Deputy Director

City of New York•New York City, NY

1d•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.

Requirements

Permanent in the Administrative Project Manager title or reachable on the DDC promotional list (exam #5565), or the open-competitive list (exam #5164).
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 above, two years of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity.
OR Education and/or experience equivalent to the above.
All candidates must have the two years of the administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience.
Currently authorized to work full-time in the United States (U.S.).
Present original documents proving citizenship or the legal right to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

An accredited Master's degree in engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, business administration, or public administration.
A law degree.
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

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.