Deputy Director

City of New York • New York City, NY

13h • Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Division of Infrastructure, is seeking a Deputy Director to oversee the Program Management Unit’s Engineering Support Services team. Reporting to the Director of Front-End Planning and Engineering Support Services, the selected candidate will manage a technical support unit that provides critical 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 help identify project risks, inform scope development, and support more coordinated project delivery. The Deputy Director will be responsible for managing staff, tracking assignments and deliverables, maintaining service request workflows, and strengthening the unit’s role as a centralized technical resource for infrastructure project information.

Requirements

• Only candidates who are permanent in the Administrative Engineer title or those who are reachable on the DDC promotional list (exam #5564), or the open-competitive list (exam #5163) may apply.
• A valid New York State License as a Professional Engineer.
• Six (6) years of full-time satisfactory experience in chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, or plan examining work, at least two (2) years of which must have been in an executive, managerial, or administrative capacity.

Nice To Haves

• Please indicate a copy of your Notice of Result card or indicate if you are already permanent in the title.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the GIS Mapping team, which prepares custom maps and planning-level analyses for Infrastructure, Green Infrastructure, Pedestrian Ramp Program, Southeast Queens Program, Public Buildings, and other agency initiatives.
• Guide the expansion of Geographic Information System Mapping (GIS) and data integration capabilities by building upon the agency’s existing infrastructure database library, DDC’s as-built records, historical project information, DEP records, utility information, and other available City or external agency datasets.
• Conduct and oversee staff responsible for reviewing CCTV sewer inspections in support of DDC’s ongoing coordination with NYCDEP.
• Oversee the management and maintenance of infrastructure records and databases used to support Front-End Planning (FEP), Design, Construction, Survey, and Public Buildings requests.
• Supervise, mentor, and train technical staff performing GIS mapping, sewer inspection review, infrastructure records research, data collection, and database maintenance.
• Develop tracking tools and reporting methods to monitor 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 the most complete and accurate background information available for capital project planning and delivery.
• Represent the Assistant Commissioner of Engineering and Support Services and the Director at meetings with City agencies, State agencies, stakeholders, community boards, and internal DDC leadership, as needed.

Benefits

• The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed