Director, Flood Risk & Mapping

City of New York•New York City, NY

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About The Position

The Director, Flood Risk & Mapping will be a key member of the NYC Department of Environmental Protection’s Bureau of Coastal Resilience (BCR). The Director will lead BCR’s coastal flood-risk analysis and data-management program and provide direction to external consultants. The role calls for strong technical acumen in hydraulics, hydrology, and coastal flood-risk mapping, and contributes to coastal resilience strategy development in close collaboration with BCR’s strategic planning and infrastructure operations teams and academic partners. BCR focuses on coastal storm surge, tidal flooding, and sea-level rise. The Director will collaborate with other DEP bureaus working on stormwater and groundwater management, and work closely with the US Army Corps of Engineers on the NYNJ Harbor and Tributary Study (HATS) and other projects. The role includes leadership and management of programs, projects, and initiatives; support for performance metrics and Key Performance Indicators; and capital and expense financial planning, procurement tracking, and coordination with agency financial and contracting offices. The successful candidate will be self-motivated, communicate complex technical information clearly to varied audiences, manage projects effectively, think critically, and develop planning scenarios that support decisions amid climate uncertainty.

Requirements

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in an eligible discipline, including engineering, engineering technology, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural technology, construction, construction management, construction technology, sustainable design, urban planning, urban studies, city planning, transportation planning, business administration, or public administration, and five years of qualifying full-time 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.
Alternatively, a four-year high school diploma or equivalent and nine years of the qualifying experience described above, including two years in an administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory capacity.
Alternatively, education and/or experience equivalent to the described pathways, subject to the requirement for two years of administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory experience.
Strong technical acumen in hydraulics, hydrology, and coastal flood-risk mapping.
Strong project-management skills, critical-thinking ability, and the ability to develop planning scenarios that support decisions under climate uncertainty.
Advanced communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical information into general language for varied audiences.
Self-motivation.

Responsibilities

Lead BCR’s flood-risk analysis for coastal resilience and its data-management program.
Provide direction for external consultants.
Contribute to coastal resilience strategy development with BCR’s strategic planning and infrastructure operations teams and academic partners.
Collaborate with DEP bureaus working on stormwater and groundwater management.
Work closely with the US Army Corps of Engineers on the NYNJ Harbor and Tributary Study (HATS) and other projects.
Lead and manage programs, projects, and initiatives; facilitate team efforts and help define goals, timelines, resource requirements, and plans.
Support the Assistant Commissioner in developing performance metrics and Key Performance Indicators.
Provide capital and expense financial planning, and ensure spending and commitment plans are tracked and met.
Support programmatic development and tracking of bid packages, change orders, payments, and contract closeouts.
Coordinate with financial and contracting offices within and outside the Agency.