Director of Construction and Engineering Auditing - New York, United States - NYC Health + Hospitals

NYC Health + Hospitals

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New York, United States

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

About NYC Health + Hospitals:

Empower Every New Yorker — Without Exception — to Live the Healthiest Life Possible
NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the United States.

We provide essential outpatient, inpatient and home-based services to more than one million New Yorkers every year across the city's five boroughs.

Our large health system consists of ambulatory centers, acute care centers, post-acute care/long-term care, rehabilitation programs, Home Care, and Correctional Health Services.

Our diverse workforce is uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers, without exception, to live the healthiest life possible.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception.

Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

General tasks and responsibilities will include:

Ensures that the Contractor/Vendor has fulfilled their contractual obligations and NYC H+H has received appropriate value in a competitive bid process and construction management projects.
Performs field audits to physically verify vouchered amounts and evaluate the quality and progress of work.
Conducts audits as necessary, drafts high quality reports and other communications.
Leads audits and reviews change orders (change directives, engineering change notices, field change requests) to assess accuracy and reasonableness. Additionally, reviews noncompetitive bids to ensure that costs are reasonable.
Verifies that the work in a change order is not already within the scope of the original contract and verifies that the work was necessary and conforms to the drawing, design, and unit costs in case of unit price contract.
Reviews change orders and vouchers for accuracy of contractors' prices, labor rates, construction quantities, insurance costs and calculations.
Verifies compliance with prevailing wages as prescribed by the comptroller's office.
Supports construction cost testing including reconciliation of invoices, purchase orders, and construction control documents.
Analyzes review of contractor labor billing rates, equipment billing rates and billing methods.
Reviews and analyzes, construction claims.
Identifies cost savings, operational, and business process improvements.
Present on issues to other departments related to engineering and construction audit matters.
Testifies in administrative hearings and other court proceedings as required.
Other duties as assigned.
Travel within all five boroughs of NYC
The ability to conduct site visits to active construction sites and have or obtain necessary track training and OSHA certification will be required.
Working outside of regular business hours may be required.
Physically capable of walking around construction sites compromised of uneven surfaces and climbing stairs and scaffolding
A high level of professionalism to successfully represent the Office of Facilities Development
Flexibility and the ability to multitask successfully, able to adapt to changing priorities and circumstances, as necessary

Minimum Qualifications:

A Master's Degree in Business Administration, Science, Health Care Administration, Engineering or related discipline from an accredited college or university or a license as a Professional Engineer or registration as an Architect; and,
Eight years managerial experience in Capital Program or budget work in the construction field including four years experience in budget administration and management of health care facilities; or,
A satisfactory equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Department Preferences:

Minimum of five (5) years of experience auditing payment requisitions and change orders, knowledge of various types of capital construction and consultant contracts, and applicable regulations and directives of the City of New York
Masters in an Engineering or Financial Auditing related field, or equivalent experience
Microsoft Word and Excel (required)
Microsoft Access
MS Project
Auto CADD/Revit
Procore/Ebuilder/Kahua or similar
Healthcare Construction and Long-Term Capital Planning
Design Management and Construction Management
Budget and Time Management
Negotiations
Regulatory (DOB, FDNY, DOH)
Close outs
Excellent verbal and written skills.
Excellent technical, conceptual, and financial skills.
Ability to motivate team efforts to accomplish goals.
Thorough knowledge of the principles, practices and methods of healthcare and space management.