Deputy Director (Technical)

City of New York • New York City, NY

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Division of Infrastructure is currently seeking a Deputy Director (D/D) to join the Construction Management 3 – Manhattan – Section 1 team. Reporting directly to the Director, the selected candidate will be responsible for overseeing an annual capital program valued at over $300 million, comprising multiple construction projects. They will lead a team of professionals and technical construction staff supervising capital-funded projects, including sewer, water main, roadway, sidewalk, pedestrian ramp, plaza, climate resiliency, Design-build, and public space improvements, etc. Responsibilities will include reviewing construction plans, communicating with sponsor agencies, private utility firms, and other stakeholders to resolve field-related operational issues, and ensuring contract compliance and timely consultant payments. The candidate will schedule and conduct final inspections and participate in various agency task forces, including those focused on change order initiatives, project documentation, quality assurance, and forecasting quantities for the Yearly Mayoral Report. In addition, the Deputy Director will represent the borough in meetings with utility companies, city, state, and federal agencies as needed. They will train staff in fulfilling the team’s responsibilities, support recruitment efforts, and assist the Assistant Commissioner and Director in advancing the team's objectives. Lastly, the D/D will be responsible for ensuring that project closeouts (both Contractor and Consultant) are completed in a timely and consistent manner across all contracts assigned to their EICs. The D/D must also proactively follow up with all stakeholders to ensure that issues impacting the contracts are addressed and resolved promptly. Additionally, D/D is required to provide daily updates to their Director and A/C on any matters causing delays or presenting significant challenges. The D/D will also be required to immediately start working on any other tasks coming from Senior staff, including providing time-sensitive information, and responses.

Requirements

• Only candidates who are permanent in the Administrative Project Manager title or those who are reachable on the DDC promotional list (exam #5565) or open-competitive lists (exam #5164) may apply.
• Must include a copy of your Notice of Results or indicate if you are permanent in the title.
• Must have proper work authorization when an employment offer is made.
• Educational credentials must be from a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accredited institution. Credentials from foreign institutions require independent equivalency verification from an approved evaluation service.
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, business administration, or public administration, and five years of full-time satisfactory experience in the planning, administering or expediting of engineering design, and/or construction, or coordinating a very large engineering project, two years of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity; or
• A four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and nine years of experience as described in "1" above; two years of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity; or
• Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above.
• All candidates must have the two years of the administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described in "1" above.

Nice To Haves

• An accredited Master's degree in one of the disciplines described in "1" above, a law degree, or a valid New York State license as a Professional Engineer or Registered Architect or Landscape Architect may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing an annual capital program valued at over $300 million, comprising multiple construction projects.
• Leading a team of professionals and technical construction staff supervising capital-funded projects, including sewer, water main, roadway, sidewalk, pedestrian ramp, plaza, climate resiliency, Design-build, and public space improvements, etc.
• Reviewing construction plans.
• Communicating with sponsor agencies, private utility firms, and other stakeholders to resolve field-related operational issues.
• Ensuring contract compliance and timely consultant payments.
• Scheduling and conducting final inspections.
• Participating in various agency task forces, including those focused on change order initiatives, project documentation, quality assurance, and forecasting quantities for the Yearly Mayoral Report.
• Representing the borough in meetings with utility companies, city, state, and federal agencies as needed.
• Training staff in fulfilling the team’s responsibilities.
• Supporting recruitment efforts.
• Assisting the Assistant Commissioner and Director in advancing the team's objectives.
• Ensuring that project closeouts (both Contractor and Consultant) are completed in a timely and consistent manner across all contracts assigned to their EICs.
• Proactively following up with all stakeholders to ensure that issues impacting the contracts are addressed and resolved promptly.
• Providing daily updates to their Director and A/C on any matters causing delays or presenting significant challenges.
• Immediately starting working on any other tasks coming from Senior staff, including providing time-sensitive information, and responses.

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