Director of Parks Inspection Program

City of New York•New York, NY

6d•$120,000 - $128,000•Onsite

About The Position

This position is open to current full-time annually paid Parks employees. Specifically, it is open to current permanent Parks employees serving in the Administrative Park & Recreation Manager civil service title, on leave from that title, or permanent Parks employees in or on leave from a comparable title (e.g., Administrative Staff Analyst, Administrative Community Relations Specialist, Administrative Manager). Parks employees who are reachable on a comparable civil service list or qualify for a comparable title are also eligible. The role involves overseeing the Parks Inspection Program (PIP) and other inspection types, managing a team of inspectors and analysts, collaborating with other divisions, and representing PIP internally and externally. The work location is Arsenal, Manhattan.

Requirements

Current permanent Parks employee serving in the Administrative Park & Recreation Manager civil service title, or on leave from the title.
Permanent Parks employee in or on leave from a comparable title (e.g., Administrative Staff Analyst, Administrative Community Relations Specialist, Administrative Manager).
Parks employee who is reachable on a comparable civil service list or qualifies for a comparable title.
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college plus four years of satisfactory, full-time experience in recreation leadership, gardening, grounds maintenance, building maintenance or construction, of which 18 months must have been in an administrative, consultative, managerial or executive capacity.
OR High school graduation or its educational equivalent plus six years of experience as described above.
OR Education and/or experience equivalent to the above, but must possess the 18 months of administrative, consultative, managerial, or executive experience.
A Motor Vehicle Driver's License valid in the State of New York is required within six months of the date of appointment.

Responsibilities

Oversee the Parks Inspection Program (PIP) as well as inspections for Recreation, Golf, Restrictive Declaration, Automated External Defibrillator, Summer Weekend, Internal Audit follow-up, Capital Walk-Thru and other inspections, as needed.
Ensure that PIP’s team of 10 full-time Inspectors receive proper training and support, are monitored for consistency, and receive regular feedback and guidance.
Manage the PIP Analytic team, providing guidance and technical support, to ensure quality assurance for field inspections and improve the content and delivery of PIP’s tools, reports and presentations.
Present ratings results to Chiefs and Commissioners at the Monthly Operations Meeting and at other high-level settings.
Collaborate with other divisions to improve the usefulness and availability of PIP data and reports throughout the Agency in desktop and mobile environments.
Represent PIP by conducting training and presentations both internally and for outside agencies.
Provide guidance to Maintenance and Operations, addressing any concerns and conducting field visits to discuss properties and standards.
Ensure new inspection sub properties are created in GIS as needed and added for inspection on a timely basis.
Respond to requests from Legal regarding inspection records.
Ensure compliance with Fleet procedures including routine maintenance and follow-up on violations.
Perform special projects, as required.