Deputy Director (Technical)

City of New York•New York City, NY

16h•Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction’s Division of Infrastructure is seeking a Deputy Director to join the Program Management Unit – Engineering & Support Services’ Front-End Planning (FEP) – Drainage Planning and The NYC Department of Design and Construction’s Division of Infrastructure is seeking a Deputy Director to join the Program Management Unit – Engineering & Support Services’ Front-End Planning (FEP) – Drainage Planning and Modeling / Capital / Scope Engineering. The successful candidate will lead in the efforts of providing Capital Project scope development support by evaluating current and future infrastructure improvement projects to support multiple City initiatives such as: Rezoning Planning and Assessments, Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System Permit (MS4), PlaNYC: Getting Sustainability Done, Climate Change and Coastal Resiliency along with support for ongoing City Programs and Initiatives. Selected candidate will play a key role in a variety of hydraulics and hydrology analysis and conduct modeling to provide scope development support to City Agencies for drainage study and/or alternative design analysis; develop or apply existing models to compare alternatives and perform cost-benefit analyses as required for capital scope development with a project feasibility study; coordinate water resource planning efforts; provide Agency-wide technical support for current design projects and alternative design analysis(Including but not limited to alternative sewer design and high level grading design analysis) as needed; provide reports/presentations of findings, conduct preliminary constructability analysis and preliminary quantity takeoff/cost estimate, attend meetings with sponsor Agencies and stakeholders, and when required, submit to City Agencies as part of Capital Project scope planning or feasibility study efforts; supervise and mentor staff on managing and performing tasks related to planning, evaluating, designing, and modeling presentations for multiple projects; and will be involved in research and development efforts on advancing adoption of new technologies in sewer infrastructure. The candidate will also oversee the Capital Project Scope Development Studies (CPSDs) portfolio for the Division of Infrastructure that will be Sponsored by the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for various project types of projects from street improvements to drainage studies. As part of the CPSD portfolio the selected candidate will coordinate with sponsor agencies in the submission of required justification documents to OMB and will also be tasked with drafting consultant task orders for the proposed study. The portfolio will also be supplemented with projects from DEP’s portfolio of special programs such as the Southeast Queen’s Initiative, Green Infrastructure and/or Cloudburst. The candidate must be familiar with DEP’s most updated Drainage Criteria and Stormwater Management Plan, as well as the Mayor’s Office of Environmental Justice Climate Resiliency Design Guidelines. Lastly, the Deputy Director will supervise a team responsible for monitoring, tracking progress, identifying, and addressing critical issues regarding Capital Infrastructure studes/projects; and reviewing project scope and conceptual/schematic designs for Infrastructure Capital projects. And will also manage consultant contract and consultants responsible for conducting drainage planning & modeling and/or Capital Project Scope Development studies.

Requirements

At least six years of full-time satisfactory experience in construction management work on capital projects, each one of which must have had a dollar value of at least $15,000, at least eighteen months of which must be in a managerial or consultative capacity in an organization responsible for the management of construction; and a combination of the following, sufficient to equal a total of ten years of education and experience:
Full-time satisfactory experience in construction inspection on capital projects, each one of which must have had a dollar value of at least $15,000. One year of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of construction inspection experience up to a maximum of four years.
Full-time satisfactory experience in building construction as a journeyperson in one or more of the skilled building construction trades. One year of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of journeyperson experience up to a maximum of four years.
Education in an accredited college leading to a bachelor's degree in architecture, landscape architecture, or air pollution control, chemical, civil including structural and bridge design, electrical, mechanical, or sanitary engineering will be credited on the basis of 30 credits for one year of acceptable experience up to a maximum of four years.
A New York State license as a professional engineer or registered architect or a license as a professional engineer or registered architect from a state that has reciprocity with New York State may be substituted for the four years of education and experience described in "a", "b" and "c" above. However, all candidates must have at least six years of experience in construction management work described above, including at least eighteen months in a managerial or consultative capacity in an organization responsible for the management of construction.
Possession of a Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. Employees must maintain the license during their employment.

Responsibilities

Lead in the efforts of providing Capital Project scope development support by evaluating current and future infrastructure improvement projects to support multiple City initiatives such as: Rezoning Planning and Assessments, Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System Permit (MS4), PlaNYC: Getting Sustainability Done, Climate Change and Coastal Resiliency along with support for ongoing City Programs and Initiatives.
Play a key role in a variety of hydraulics and hydrology analysis and conduct modeling to provide scope development support to City Agencies for drainage study and/or alternative design analysis
Develop or apply existing models to compare alternatives and perform cost-benefit analyses as required for capital scope development with a project feasibility study
Coordinate water resource planning efforts
Provide Agency-wide technical support for current design projects and alternative design analysis(Including but not limited to alternative sewer design and high level grading design analysis) as needed
Provide reports/presentations of findings, conduct preliminary constructability analysis and preliminary quantity takeoff/cost estimate, attend meetings with sponsor Agencies and stakeholders, and when required, submit to City Agencies as part of Capital Project scope planning or feasibility study efforts
Supervise and mentor staff on managing and performing tasks related to planning, evaluating, designing, and modeling presentations for multiple projects
Be involved in research and development efforts on advancing adoption of new technologies in sewer infrastructure
Oversee the Capital Project Scope Development Studies (CPSDs) portfolio for the Division of Infrastructure that will be Sponsored by the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for various project types of projects from street improvements to drainage studies
Coordinate with sponsor agencies in the submission of required justification documents to OMB and will also be tasked with drafting consultant task orders for the proposed study
Supervise a team responsible for monitoring, tracking progress, identifying, and addressing critical issues regarding Capital Infrastructure studes/projects; and reviewing project scope and conceptual/schematic designs for Infrastructure Capital projects
Manage consultant contract and consultants responsible for conducting drainage planning & modeling and/or Capital Project Scope Development studies.