Director (technical)

City of New York • New York City, NY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Division of Infrastructure is currently seeking a Director to join the Coastal Resiliency - Construction Unit. Under the supervision of the Assistant Commissioner, the successful candidate will be responsible for an annual capital program comprised of approximately 6 field site projects with a total value of over $2 billion. The selected candidate will manage technical and professional construction staff responsible for overseeing capital-funded sewer, water main, roadway, public plazas, parks, retaining wall, security installations, sustainable infrastructure, and coastal resiliency projects. In addition, the Director will review construction plans, coordinate with client agencies to resolve any operational field problems involving design, ensure contract compliance and payment of contractors, and schedule and perform final field site inspections. The candidate will also participate in various agency taskforces relating to new initiatives in change orders, project record keeping, and quality assurance. Lastly, the selected candidate will represent the Coastal Resiliency - Construction Unit at meetings dealing with Utility companies, City, State, and Federal agencies; assist in the recruitment of new staff; and will manage and train new hires to carry out all areas of the unit's functions.

Requirements

• Only candidates who are permanent in the Administrative Project Manager title or those who filed the DDC promotional list (exam #5565), or the open-competitive list (exam #5164) may apply. Please include DCAS verification of filing or indicate if you are already permanent in the title.
• Authorization to work in the United States is required for this position.
• 1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in 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 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 2. 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 3. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. One year of experience credit will be given for: (a) each 30 semester credits of college or university education leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in 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; (b) An accredited Master's degree in one of the disciplines described in "1" above; (c) a Juris Doctor degree, or (d) a valid New York State license as a Professional Engineer, Registered Architect or Landscape Architect. However, all candidates must have the two years of the administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory experience as described in "1" above.

Responsibilities

• Manage technical and professional construction staff responsible for overseeing capital-funded projects.
• Review construction plans.
• Coordinate with client agencies to resolve operational field problems involving design.
• Ensure contract compliance and payment of contractors.
• Schedule and perform final field site inspections.
• Participate in agency taskforces relating to new initiatives in change orders, project record keeping, and quality assurance.
• Represent the Coastal Resiliency - Construction Unit at meetings.
• Assist in the recruitment of new staff.
• Manage and train new hires to carry out all areas of the unit's functions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees