Executive Director, Brooklyn Marine Terminal Development Corporation (BMTDC)

About the role

The Brooklyn Marine Terminal Development Corporation (BMTDC) Executive Director oversees the strategic vision and leadership of the development corporation, advancing its mission of inclusive growth, facilitating the redevelopment of the Brooklyn Marine Terminal (BMT), and enabling community engagement and full use and enjoyment of the waterfront.

Responsibilities

• Execute: Provide comprehensive oversight of BMTDC’s day-to-day operations, ensuring effective program implementation and project delivery that promotes inclusive growth and economic justice.
• Lead RFP development, oversee competitive developer selection processes, and facilitate public approvals.
• Engage: Lead engagement and establish trust-based relationships with external parties, including community stakeholders, elected officials, non-profits, real estate developers, financial institutions, consultants, organized labor, and industry associations.
• Represent BMTDC at public meetings, external conferences, and speaking engagements, sharing project commitments as relevant.
• Governance: Manage BMTDC’s budget and direct BMTDC’s financial management ensuring financial oversight, resource allocation, grant management.
• Manage the governance of BMTDC. This includes but is not limited to: BMTDC Board of Director and committee meetings, and public hearings, setting the agenda for the various governance meetings, serving as the principal liaison to the Board of Directors, providing regular reports on performance, risks, and progress toward strategic objectives, collaborating with the Board of Directors to support the BMT development and ensure its financial health and viability.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree required, and a strong preference for an advanced degree.
• 10+ years of experience in leadership roles in the following relevant fields, which could include public policy, urban planning, real estate, development, finance.
• Proven ability to engage thoughtfully and collaboratively with community organizations, labor stakeholders, and impacted communities, fostering inclusive engagement to move complex projects forward.
• Familiarity with NYC government and New York State land use processes.
• Demonstrated success advancing and delivering complex projects in dynamic environments, with the ability to lead, plan, and execute in collaboration with diverse stakeholders.
• Experience structuring and negotiating complex real estate transactions, underpinned by knowledge of NYC real estate development practices, economic development, and planning policies to inform strategic decision-making and risk mitigation.
• Advanced experience crafting, refining and delivering written and oral communications, with demonstrated experience in public speaking and media relations.
• Experience in large public works projects, with a solid understanding of economic development tools and resources, public policy issues, and managing large, complex budgets and securing grants.
• Demonstrated leadership experience with managing large cross-functional teams to advance projects from planning to execution.
• Prioritize competing needs and opportunities.
• Enjoy working in a collaborative, team-based environment and have demonstrated effective management skills.
• New York City residence is required within 180 days of hire.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits and unique perks to ensure NYCEDC employees flourish in their professional and personal lives: Generous employer subsidized health insurance, medical, dental, and pharmacy plans, vision and hearing benefits, flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care, short term and long-term disability coverage, up to 25 vacation days, floating holidays and summer Fridays, parental leave - up to 20 paid weeks, retirement savings programs, company-paid 401(a) defined contribution plan, 457(b) tax-advantaged retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement program, continuing education and professional development, Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer, college savings plan, backup childcare, gym membership discounts, and much more.

About Us

New York City Economic Development Corporation is a mission-driven, nonprofit organization that works for a vibrant, inclusive, and globally competitive economy for all New Yorkers. We take a comprehensive approach, through four main strategies: strengthen confidence in NYC as a great place to do business; grow innovative sectors, with a focus on equity; build neighborhoods as places to live, learn, work, and play; and deliver sustainable infrastructure for communities and the city’s future economy. NYCEDC is committed to offering competitive benefits to support employee health, happiness, and work-life balance.