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Director of Citywide Engineering

City of New York · New York, NY · 2 days ago
Engineering$40–$101/hrFull-time

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. With a dedicated team, the Director of Citywide Engineering is a leadership position at NYC Parks responsible for designing and tackling engineering solutions for beloved public spaces and structures. The work of this unit 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.

Eligibility

This vacancy is only open to:

  • current permanent City employees serving in the Administrative Engineer civil service title
  • employees on leave from the Administrative Engineer title
  • permanent City employees in or on leave from a comparable title with a valid New York State Professional Engineer License
  • candidates who are reachable on the Administrative Engineer civil service list, Exam No. 5163

Major Responsibilities

  • Manage the electrical and mechanical engineering staff including assigning projects and monitoring workloads, following up with staff on project progress and schedule, reviewing technical work, approving timesheets and leave requests, monitoring job performance and performing employee evaluations, and updating staff on any relevant agency or division matters
  • Serve as lead engineer and manager on structural engineering projects and programs
  • Manage inspections, consultant contracts, in-house assignments, procurement and design and construction
  • Provide technical supervision and mentoring of Engineering staff to ensure quality work and on-time project delivery
  • Develop and ensure project schedules, budgets and technical quality assurance/quality control
  • Perform condition surveys/assessments, background/document research, feasibility studies, scope determination, estimates on existing or proposed infrastructure and prepare reports
  • Perform structural design calculations and provide details/drawings for filing and construction
  • Develop requests for proposals, contracts, work orders and other tasks related to consultant procurement
  • Conduct field inspections before and during design and construction, through turnover, to proactively identify and resolve problems
  • Act as subject-matter expert to represent the engineering team within and externally to the Agency
  • Propose and develop improvements to processes and programs to better advance the team’s mission
  • Complete internal administrative tasks using Parks software and other systems
  • Ensure timely completion of design projects and transmittal of bid documents
  • Ensure projects are consistently designed and executed according to best practices and properly filed with Department of Buildings or any other authorities having jurisdiction
  • 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
  • Facilitate rapid problem-solving on issues that arise during construction or conditions that may pose a danger to the public
  • Serve as Engineering Department liaison and attend meetings with architects, landscape architects, consultants, contractors, stakeholders and representatives of other agencies
  • Report to the Deputy Chief of Operations daily and assist with all other day-to-day operations of the department

Minimum Qualifications

  • A valid New York State License as a Professional Engineer
  • Six (6) years of full-time satisfactory experience in chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, or plan examining work, at least two (2) years of which must have been in an executive, managerial, or administrative capacity

Preferred Skills

  • Licensed Professional Engineer
  • Thorough understanding of NYC Department of Building codes/regulations
  • At least five years of experience with both technical design and project management duties
  • Proficiency in AutoCAD, Microsoft Office Suite and relevant software
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills
  • A driver license valid in New York State

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

This position is exempt from NYC residency requirements.

Pay

$125,000.00 – $130,000.00

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