Assistant Director of Engineering

City of New York • New York City, NY

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

DCAS's mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. From managing New York City’s most iconic courthouses and municipal buildings, to purchasing over $1 billion annually in goods and services for more than 80 City agencies what we do ensures that all agencies can deliver on their mission. Our reach touches every facet of city government and is instrumental to the successful day-to-day operations of the City of New York. Our commitment to equity, effectiveness and sustainability guides our work providing City agencies with the critical resources and support needed to succeed, including: - Recruiting, hiring, and training City employees. - Managing 55 public buildings. - Acquiring, selling, and leasing City property. - Purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies. - Overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country. - Leading the City's efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations. When you work at DCAS, you're not just working for one agency, but in service of them all. It's an opportunity to provide impactful support, quality customer service, and help protect the future of New York City for generations to come. Visit our website at nyc.gov/dcas to learn more about the work we do. The Real Estate Services (RES) division of DCAS supports the operations of the government of the City of New York by providing services for the City’s real estate needs. RES is responsible for the space planning and management of 37 million square feet, Citywide acquisitions (lease or purchase), sales and other dispositions of City-owned real estate, architectural design and project management, zoning and land use analyses, disposition of 15,000 City-owned lots, property valuation, and financial analysis of real estate transactions. The Design & Project Management (D&PM) Unit is tasked with delivering comprehensive project management and design expertise to DCAS and NYC client agencies in order to fulfill their operational and space needs in support of their services to the general public. Reflective of that mission, D&PM is responsible for providing Project Management Services for the renovation of leased and city owned space including programming, preliminary design, scope of work development, cost estimating, furniture and equipment specifications, procurement coordination, space measurement verification and construction administration, among others. D&PM serves client agencies as facilitator in translating their operational needs into space needs that support their specific missions and their workforce. We are seeking to hire an Administrative Engineer who will serve as Assistant Director for the Engineering group and is able to manage complex electrical and/or mechanical projects in Leased and City owned space including multi story buildings, interior office build out and light industrial applications. The selected candidate will also be required to develop, review, and/or supervise plans and technical drawings to ensure code, industry, and City compliance. Performing project contract and general administrative duties is required. This position will, in addition, assist with the supervision of engineering staff to provide coverage when staff is out of office or assist with highly complex matters. Candidates should understand the real estate market and have a familiarity with real estate transactions.

Requirements

• A valid New York State License as a Professional Engineer.
• Six (6) years of full-time satisfactory experience in chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, or plan examining work, at least two (2) years of which must have been in an executive, managerial, or administrative capacity.

Responsibilities

• Develops and reviews site evaluations and scopes of work for City Agency relocations and renewals in leased spaces with regards to engineering scope.
• Reviews the preparation of contract documents and specifications for the construction of new spaces and alteration of existing spaces, based on the approved preliminary plans, scopes of work and terms of the relevant lease documents.
• Performs construction project management and develops project deliverables for leased spaces.
• Maintains schedules and project information.
• Supervises staff members in accordance with Design & Project Management procedures.
• Engineering design services for in-house projects.
• Review of bid submittals for projects in leased property to ensure inclusion of all required engineering scope of work.
• Oversight and review of engineering related change orders scope of work for coordination with estimators and project managers.
• Assist the Director of Engineering with the supervision of staff engineers and workload allocation. Serve as second in command in the absence of the Director of Engineering.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees