Job Information
City of New York Deputy Director in New York, New York
Job Description
Hours: Full-Time – 35 Hours
Work Location: 30-30 Thomson Avenue, NY, 11101
Only candidates who are permanent in the Administrative Construction Project Manager title or those who filed for the Promotional Exam #3523, or the Open-Competitive Exam #3039 may apply. Please include a copy of your Receipt of Filing card or indicate if you are already permanent in the title. If you do not meet the previously mentioned civil service criteria, you will not be considered for an interview.
The Department of Design and Construction seeks a Deputy Director to be part of the team of experienced professionals responsible for the agency’s Design-Build delivery. The Design-Build program is a priority initiative to adapt traditional design-bid-build delivery model for more streamlined, efficient delivery of high-quality excellent projects. The portfolio includes high-profile priority new buildings and infrastructure projects for a diverse array of Sponsor Agencies, across the five boroughs. The current Design-Build Unit project management team both manages project directly and supports the Infrastructure Division and Buildings Division to provide centralized program resources and build a delivery framework that promotes collaboration.
Reporting to a Director in a Design-Build Unit, the Deputy Director will manage large scale, complex projects within the Design Build Unit portfolio. The selected candidate will oversee all phases of Design Build Projects from Initiation to Completion; ensuring successful implementation of Design Build Best Practices, Design and Construction Excellence. The Deputy Director will be responsible for managing the Owner’s Rep Consultant, Design Builder and internal DDC Junior support staff and have extensive interaction with Internal DDC support such as ACCO, Law, Architecture and Engineering, etc. The selected candidate will also secure cooperation with Sponsor Agencies throughout the project life cycle.
Primary responsibilities for the Deputy include:
Supervise Senior Project Managers, Project Managers, and Junior Project Managers in the Design-Build Unit, providing direction and guidance on project issues and program activities.
Supervise project managers in the Infrastructure and Buildings Divisions, provide direction and guidance on project issues and program activities.
Perform project management duties to support project staffing needs.
Assist Director with leadership and guidance to implement design-build policies and procedures, including partnership with Owner’s Advisors team and other consultants and specialists to develop trainings and resources for implementation at all stages of work and track feedback for revisions.
Provide advisory support for project development, Design-Build procurement, selection, and award of highly qualified Design-Builders, including oversight of contract compilation. Perform project development duties as needed.
Provide advisory support for project administration, engaging with Project Managers and core team members throughout design and construction of each project and assisting with review of Design-Builder submissions (including design packages, schedules, project management and risk management plans). Perform project administration duties as needed.
Manage program workflows for Design-Builder submission materials, including Design-Builder payments, allowance requests, and change orders, and provide advisory support necessary to meet critical milestones.
Assist with overall program reporting and tracking to support internal communications, stakeholder engagement, industry partnerships, and other strategic initiatives.
Authorization to work in the United States is required for this position. NYC Department of Design and Construction does not provide sponsorship for international employees for visa applications, extensions or status changes, including STEM/OPT visas. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that they meet all qualifying requirements for this position, at the time of application.
All applicants, including City Employees:
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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:
a. 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. One year of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of construction inspection experience up to a maximum of four years.
b. Full-time satisfactory experience in building construction as a journeyperson in one or more of the skilled building construction trades. One year of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of journeyperson experience up to a maximum of four years.
c. 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 will be credited on the basis of 30 credits for one year of acceptable experience up to a maximum of four years.
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 described in "a", "b" and "c" above. However, all candidates must have at least six years of experience in construction management work described above, including at least eighteen months in a managerial or consultative capacity in an organization responsible for the management of construction.
License Requirements
Possession of a Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. Employees must maintain the license during their employment.
Additional Information
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.