Assistant Commissioner

City of New York • New York City, NY

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Division of Public Buildings is seeking two Assistant Commissioners. Under the direction of the Associate Commissioner, the selected candidates will each serve as Assistant Commissioner managing several program units within the division. The selected candidates will oversee an annual capital construction program comprised of approximately 80 active projects, valued at approximately $1 billion. The Assistant Commissioners will manage approximately 40 professional staff, including program directors, deputy program directors, project managers, technical staff, administrative staff and construction management staff, responsible for projects from project initiation, through scope development, design, construction, and closeout phases. The selected candidates will ensure that all projects remain on schedule and costs are controlled and within budget. They will monitor, evaluate, direct, guide and manage, all employees within their units and address personnel issues expeditiously. They will monitor and evaluate the performance of consultants and contractors and address any deficiencies expeditiously. They will ensure timely resolution of all design, construction and procurement issues to ensure that projects are started and completed on time. In addition, the Assistant Commissioners will also participate in various agency task forces related to new initiatives, monitor and ensure compliance with the capital commitment plan goals for the current fiscal year, analyze and allocate staffing based upon complexity and program workload, develop procedures for project planning and management, provide reporting on status and progress of projects, set program goals, attend high-level meetings with sponsor agencies and DDC's Senior Management, and ensure all databases and records are maintained and updated.

Requirements

• Permanent in the Administrative Construction Project Manager title or reachable on the DDC promotional list (exam #3523) or reachable on the open-competitive list (exam #3039).
• Must include a copy of your Notice of Results or indicate if you are permanent in the title.
• At least six years of full-time satisfactory experience in construction management work on capital projects, each one of which must have had a dollar value of at least $300,000.
• At least eighteen months of which must have been in a managerial or consultative capacity in an organization responsible for the management of construction.
• A combination of education and experience sufficient to equal a total of ten years.
• Possession of a Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York.
• Must be currently authorized to work full-time in the United States (U.S.).
• Must have proper work authorization when an employment offer is made.

Nice To Haves

• Full-time satisfactory experience in construction inspection on capital projects, each one of which must have had a dollar value of at least $300,000. (One year of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of construction inspection experience up to a maximum of four years.)
• Full-time satisfactory experience in building construction as a journeyperson in one or more of the skilled building construction trades. (One year of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of journeyperson experience up to a maximum of four years.)
• Education in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's degree in architecture, landscape architecture, or air pollution control, chemical, civil including structural and bridge design, electrical, mechanical, or sanitary engineering will be credited on the basis of 30 semester credits for one year of acceptable experience up to a maximum of four years.
• A New York State license as a professional engineer or registered architect or a license as a professional engineer or registered architect from a state that has reciprocity with New York State may be substituted for the four years of education and experience described in '1', '2' and '3' above.

Responsibilities

• Manage several program units within the division.
• Oversee an annual capital construction program comprised of approximately 80 active projects, valued at approximately $1 billion.
• Manage approximately 40 professional staff, including program directors, deputy program directors, project managers, technical staff, administrative staff and construction management staff.
• Ensure that all projects remain on schedule and costs are controlled and within budget.
• Monitor, evaluate, direct, guide and manage all employees within their units and address personnel issues expeditiously.
• Monitor and evaluate the performance of consultants and contractors and address any deficiencies expeditiously.
• Ensure timely resolution of all design, construction and procurement issues to ensure that projects are started and completed on time.
• Participate in various agency task forces related to new initiatives.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with the capital commitment plan goals for the current fiscal year.
• Analyze and allocate staffing based upon complexity and program workload.
• Develop procedures for project planning and management.
• Provide reporting on status and progress of projects.
• Set program goals.
• Attend high-level meetings with sponsor agencies and DDC's Senior Management.
• Ensure all databases and records are maintained and updated.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager