Deputy Director

About the role

The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Division of Safety & Site Support, seeks a Deputy Director for the Office of Land Surveying. The selected candidate will report to the Director and oversee the overall activities, operations, and work products of the Project Management and the Review Units.

Responsibilities

• Management of multiple requirements contracts for professional land surveying services supporting DDC Infrastructure and Public Buildings capital construction projects
• Contract preparation, procurement, and contract management, including reviewing capital project scopes of work and fee proposals, developing project schedules, monitoring survey assignments and progress, reviewing invoices, preparing and processing payments
• Facilitate monthly meetings with consultants to ensure all project-related tasks are progressing as per schedule and cost; address any potential delays
• Develop Standard Operating Procedures and manuals, prepare various reports, spreadsheets, coordinate with other agencies, monitor and report key performance indicators with focus on continuous improvement, and develop and maintain project tracking spreadsheets
• Ensure that all surveying requests are completed accurately and on time and deliverables are thoroughly reviewed for compliance with applicable standards, agency policies, and technical requirements
• Coordinate in a timely and effective manner with other offices within the division and across the agency to support project delivery and operational objectives

Qualifications

• 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 above; two years of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity; or
• Education and/or experience equivalent to the above. An accredited Master's degree in one of the disciplines described 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. However, all candidates must have the two years of the administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described above.

Preferred Skills

• Seven (7) years of contract management, land surveying and supervisory experience
• Ability to work collaboratively with others and perform detailed work under time-sensitive deadlines
• Excellent organizational, strong analytical, verbal, written, and computer skills

Pay

$62,407.00 – $131,871.00