Auditor
Dept of Design & Construction
New York, NY · $79k–$91k a year · Posted October 1, 2026
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Hours: Full-Time – 35 Hours Work Location: 30-30 Thomson Avenue, LIC, NY 11101 Only candidates who are permanent in the Associate Project Manager title, reachable on DDC’s Promotional Exam #3573, or the Open Competitive Exam #3110 may apply. Please include a copy of your Notice of Results or indicate if you are permanent in the title. If you do not meet the previously mentioned civil service criteria, you will not be considered for an interview. The Department of Design and Construction, Engineering Audit Office seeks an Auditor. With latitude to exercise independent judgement and action, The selected candidate will be responsible for auditing partial, substantial, final, and retainage payment requisitions for construction, equipment, and related consultant services contracts, in accordance with Comptroller Directive No. 2, 6 and 7. The selected candidate will perform field visits to physically verify quantity and quality of work performed and to ensure that payment requisitions represent an appropriate value of the work performed. The auditor will write comprehensive audit reports to justify approval, adjustment, or rejection of payment requisitions. The selected candidate will also be responsible to review change orders greater than 25K and 50K for validity and cost reasonableness, respectively; verifying cost estimates, original contract agreements, and the applicable City regulations and recommend approval or rejection of change orders with appropriate reasons stating conditions for recommendation. The candidate will become familiar with various contracts being audited as well as all applicable comptroller's Directives (e.g., No. 6 & 7), OMB CS-29D, PPB rules, in addition to performing all payment audits in a time frame consistent with prompt payment objectives, Section 4.06 of the PPB rules, ODC Directive No. 67, and as mandated by DDC standard processing time for contractor payments. Authorization to work in the United States is required for this position. NYC Department of Design and Construction does not provide sponsorship for international employees for visa applications, extensions or status changes, including STEM/OPT visas. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that they meet all qualifying requirements for this position, at the time of application. 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.