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Senior Design Reviewer (Electrical)

City of New York

New York, NYFull-time$62–108K/yrSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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Compensation
$62–108K/yr
Location
New York, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The NYC Department of Design and Construction’s Division of Public Buildings seeks a Senior Design Reviewer (Electrical) for its Engineering Unit. The role covers project scope development, surveys and forensic analysis, review and preparation of design and construction documents, coordination of design reviews, and technical analysis of design quality. The selected candidate interfaces with project sponsors, consultants, contractors, project managers, and technical staff.

Skills & qualifications

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Skills

Project Scope DevelopmentExisting Conditions SurveysForensic AnalysisDesign Document ReviewConstruction Document ReviewConstruction AdministrationDesign Review CoordinationDesign Quality AnalysisDesign PrinciplesIndustry Best PracticesBuilding CodesProject Delivery MethodologiesElectrical Installations

Qualifications

7 Years Electrical Experience or Equivalent18 Months Supervisory Experience60 Electrical Engineering Credits or 2 Years Training3-Year Electrical ApprenticeshipProfessional Engineer or Registered Architect License2 Years Electrical Experience18 Months Managerial ExperiencePermanent Administrative Inspector Title or Reachable Exam ListU.S. Work AuthorizationAccredited U.S. Educational Credentials or Equivalency Verification

Full job description

Job Description

Hours: Full-Time Position – 35 Hours

Work Location: 30-30 Thomson Avenue, LIC, NY 11101

Only candidates who are permanent in the Administrative Inspector (Electrical) title or reachable on the open-competitive list for exam #2071 may apply. Please indicate a copy of your Notice of Result card or indicate if you are already permanent in the title. If you do not meet the previously mentioned civil service criteria, you will not be considered for an interview.

The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Division of Public Buildings, Architecture and Engineering Unit seeks a Senior Design Reviewer (Electrical) . fire protection and energy conservation. Reporting to the Director and Deputy Directors of the Engineering Unit, the selected candidate will be responsible for project scope development; existing conditions surveys and forensic analysis; the review of design and construction documents prepared by consultants; the preparation and review of documents and construction administration for in-house design projects; coordinating design reviews with architectural and engineering staff; and providing technical analysis of project design quality issues. The selected candidate must be thoroughly knowledgeable of design principles, industry best practices, building codes, project delivery methodologies, and the latest technologies and innovations in the field. The selected candidate will interface with sponsors, consultants, contractors, project managers, and other technical staff.

Please note: All candidates must be currently authorized to work full-time in the United States (U.S.). In compliance with Public Law 99603, candidates are required to present original documents proving citizenship or the legal right to work in the U.S. DDC is unable to support or sponsor any visa application or visa extension, including but not limited to OPT/STEM visas, H-1B visas, F-1 practical training, permanent residence sponsorship, or any proposed change of visa type. DDC does not offer a training program as required by U.S. immigration law and is not hiring temporary employees. Candidates must have proper work authorization when an employment offer is made.

Additionally, 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: https://www.nyc.gov/assets/dcas/downloads/pdf/employment/nyc-dcas-foreign-education-evaluation-guide.pdf.

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.

ADMIN INSPECTOR (ELECTRICAL)NM - 1007B

Qualifications

  1. Seven years of full-time satisfactory experience as an electrician, designer, or inspector of electrical installations for light, heat and/or power distribution, traffic signals, fire alarm detection or communication systems, at least eighteen months of which must have been in a managerial, administrative or supervisory capacity; or

  2. Five years of experience as described in “1” above, at least 18 months of which must have been in a managerial, administrative or supervisory capacity and one of the following: (a) 60 credits towards a degree in electrical engineering or electrical engineering technology from an accredited college or university; or (b) Two years of full-time training in an acceptable electrical program in an accredited technical school; or

  3. Completion of an apprentice program, at least three years in length, in the electrical trade or electrical inspection, and either: (a) four years of experience as described in “1” above, or (b) two years of experience as described in “1” above plus either 60 credits or two years of education as described in ”2” above.

  4. A license as a professional engineer or registered architect issued pursuant to the New York State Education Law, and at least two years of experience as described in “1” above, at least 18 months of which must have been in a managerial, administrative or supervisory capacity; or

5.Education and/or experience which is equivalent to “1,” “2,” or “3” above. All candidates must have at least two years of experience as described in “1” above, at least 18 months of which must have been in a managerial, administrative or supervisory capacity.

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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

Salary Min: $ 62,407.00

Salary Max: $108,150.00

How this job compares

Set against the 7,711 open Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$62–108K/yr
  • New York median$120–175K/yr251 salary ranges
  • US median$117–194K/yr4,305 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $85K, is 42% below the New York median midpoint ($146K) — in the lowest quarter of Engineering salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 353 open Engineering jobs in New York and 7,711 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 5,341 postings).
Education
4,114 of the 7,711 open Engineering jobs (53%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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