Deputy Director - Capital Budget
About The Position
As Deputy Director, the candidate will take on a leadership role in shaping and advancing the agency’s capital budget work. The position involves managing high-priority budget functions, potentially supervising staff, and helping to drive the approvals necessary for major design and construction contracts. The chosen candidate will be expected to oversee complex fiscal and budgetary research tied to the agency’s capital plan, support the Director in developing strategies for maximizing resources, and ensure timely updates to the agency’s Capital Commitment Plan. Day to day, the Deputy Director will provide support and guidance to capital budget analysts, guiding them in preparing and submitting Certificates to Proceed (CP) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), coordinating questions and responses between OMB and DOT divisions, and maintaining the Capital Plan in the Financial Management System. You will also be responsible for preparing clear and concise reports and analyses to support Capital Commitment Plan submissions, producing ad-hoc reports as requested by management, and presenting summary briefing materials to division and agency leadership. The role also includes representing the unit in internal and external meetings, monitoring procurement progress, ensuring compliance with agency personnel policies, and providing oversight of capital plan updates, dashboard reporting, project mapping, and inactive encumbrance analysis. The ideal candidate will be a strong communicator with proven leadership ability, familiarity with the City’s capital budgeting process, the initiative to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision and a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across budget offices and program divisions. IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION CANDIDATE MUST BE SERVING PERMANENTLY IN THE TITLE OF ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ANALYST, OR HAVE TAKEN, PASSED, AND BE REACHABLE ON THE CURRENT LIST, OR BE ELIGIBLE UNDER THE 55-A PROGRAM.
Requirements
- Candidate must be serving permanently in the title of Administrative Staff Analyst, or have taken, passed, and be reachable on the current list, or be eligible under the 55-A program.
- A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a closely related field, and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management; or in a related area. 18 months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above; or
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of professional experience in the areas described in "1" above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above.
Nice To Haves
- Strong communicator
- Proven leadership ability
- Familiarity with the City’s capital budgeting process
- Initiative to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across budget offices and program divisions
Responsibilities
- Managing high-priority budget functions
- Supervising staff (potentially)
- Driving approvals for major design and construction contracts
- Overseeing complex fiscal and budgetary research tied to the agency’s capital plan
- Supporting the Director in developing strategies for maximizing resources
- Ensuring timely updates to the agency’s Capital Commitment Plan
- Providing support and guidance to capital budget analysts
- Preparing and submitting Certificates to Proceed (CP) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
- Coordinating questions and responses between OMB and DOT divisions
- Maintaining the Capital Plan in the Financial Management System
- Preparing clear and concise reports and analyses to support Capital Commitment Plan submissions
- Producing ad-hoc reports as requested by management
- Presenting summary briefing materials to division and agency leadership
- Representing the unit in internal and external meetings
- Monitoring procurement progress
- Ensuring compliance with agency personnel policies
- Providing oversight of capital plan updates, dashboard reporting, project mapping, and inactive encumbrance analysis
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
