Senior Structural Engineer

NYC Parks is an award-winning City agency that designs, builds and cares for public spaces for New Yorkers to connect, play and enjoy. NYC Parks manages more than 30,000 acres or 14% of the City’s land, encompassing more than 5,000 individual properties. Our diverse set of assets includes recreational facilities, nature centers, historic buildings and structures, golf courses, athletic fields, playgrounds, tennis courts, public pools, historic house museums, retaining walls and nearly 14 miles of beaches.
NYC Parks offers competitive pay and a generous benefits package, including pension, excellent health benefits, competitive vacation/sick days, and a healthy work-life balance.
Major Responsibilities
- Under direction from the lead engineer, with great latitude of independent judgement or action perform structural engineering design, including drawings, estimates and specifications for Parks facilities in support of Landscape Architect and Architecture projects.
- Serve as Project Manager on large complex structural engineering projects designed both in-house or through consultants and ensure that they remain on schedule and within budget.
- Mentor junior structural engineers.
- Inspect sites and facilities; develop condition reports, recommendations, feasibility studies, scopes of work, drawings, specifications and estimates.
- Present projects as required for approvals internally and externally with other agencies.
- Conduct field inspections as required throughout the design process.
- Review designs from consultants and/or other City agencies which impact Parks facilities.
- May represent NYC Parks in relations with City agencies, contractors and their representatives, damage claimants and their representatives, consultants and the general public.
Work Location: Olmsted Center, Queens
How to Apply: Go to cityjobs.nyc.gov and search for Job ID# 806305.
All applicants must apply via cityjobs.nyc.gov. The City is no longer using ESS to accept applications.
*Current City Employees please include your ERN on your cover letter and resume.
NOTE: All resumes must be received no later than the last day of the posting period. *Posting period extended to 10/30/2026. Previous applicants to Job ID# 779594 are still under consideration and need not reapply. References will be required upon request. Fees: Hired candidates will be subject to a processing fee between $40.00 to $101.00 based on the salary range of title. Hired candidates who are not currently employed by the City will be subject to a $107.50 background check fee.
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CIVIL ENGINEER - 20215
(1) Four (4) years of full-time, satisfactory experience in civil engineering work; and
(2) A valid New York State Professional Engineer’s License. Current New York State registration as a Professional Engineer must be maintained for the duration of your employment.
A masters degree in civil engineering from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) may be substituted for one year of the civil engineering experience required in “1" above.
Special Note:
In addition to above qualification requirements, to be eligible for placement in Assignment Levels II and III, individuals must have at least one year within the last three years of experience as a major contributor or a project leader on a complex project requiring additional and specific expertise in the disciplines needed to design or construct the project.

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
No