Consultant Project Manager

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

- Under direction, plan, coordinate and direct the implementation of design and construction administration of large and/or complex landscape architectural capital projects.
- Manage multiple consultant landscape architectural design contracts for new and remodeled Parks facilities within an established schedule and budget.
- Lead scoping meetings with project stakeholders to identify project goals. Liaise with project stakeholders to keep them apprised of progress.
- Develop requests for proposals for landscape architectural services.
- Monitor the progress of consulting landscape architects to ensure designs are well-thought-out and balance the aesthetics, scope requirements and maintenance constraints. Utilizing AutoCAD and other software programs, review consultant submissions for completeness and compliance with agency goals such as high-quality design, sustainability and durability. Coordinate other professional reviews such as architectural design and engineering trades.
- Manage project milestones to ensure timely completion of work.
- Review designs with agency staff including landscape architects, engineers, construction staff and maintenance personnel.
- Present projects to other governmental agencies and departments, contractors and their representatives, consultants, community members and the general public as required.
- Ensure all necessary regulatory city, state and federal agency approvals are received prior to issuance of bid.
- Review and approve consultant payment requests. Coordinate with Agency budget and accounting units to ensure efficient contract registration and payments.
- Coordinate design consultant processes, including consultant’s review and approval of shop drawings. Conduct occasional site inspections for quality assurance.

Work Location: Olmsted Center, Queens

How to Apply: Go to cityjobs.nyc.gov and search for Job ID# 774803.

All applicants must apply via cityjobs.nyc.gov. The City is no longer using ESS to accept applications.

*Current City Employees please include your ERN on your cover letter and resume.

NOTE: All resumes must be received no later than the last day of the posting period. *Posting period extended to 04/03/2026. Previous applicants to Job# 761766 are still under consideration and need not reapply. References will be required upon request.

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