Deputy Director of Structural Engineering

About the role

NYC Parks is a design award-winning city agency that builds and cares for public spaces for New Yorkers to connect, play and enjoy. These public spaces, encompassing over 5,000 properties and 14% of the city’s land and coastline, include seawalls and waterfronts, pedestrian bridges, beaches and boardwalks, parks and playgrounds, historic houses, recreation centers and pools and spray showers. The work of Capital Projects impacts neighborhood growth, public health, local commerce and sustainability initiatives throughout the five boroughs of New York City. The portfolio of engineering projects is fascinating and unparalleled. The setting for these projects is on the main stage of the world's most renowned Park system and City. This position would be responsible for managing a portfolio that includes both historic and new structures and buildings, waterfront structures, retaining walls and other structures throughout the City. Work Location: Olmsted Center, Queens.

Responsibilities

• Under direction of the Engineering Team Leader, manage engineering staff by assigning projects, monitoring workloads, team and projects progress, schedule and/or performance; perform review of technical work, monitor and evaluate employees' performance, attendance and approve timesheets and leave requests; and update staff on any relevant Agency or division matters.
• Direct and manage workload specifically associated with structural engineering work within Parks’ purview.
• Ensure projects are consistently designed and executed according to best practices and properly filed with Department of Buildings or any other authorities having jurisdiction.
• Ensure timely completion of design projects and transmittal of bid documents.
• Facilitate rapid problem-solving on issues that arise during construction or conditions that may pose a danger to the public.
• Coordinate project-specific intra- and inter-agency projects, such as design coordination, stakeholder input, permits, design presentations and approvals.
• Serve as Agency-wide point person for technical consultation within the appropriate engineering field.
• Serve as Engineering Department liaison and attend meetings with architects, landscape architects, consultants, contractors, stakeholders and representatives of other agencies.

Qualifications

• Four (4) years of full-time, satisfactory experience in civil engineering work.
• A valid New York State Professional Engineer’s License; current New York State registration as a Professional Engineer must be maintained for the duration of employment.
• A master’s degree in civil engineering from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one year of the required civil engineering experience.
• To be eligible for Assignment Levels II and III, at least one year within the last three years of experience as a major contributor or project leader on a complex project requiring additional and specific expertise in the disciplines needed to design or construct the project.

Skills

• Specialty in Structural Engineering.
• Thorough understanding of NYC Department of Building codes/regulations.
• At least 5 years of experience with both technical design and project management duties.
• Knowledge in waterfront structures and sustainable/“green” design.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Microsoft Office Suite and relevant structural design software.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
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