Deputy Director, Rapid Bus Network Development

City of New York • New York City, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Within NYC DOT’s Division of Transportation Planning & Management (TPM), the candidate will oversee a sub-unit tasked with developing new and improved rapid bus service in conjunction with MTA to further the goals of the Mayor and the NYC Streets Plan. The candidate would work to develop infrastructure-intensive bus projects that reshape the built environment to bring quality transit service to all New Yorkers. The candidate would assist with oversight of a team that, among other duties: conducts extensive community-centered public outreach; pursues and manages grants to finance projects; navigates environmental review; tracks project development; develops designs in coordination with other sub-units; coordinates with the MTA on bus operations; and initiates capital projects. The selected candidate would also be expected to help hire and develop staff, and to develop and present executive briefing materials. The candidate would meet extensively with the general public, work with community boards and other public stakeholders in public workshops, presentations, and other settings, including evening and weekend work. This is an opportunity to work in a high-profile, fast-paced public sector environment with a team dedicated to improving safety, accessibility, and mobility throughout New York City. The Division of Transportation Planning & Management is responsible for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods on the City's streets, supporting the larger goals of economic and social vitality for people living, working, and doing business in New York City. The Division’s responsibilities include planning, street design, technical analysis, signs, transit development, freight mobility, and markings, ensuring the safety of motor vehicle occupants, pedestrians, and cyclists.

Requirements

• Serving permanently in the title of Associate Project Manager, or be reachable on the open competitive civil service list 3110 Transit Development (TD)
• One year of full-time satisfactory experience in supervising employees performing project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, on engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects, or supervising a construction project with a value of $1,000,000 or more
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural technology, construction, construction management, construction technology, sustainable design, urban planning, urban studies, city planning, transportation planning, business administration, or public administration, and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, for engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of experience in project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, for engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent plus any combination of college or university education and/or experience in project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, for engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects to make up the equivalent of five years of education and experience
• In addition to meeting the qualification requirements for Assignment Level I, candidates must have at least one additional year of experience in a supervisory capacity or have served for at least one year as a project manager for a large and/or complex construction project
• In addition to meeting the qualification requirements for Assignment Level I, candidates must have at least two additional years of experience in a supervisory capacity or have served for at least two additional years as a project manager for a large and/or complex construction project

Nice To Haves

• Experience which is primarily of a design nature is not acceptable towards meeting the qualification requirements.

Responsibilities

• Conducts extensive community-centered public outreach
• Pursues and manages grants to finance projects
• Navigates environmental review
• Tracks project development
• Develops designs in coordination with other sub-units
• Coordinates with the MTA on bus operations
• Initiates capital projects
• Helps hire and develop staff
• Develops and presents executive briefing materials
• Meets extensively with the general public, community boards and other public stakeholders in public workshops, presentations, and other settings, including evening and weekend work

Benefits

• 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