As a member of the Engineering Group in the Office of Facilities Planning, Construction, and Management (FPCM), the Civil and Environmental Engineer will play a vital role in the successful implementation of the multi-year/multi-billion-dollar design and construction program at CUNYs 25 campuses. With a strong focus on enhancing the campuses state of good repair and energy efficiency, the Civil and Environmental Engineer will provide engineering services for all capital projects managed by FPCM executed through multiple entities including the City University of New York (CUNY), the New York Dormitory Authority (DASNY), the New York State Power Authority (NYPA) and in the case of leased spaces, the managing agents and/or landlords. Under the supervision and guidance of the Director of Engineering, the Civil and Environmental Engineer shall:
- Assess existing facilities and programmatic needs resulting in the identification of the infrastructure required to enhance the state of repair of the targeted facilities, and the development of recommendations on the optimal pathway to implement the associated project(s)
- Use their knowledge of leading-edge industry best practices to advise campuses on the incorporation of energy efficiency and decarbonization elements in routine projects and assists in the definition and implementation of larger-scale decarbonization projects such as replacement of the campus power plants with geothermal, heat storage and waste heat systems utilizing heat pumps, battery storage systems and solar
- Develop detailed scopes of work to be used in the procurement of architecture and engineering consultant services. The scope of work shall identify the facility needs, potential alternative pathways to meet those needs, the evaluation approach, and deliverables to be created by the Architect/Engineer at each phase of design. Includes development of high-level design and construction schedules and budgetary/Class V cost estimates
- Coordinate interdisciplinary reviews and conduct the review of architectural/civil/environmental components of consultant proposals, engineering analyses, scopes of work, design reports, and design documents to ensure that CUNY Design Guidelines and industry best practices are applied and that the projects are constructable within the specialized higher education environment
- Update guidelines and procedures for projects in conformance with applicable codes and regulations
- Prepare civil and environmental standards and specifications for incorporation into designs, preventative maintenance procedures for building systems to be implemented by the campuses; and tools for monitoring the implementation of such procedures (i.e., Computerized Maintenance Management System)
- Provide project management reports as required by the Director of Engineering
- Advise project management teams on available technologies to achieve programmatic (i.e., decarbonization, automation, preventative maintenance, enhanced state of good repair) and project-specific goals
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