Executive Deputy Commissioner

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as principal advisor to the Commissioner on agency strategy, management, and execution.
• Support day-to-day agency leadership and oversee major cross-cutting initiatives requiring coordination across multiple bureaus.
• Work closely with executive leadership, including the Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief of Staff.
• Support organizational change initiatives and implementation of agency restructuring efforts.
• Represent the Commissioner in internal and external meetings as appropriate.

Policies, Climate, and External Strategy

• Advance DEP's long-term climate, resilience, and environmental strategy.
• Guide policy development related to environmental planning, resilience, regulatory compliance, and long-term infrastructure planning.
• Support implementation of priority initiatives related to environmental justice, sustainability, and citywide growth.
• Lead or support negotiations and coordination with external agencies and regulatory partners.

Permitting, Regulatory, and Development-Facing Functions

• Oversee initiatives intended to modernize and improve permitting, inspections, and regulatory processes.
• Support coordination across development-facing functions that enable housing, infrastructure delivery, and economic growth.
• Improve transparency, accountability, and service delivery across customer and permitting functions.

Interagency & Stakeholder Coordination

• Serve as a senior liaison with City Hall, State and federal agencies, and external partners.
• Support strategic partnerships and external engagement efforts.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college and 4 years of satisfactory experience of a nature to qualify for the duties and responsibilities of the position, at least 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, consultative or executive capacity or supervising personnel performing activities related to the duties of the position;
• A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. However, all candidates must have the 18 months of administrative, managerial, executive, consultative or supervisory experience described in "1" above.

Preferred Skills

• 15 years or more of relevant management experience.
• Demonstrated executive leadership experience at large, complex organizations with ability to lead across organizational boundaries.
• Strong strategic planning and implementation capabilities.
• Experience leading organizational transformation and managing change.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, high-profile environment.
• Experience navigating policy, operations, and political considerations.
• Familiarity with infrastructure, utilities, environmental policy, regulatory systems, or public sector operations preferred.