Deputy Director

City of New York•New York, NY

20h•$125,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Division of Safety & Site Support, seeks a Deputy Director for the Office of Land Surveying. The selected candidate will report to the Director and oversee the overall activities, operations, and work products of the Project Management and the Review Units. This includes management of multiple requirements contracts for professional land surveying services supporting DDC Infrastructure and Public Buildings capital construction projects. The selected candidate will be responsible for contract preparation, procurement, and contract management, including reviewing capital project scopes of work and fee proposals, developing project schedules, monitoring survey assignments and progress, reviewing invoices, preparing and processing payments. The candidate will also facilitate monthly meetings with consultants to ensure all project-related tasks are progressing as per schedule and cost; and address any potential delays; develop Standard Operating Procedures and manuals, prepare various reports, spreadsheets, coordinate with other agencies, monitor and report key performance indicators with focus on continuous improvement, and develop and maintain project tracking spreadsheets. The Deputy Director will ensure that all surveying requests are completed accurately and on time and deliverables are thoroughly reviewed for compliance with applicable standards, agency policies, and technical requirements. The Deputy Director will also coordinate in a timely and effective manner with other offices within the division and across the agency to support project delivery and operational objectives. Additionally, 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 list of providers (fees apply) is available at: https://www.nyc.gov/assets/dcas/downloads/pdf/employment/nyc-dcas-foreign-education-evaluation-guide.pdf.

Requirements

Only candidates who are permanent in the Administrative Construction Project Manager title or those who are reachable on the DDC promotional list (exam #3523), or the open-competitive list (exam #3039) may apply.
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 have been in a managerial or consultative capacity in an organization responsible for the management of construction.
A combination of education and experience sufficient to equal a total of ten years.
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.
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

Oversee the overall activities, operations, and work products of the Project Management and the Review Units.
Manage multiple requirements contracts for professional land surveying services supporting DDC Infrastructure and Public Buildings capital construction projects.
Responsible for contract preparation, procurement, and contract management.
Review capital project scopes of work and fee proposals.
Develop project schedules.
Monitor survey assignments and progress.
Review invoices.
Prepare and process payments.
Facilitate monthly meetings with consultants to ensure all project-related tasks are progressing as per schedule and cost.
Address any potential delays.
Develop Standard Operating Procedures and manuals.
Prepare various reports and spreadsheets.
Coordinate with other agencies.
Monitor and report key performance indicators with focus on continuous improvement.
Develop and maintain project tracking spreadsheets.
Ensure that all surveying requests are completed accurately and on time.
Ensure deliverables are thoroughly reviewed for compliance with applicable standards, agency policies, and technical requirements.
Coordinate in a timely and effective manner with other offices within the division and across the agency to support project delivery and operational objectives.