Deputy Director (technical)

City of New York • New York City, NY

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Division of Safety & Site Support, seeks to hire a Deputy Director in the Office of Environmental & HazMat Services. The selected candidate will oversee and manage the work of in-house staff and consultants to ensure technical accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and cost-effectiveness. They will directly manage complex, high-priority construction projects, oversee all project deliverables and regulatory compliance, and provide technical and regulatory guidance to Section Chiefs and Project Managers. Other key responsibilities will include managing the administration of multiple environmental and hazmat professional services contracts including hazmat competitive bid sealed bid contracts to meet the deliverable schedule and the demands of the agency for regulatory compliance, maintaining mandatory training and federal, state, and local licensure for staff and the agency, and preparing monthly and periodic project status reports for the Environmental and HazMat Units. In addition, the Deputy Director will represent the Safety & Site Support Division at intra/inter-agency and regulatory agency meetings, and as well as citywide environmental/hazmat emergency incidents, deliver presentations, and provide technical assistance to outside agencies.

Requirements

• Only candidates who are permanent in the Administrative Project Manager title or those who are reachable on the agency’s Promotional List (Exam #8529), or the Open-Competitive List (Exam #8042) may apply.
• Authorization to work in the United States is required for this position. NYC Department of Design and Construction does not provide sponsorship for international employees.
• Applicants are responsible for ensuring that they meet all qualifying requirements for this position, at the time of application.
• 1. 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 2. 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 3. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. 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. However, all candidates must have the two years of the administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described in "1" above.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage the work of in-house staff and consultants to ensure technical accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and cost-effectiveness.
• Directly manage complex, high-priority construction projects.
• Oversee all project deliverables and regulatory compliance.
• Provide technical and regulatory guidance to Section Chiefs and Project Managers.
• Manage the administration of multiple environmental and hazmat professional services contracts including hazmat competitive bid sealed bid contracts to meet the deliverable schedule and the demands of the agency for regulatory compliance.
• Maintain mandatory training and federal, state, and local licensure for staff and the agency.
• Prepare monthly and periodic project status reports for the Environmental and HazMat Units.
• Represent the Safety & Site Support Division at intra/inter-agency and regulatory agency meetings, and as well as citywide environmental/hazmat emergency incidents.
• Deliver presentations and provide technical assistance to outside agencies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees