager reports to a Senior Program Manager, of the Project and Asset Management Division in the World Trade Center Department. This individual will be responsible for management of multiple large-scale projects, including managing cross-functional teams who are responsible for the various aspects of project life cycle including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring/controlling and closing for each assigned project and coordinating with other Agency departments, such as Engineering Department, Project Management Office (PMO), Fixed Assets and the Resident Engineer's Office (REO), to implement design and construction, in support of efficient WTC operations and maintenance activities, and keeping the facility and its assets in a state of good repair.

• Develop detailed project scope, schedule, and budget for various stages of project delivery and participate in facility scoping, design team updates, project coordination, and other related progress meetings.
• Develop, update, forecast, and track project spending, schedule, and budget covering conceptual development through construction completion for all project/program elements.
• Conduct presentations and prepare documentation, as required, to obtain approval for the project plan.
• Analyze project risk and complexity and develop procurement strategies to achieve delivery and performance of each project.
• Collaboration with the Engineering Department to retain the necessary internal and external resources, including appropriate professional services, to advance the assigned projects to conceptual/preliminary design or final design.
• Coordinate with Construction Management Division, Facility Operators (Site Wide Property Managers), other department project managers and stakeholders on the implementation of related projects
• Provide project leadership for all stages of the design and development of project milestones, ensuring project momentum is maintained, and all project-related information (scope, schedule, budget) is current and accurate.
• Review design/construction documents including cost estimates and schedules.
• Participate in the authorization process for assigned projects including preparing and reviewing the necessary material for the Capital Planning Oversight Committee (CPOC) Review and Board Authorizations, such as Board Agenda Items, Policy Review Memorandum of Justifications (PRMJs), Memorandum of Justifications (MJs), and Memorandum of Authorizations (MAs) and attend CPOC meetings as requested.
• Assist in supervising and managing consultant and/or project management staff to advance project deliverables.
• Assist the Senior Program Manager in accomplishing the program's day to day tasks and responsibilities including during his/her absence: attend meetings, make project related decisions, and respond to senior management requests.

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering, Architecture, Project Management, Construction Management or related discipline or related field from an accredited college or university, or equivalent.

• Minimum five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in managing projects, programs and initiatives related to High Rise Commercial, Transportation and Retail related projects/programs or other large development projects.
• Demonstrated experience with methods and techniques related to project management (project life cycle), engineering design, architecture, and/or construction, including establishment of project plans, setting priorities, and incorporating facility operations and security requirements into project plans.

• Experience in developing project initiation and approval documents for Engineering, Procurement, Capital Planning Oversight Committee and/or Board approvals.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and effectively, utilizing limited resources to achieve complex goals.
• Demonstrated knowledge of capital planning and assessment, cost-benefit and life cycle cost analyses, project planning and development, and risk management protocols.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the asset management process and associated asset life cycle. Proven coordination experience with fixed assets.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating design efforts and/or construction activities, managing and influencing project teams, and ability to lead or moderate technical discussions between engineering, technical, construction and facility operations staff.
• Demonstrated experience in project budget management.
• Thorough knowledge of contract bidding and award procedures.
• Working knowledge of construction standards and industry codes.
• Superior oral and written communication skills (, including presentations and public speaking to diverse groups, stakeholders and executive leadership.
• Demonstrated customer service, decision‐making, problem solving, negotiation, persuasion and analytical skills.
• 10-hour OSHA safety certificate or ability to obtain upon hire.
• Project/Program Management Professional certification.