Field Representative for Landscape Construction

Field Representative for Landscape ConstructionFull-timeAgency: DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATIONJob Category: Engineering, Architecture, & PlanningCompensation: USD 66,330 - USD 76,279Job DescriptionThis vacancy is only open to 1) current permanent city employees serving in the Project Manager civil service title or 2) on leave from the title or 3) permanent city employees in or on leave from a comparable title or 4) candidates who are reachable on the Project Manager civil service list, Exam No. 4076 or a comparable civil service list or qualify for a comparable title. [Please indicate the exam and your list number or comparable title on your resume.] 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 include coordinating and expediting the development and/or improvement in all aspects of the Landscape Construction Units (LCU) portion of general construction projects, focusing on the preservation of existing trees, plant material, topsoil, arboriculture and horticulture during site development on Capital Projects. Advise and coordinate 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. Assist 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. Monitor landscape operations for compliance with contract specifications and documents. Review of horticultural and arboriculture construction submittals including topsoil reports. Prepare, transmit and file correspondence with reports related to site work on Capital Projects, maintain a project database of landscape construction operations. Provide regular updates with status of various projects and programs and ensure that projects are advanced timely. Work with other divisions within Parks, including Central Forestry, the Natural Resources Group and others as necessary. Work 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. Work 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.Qualifications1. 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 2. A four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of experience as described in "1" above; or 3. 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.Additional InformationThe 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.