Director of Facilities

City of New York•New York City, NY

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The New York City Comptroller’s Office works to promote the financial health, integrity, and effectiveness of New York City government, in order to strengthen trust, secure a thriving future for all New Yorkers, and build a more just, equitable, and resilient city. Led by an independently elected citywide official, the comptroller’s office provides checks and balances needed to hold City government accountable for budgeting wisely, investing responsibly, operating efficiently, acting fairly, living up to its obligations and promises, and paying attention to the long-term challenges we face together. The Office of the Comptroller seeks to hire a Facilities Director that will oversee a team of custodians and custodial assistants and be responsible for the management of the day-to-day operations of the NYC Office of the Comptroller Facilities Unit under the direction of the Assistant Comptroller for Operations. This position requires working in-person in the office on all the assigned days/hours and may require working evenings and weekends, sometimes with little advance notice.

Requirements

Eight years of full-time experience in construction, repair, alteration and/or rehabilitation of multiple dwellings, commercial, industrial or public buildings in the capacity of general contractor, superintendent of construction, procurement specialist, evaluator responsible for cost estimation, or as a field supervisor or as an inspector, at least 18 months of which must have been in a supervisory or administrative capacity involving responsibility for a large number of buildings; or
Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" above. Education in an accredited college leading toward a baccalaureate degree in engineering, architecture, engineering technology or a closely related field will be accepted on a year-for-year basis up to a maximum of four years. However, all candidates must possess at least 18 months of the specialized supervisory or administrative experience described in "1" above.
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Responsibilities

Supervise a team of Custodians and Custodial Assistants including assigning tasks, ensuring that assigned work is performed up to standards, ensuring timesheets and leave requests are submitted, drafting staff tasks and standards, providing feedback and performance guidance
Manage overtime scheduling and budgeting
Proactively monitor and delegate tasks in the Facilities Unit service request system
Develop a routine staff task schedule (including but not limited to mopping, vacuuming, replacement of water jugs, wiping surfaces, glass cleaning, garbage removal) with floor assignments and verification of task completion
Assign and oversee preparation, cleaning or reconfiguration of workstations/offices for incoming staff
Support NYC Comptroller Special Event setup including parades, meetings, holiday events
Coordinate with vendors to obtain estimates/quotes and execute work orders
Communicate updates and issues with Assistant Comptroller for Operations
Develop and execute 18-month facilities roadmap (including but not limited to AC Removal/Installations, Fire Extinguisher Service, Painting, Carpet Cleaning)
Submit DCAS building work orders (Archibus) and communicate updates with the Assistant Comptroller for Operations
Adaptively manage work orders, respond to emergencies, including building and staff incidents, lead and track remediation projects
Liaise daily with DCAS Tenant Relations, Engineers and Security for building and access related issues
Serve as chair on DC37 Union Health and Safety quarterly meetings to provide updates and responses to inquiries
Perform other duties and assignments as may be required.