Deputy Director (Technical)

City of New York•New York City, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC), Division of Infrastructure, is seeking a Deputy Director to oversee the Program Management Unit’s Engineering Support Services team. The selected candidate will manage a technical support unit providing engineering, mapping, data, and infrastructure-records support for capital projects during scope development, Front-End Planning, design, and construction. The unit supports early project assessment, existing-conditions review, infrastructure research, sewer-condition evaluation, mapping, and data management to identify project risks, inform scope development, and support coordinated project delivery. The Deputy Director will manage staff, track assignments and deliverables, maintain service-request workflows, and strengthen the unit’s role as a centralized technical resource for infrastructure project information. The position oversees GIS mapping and data integration, CCTV sewer inspection review and sewer asset assessment, and infrastructure records, existing-conditions research, and database management. The role also involves establishing procedures, monitoring work and deliverables, developing tracking and reporting methods, coordinating with agencies and utilities, and representing department leadership at meetings as needed. The position reports to the Director of Front-End Planning and Engineering Support Services. Applicants must meet the stated civil service eligibility criteria for the Administrative Project Manager title and provide the requested Notice of Results or indicate permanent status in that title. The job posting specifies a full-time schedule of 35 hours per week and a work location at 30-30 Thomson Avenue, NY 11101.

Requirements

Applicants must be permanent in the Administrative Project Manager title or have taken and passed the DDC promotional list (exam #5565) or open-competitive list (exam #5164).
Applicants must include a copy of their Notice of Results or indicate that they are permanent in the title.
Educational credentials must be from a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accredited institution; foreign credentials require independent equivalency verification from an approved evaluation service.
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in a listed discipline and five years of full-time satisfactory experience in planning, administering, or expediting engineering design and/or construction, or coordinating a very large engineering project; two years must be in an administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory capacity; or
A four-year high school diploma or equivalent and nine years of the specified experience, including two years in an administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory capacity; or
Education and/or experience equivalent to the stated degree-and-experience pathways, subject to the required two years of administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory experience.
Qualifying education or credentials may receive experience credit as described in the posting, including qualifying college credits, an accredited master's degree in a listed discipline, a Juris Doctor degree, or a valid New York State license as a Professional Engineer, Registered Architect, or Landscape Architect.

Responsibilities

Oversee the Program Management Unit’s Engineering Support Services team and manage a technical support unit serving capital projects through scope development, Front-End Planning, design, and construction.
Manage staff, assign work, monitor progress, review deliverables, establish standard procedures, identify training needs, and ensure timely and accurate responses to requests.
Oversee GIS mapping work and planning-level analyses supporting project scoping, interference review, portfolio tracking, and stakeholder coordination.
Guide the expansion of GIS mapping and data integration capabilities using infrastructure databases, as-built records, historical project information, DEP records, utility information, and other datasets.
Oversee reviews of CCTV sewer inspections, confirm inspections meet project requests, coordinate with Construction Management staff to resolve issues, review inspection DVDs and contractor reports, and prepare TV Evaluation Reports with repair, rehabilitation, or reconstruction recommendations based on NASSCO standards.
Track active and completed sewer inspection reviews, DEP emergency repair projects, sewer breaks, and related sewer asset information.
Oversee the management and maintenance of infrastructure records and databases used for Front-End Planning, Design, Construction, Survey, and Public Buildings requests.
Manage staff researching existing infrastructure conditions, compiling background information, coordinating with City agencies and public utilities, and providing data for survey requests, project scoping, design development, construction coordination, and risk identification.
Develop tracking tools and reporting methods for active requests, completed assignments, recurring data needs, sewer inspection reviews, emergency repair tracking, mapping requests, and other portfolio-level support functions.
Coordinate with internal divisions, sponsoring agencies, NYCDEP, NYCDOT, public utilities, consultants, contractors, and other stakeholders to obtain background information for capital project planning and delivery.
Represent the Assistant Commissioner of Engineering and Support Services and the Director at meetings with City and State agencies, stakeholders, community boards, and internal DDC leadership, as needed.