College Aide (CM)

Hours: Part-Time - 35 Hours
Work Location: 30-30 Thomson Avenue LIC NY 11101

College Aides are permitted to work up to 17 hours per week during the school year and full time (35 hours) during the summer. Please note you must be a student enrolled in an accredited college or graduate school to be eligible for the position.

The New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Division of Infrastructure is seeking an ambitious detail-driven College Aide to join our Construction Management 5 Brooklyn team.

Working under the direct mentorship of an Engineer-in-Charge the selected candidate will be assigned to a dedicated portfolio of four active capital projects. You will step directly into the field of municipal construction administration playing an active role in project controls construction record audits and formal project closeouts for high-profile street reconstruction Vision Zero safety improvements and resilient utility installations across Brooklyn.

Portfolios & High-Profile Projects You Will Support:
-Transportation & Vision Zero Safety:
oHWD10105A: Atlantic Avenue Safety Improvements Phase 2
oHWCSCHKPR: School Safety Improvements (Brooklyn & Staten Island)
oHWS2021K HWS2023K HWS2024K1 & HWS2025K: Pedestrian Infrastructure & Prior Notice Sidewalk Programs
-Resilient Infrastructure & Stormwater Utilities:
oSAND1048: Sunset Park North Waterfront Greenway
oGKOH15-01 & GKOH15-03: Porous Pavement Concrete Panels (Phases 1 & 3)
oSELCDDC11 and SELCDDC 12: Citywide Trenchless Sewer Rehabilitation & Lining
oSEK200387: Installation of tide gate on 96 x 5 sewer at Ave K. - Canarsie

What You Will Do:

-Active Project Tracking & Governance: Track construction milestones contractor deliverable schedules and daily field inspection logs to maintain accurate progress reporting across assigned project portfolios.
-Capital Project Closeout Acceleration: Lead document collection and administrative closeout tasks gathering substantial completion certificates punch lists warranties and as-built drawings required to transfer completed assets to partner agencies (DOT and DEP).
-Engineering & Construction Records Auditing: Review and cross-reference payment packages contractor change orders material testing reports and technical submittals for accuracy completeness and compliance with DDC standards.
-Plan & Field Verification: Assist project engineers with verifying field site conditions against approved contract drawings utilizing desktop tools such as Cyclomedia StreetSmart and NYC open GIS mapping.
-Project Team Collaboration: Work closely with Resident Engineers field inspectors and agency liaisons to help identify operational bottlenecks and maintain seamless communication on project deliverables.

Educational credentials must be from a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accredited institution. Credentials from foreign institutions require independent equivalency verification from an approved evaluation service. A list of providers (fees apply) is available at:

All applicants including City Employees: Please go to NYC Government Jobs Explore Careers City of New York go to Search for Open Jobs and type in the Job ID # listed above. Submit job application as prompted. Do not apply via Employee Self-Service (ESS) e-mail mail or fax your resume to DDC directly.

COLLEGE AIDE (ALL CITY DEPTS) - 10209

Qualifications :

For Assignment Level I:
Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school.
For Assignment Level II (Information Technology):
Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school with a specific course of study in information technology computer science management information systems data processing or closely related field including or supplemented by 9 semester credits in an acceptable course of study.
For Assignment Level III (Information Technology Fellow):
Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school with a specific course of study in information technology computer science management information systems data processing or other area relevant to the information technology project(s) assigned including or supplemented by 9 semester credits in an acceptable course of study. Appointments to this Assignment Level will be made by the Technology Steering Committee through the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications.




SPECIAL NOTE
Maximum tenure for all Assignment Levels in the title of College Aide is 6 years. No student shall be employed more than half-time in any week in which classes in which the student is enrolled are in session. Students may be employed full-time during their vacation periods.

Additional Information :

The 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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Part-time