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Associate Project Manager 01

Dept of Environment Protection · Queens · Full-time · 1 opening

$78,740 to $114,033 a year

Posted until November 23, 2026 · posted September 24, 2026

Requirements

License or certificate

Exam

Civil service exam title

From ≈ $37.86 an hour · $3,028 every 2 weeks, before taxes (40-hour weeks).

NYC minimum wage is $17/hr. This beats it by $20.86/hr, with health insurance and a pension on top.

What you'd have made

$3,018 If you'd started this job 2 weeks ago, at this pay, before taxes.

An hour of this job pays for about 12.6 subway rides ($3 fare).

Price anything in hours of this job

456 people had this title in the city's fiscal year 2025. Their base pay:
  • This posting starts at $78,740
  • Half of them earn at least $100,303
  • The top 10% earn at least $125,539

Overtime added $4,102 on average that year, and it isn't guaranteed. Base salary of active employees paid a yearly rate, fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025). Source: NYC's payroll data

Check yourself

What they actually ask for.

A license or certificate is part of the requirements

One year of full-time satisfactory experience in supervising employees performing project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, on engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects, or supervising a construction project with a value of $1,000,000 or more, and either:

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural technology, construction, construction management, construction technology,

Read the rest of the requirements

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 college or university education and/or experience described in "1" above to make up the equivalent of five years of education and experience.

One year of experience credit will be given for: (a) each 30 semester credits of college or university education leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university 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; (b) a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in one of the disciplines described in "1" above; (c) a Juris Doctor degree, or (d) a valid New York State license as a Professional Engineer, Registered Architect or Registered Landscape Architect.

Where experience which is primarily of a design nature is not acceptable towards meeting the qualification requirements.

In addition to meeting the qualification requirements for Assignment Level I, candidates must have at least one additional year of experience as described in "1" above in a supervisory capacity or have served for at least one year as a project manager for a large and/or complex construction project.

In addition to meeting the qualification requirements for Assignment Level I, candidates must have at least two additional years of experience as described in "1" above in a supervisory capacity or have served for at least two additional years as a project manager for a large and/or complex construction project.

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The work

What the job is.

***IMPORTANT NOTE: Only those currently serving as a permanent or probable permanent, i.e. probationary, Associate Project Manager will be considered. ***

Read the rest, from the posting

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health for all New Yorkers by providing 1.1 billion gallons of high quality drinking water, managing wastewater and stormwater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution.

DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country, with nearly 6,000 employees.

DEP's water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the system’s 2,000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City.

The Bureau of Wastewater Treatment (BWT) is responsible for the operation and maintenance of all facilities related to the treatment of sewage within the five boroughs of the City.

This includes 14 wastewater treatment plants, sludge dewatering facilities, collections facilities (pumping stations, combined sewer overflow retention facilities, regulators, tide gates, etc.), wastewater laboratories and harbor vessels.

Under general supervision of the Area Engineer or Section Chief, the selected candidate will perform Project Management work of moderate difficulty and responsibility. Job duties will include but not limited to:

  • Planning, coordinating, and implementing the design, specification preparation and construction supervision of capital projects of moderate size and complexity for the repair, modification, improvement and installation of buildings and associated structures.
  • Maintaining a data information system on project planning and development.
  • Establishing project time, cost schedules, and prepares management reports.
  • Coordinating meetings and activities required between department persons, contractors, and outside agencies related to projects.
  • Reviewing contractor schedules, checks contractor work performance, and resolves problems.

Skills they'd like

1.Good communication skills, oral and written

2 Solid background in engineering principles

3.Project management skills

4.Proficiency with Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

5.Ability to multi-task

Before you apply

The fine print.

Where you have to live

NYC residency not required

New York City Residency is not required for this position

How to apply, from the posting

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Sources

Straight from the city.

From the city's job data, which the city last updated September 28, 2026. You apply through the official posting.