Procurement Manager
Job Description

The PM will also be charged with producing a Staten Island Preferred Vendor’s Manual, training and registering firms on how to do business with major Staten Island corporations, and organizing Procurement Seminars.  This will require the PM to conduct outreach to build the business professionals client base that would attend the seminars.

The PM will manage all aspects of this service, which will be offered to SIEDC Members at no cost and to non-members for a fee.  Non-member participants will have the option to choose from a menu of packaged offerings.  This is very much a job for someone with a strong entrepreneurial spirit to not only design the offering but also foster the client-base growth. 

Qualifications:
Strong knowledge of common procurement practices

• Experience in procurement including public sector procurement
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Training program design and development preferred
• Business Development experience preferred
• Excellent research skills
• Excellent communications – written and verbal
• Professional and independent
• Ability to multitask and self-start
• Entrepreneurial spirit

Commensurate with experience.
This is a part-time position with flexibility to grow depending on expansion of client base. 

Please email resume to Tami Spinner at tami@siedc.net

Capital Projects Manager - CONSULTANT
Job Description

The Staten Island Economic Development Corp. (SIEDC) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to enhance a thriving Staten Island economy by promoting public and private investment and encouraging the development of commercial and industrial property and projects in an environmentally friendly manner, all of which improve the quality of life and provide broad and diverse employment opportunities

SIEDC is seeking a CONSULTANT to serve as a Capital Projects Manager

• The Capital Project Manager will have responsibility for the planning, coordination and implementation/service delivery in large-scale and complex transportation and real estate development projects including:

  • Capital Projects
  • West Shore Light Rail
  • SI 2020 Economic Development Initiatives

  General responsibilities for these projects include

  • Planning, developing and maintaining comprehensive critical path schedules for projects
  • Supporting due diligence processes
  • Analyzing and reporting on economics of projects
  • “Selling” project to key stakeholders and securing project sponsors
  • Coordinating and servicing needs with permitting and zoning issues
  • Developing and maintaining relationships with consultants, vendors, public officials, city and state agencies and various other stakeholder
  • Analyzing and reviewing market, zoning and site information through direct investigation and third party consultants
  • Monitoring market conditions and events relative to development projects
  • Managing various consultants, including but not limited to design, engineering and outside permitting consultants
  • Reviews consultants’ work for detail and accuracy
  • Establishing and maintaining development budgets and managing the project according to approved budgets
  • Representing development projects and SIEDC publicly; this includes attending and participating in public and private hearings and meetings with vendors, consultants, community members and various stakeholders
  • Coordinating permitting of new development projects
  • Developing permitting strategies and assisting in the presentations to zoning and permitting boards as needed
  • Reviewing environmental, geotechnical, structural and transportation analysis
  • Conducting and/or coordinating research on new zoning regulations, state regulations and state programs that may affect proposed development projects
  • Maintaining familiarity with building codes and best practices
  Other tasks as assigned by SIEDC management

Specific Job Knowledge, Skill and Ability

• The individual must posses the following knowledge, skills and abilities

  • strong management and leadership skills
  • strengths in verbal and written communications; must be articulate and have the ability to adapt communications/presentations and deliver clear and concise reports and analysis to senior management
  • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
  • Ability to meet established deadlines in a timely manner
  • strong initiative and be resourceful with the ability to develop creative solutions
  • Ability to project a positive and professional image on behalf of the Company
  • Ability to produce conceptual development proposals and documents, as well as ability to write reports, business correspondence and other types of planning documents
  • flexible and adaptable and have the ability to manage several projects simultaneously in various stages of development
  • Ability to interpret and evaluate proposals, architectural concepts and drawings, contracts, consultant proposals and government regulations
  • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from senior management, outside vendors and the general public
  • Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and follow-through; must also be organized with the ability to see the big picture
  • Strong project management and problem resolution skills
  • Strong personal computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Project and PowerPoint

Experience

• Three to five years of experience in transportation planning, economic development and/or real estate development is preferred

Education

• A bachelors degree in a related field is required

Employment Relationship:

• This is a consultant position, not a staff/employee position.  You must be a bona-fide independent contractor and meet our insurance requirements

Commensurate with experience.

Please email resume to Tami Spinner at tami@siedc.net