Deputy Director

City of New York • New York City, NY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Public Buildings Division, seeks a Deputy Director. The selected candidate will be responsible for supervising a team of project directors and project managers, overseeing the design and construction of capital projects, resolving project issues, and ensuring that each project meets critical target dates and is within budget. Other key responsibilities include assuring the implementation of, and adherence to Public Buildings’ policies and procedures, interfacing with the sponsor agency, assisting with any approvals and permitting needed, and preparing consultant and contractor performance evaluations. In addition, the Deputy Director will assist the Assistant Commissioner and Program Director in developing the Unit’s Commitment Plan and meeting the KPI.

Requirements

• Only candidates who are permanent in the Administrative Project Manager title or those who are reachable on the agency’s Promotional List (Exam #8529), or the Open-Competitive List (Exam #8042) may apply.
• Please include a copy of your Notice of Results card or indicate if you are already permanent in the title.
• Authorization to work in the United States is required for this position.
• 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 in "1" above; two years of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity; or
• Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above.
• An accredited Master's degree in one of the disciplines described in "1" above, a law degree, or 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.
• All candidates must have the two years of the administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described in "1" above.

Responsibilities

• Supervising a team of project directors and project managers
• Overseeing the design and construction of capital projects
• Resolving project issues
• Ensuring that each project meets critical target dates and is within budget
• Assuring the implementation of, and adherence to Public Buildings’ policies and procedures
• Interfacing with the sponsor agency
• Assisting with any approvals and permitting needed
• Preparing consultant and contractor performance evaluations
• Assisting the Assistant Commissioner and Program Director in developing the Unit’s Commitment Plan and meeting the KPI

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager