Deputy Director (Technical)

About the role

The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Public Buildings Division, seeks a Deputy Director. The selected candidate will be responsible for supervising a team of project directors and project managers, overseeing the design and construction of capital projects, resolving project issues, and ensuring that each project meets critical target dates and is within budget.

Responsibilities

• Supervising a team of project directors and project managers
• Overseeing the design and construction of capital projects
• Resolving project issues
• Ensuring that each project meets critical target dates and is within budget
• Assuring the implementation of, and adherence to Public Buildings’ policies and procedures
• Interfacing with the sponsor agency
• Assisting with any approvals and permitting needed
• Preparing consultant and contractor performance evaluations
• Assisting the Assistant Commissioner and Program Director in developing the Unit’s Commitment Plan and meeting the KPI

Requirements

• Candidates must be currently authorized to work full-time in the United States (U.S.)
• Candidates must present original documents proving citizenship or the legal right to work in the U.S.
• Educational credentials must be from a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accredited institution

Qualifications

At least six years of full-time satisfactory experience in construction management work on capital projects, each one of which must have had a dollar value of at least $15,000, at least eighteen months of which must have been in a managerial or consultative capacity in an organization responsible for the management of construction; and a combination of the following, sufficient to equal a total of ten years of education and experience.

• Full-time satisfactory experience in construction inspection on capital projects, each one of which must have had a dollar value of at least $15,000
• Full-time satisfactory experience in building construction as a journeyperson in one or more of the skilled building construction trades
• Education in an accredited college leading to a bachelor's degree in architecture, landscape architecture, or air pollution control, chemical, civil including structural and bridge design, electrical, mechanical, or sanitary engineering
• A New York State license as a professional engineer or registered architect or a license as a professional engineer or registered architect from a state that has reciprocity with New York State may be substituted for the four years of education and experience

License Requirements

Possession of a Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. Employees must maintain the license during their employment.

Skills

Candidates should have knowledge of design principles and demonstrate the ability to implement design into construction, broad knowledge of management policies, practices, and techniques used to control or administer complex technical operations, and ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing, and have at least 6 years of experience in managerial, administrative, or supervisory capacity.

Pay

$62,407.00 – $131,871.00

Schedule

Full-Time Position – 35 Hours

Work Location: 30-30 Thomson Avenue, LIC, NY 11101