Deputy Director

About the role

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

Only candidates who are permanent in the Administrative Construction Project Manager title or those who are reachable on the DDC promotional list (exam #3523), or the open-competitive list (exam #3039) may apply. Please indicate a copy of your Notice of Result 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 NYC Department of Design and Construction, Division of Infrastructure is currently seeking a Deputy Director to join the Construction Management 5 - Brooklyn - Section 1.

Reporting directly to the Director, the selected candidate will be responsible for overseeing an annual capital program valued at over $300 million, comprising multiple construction projects. They will lead a team of professionals and technical construction staff supervising capital-funded projects, including sewer, water main, roadway, sidewalk, pedestrian ramp, plaza, climate resiliency, and public space improvements.

Responsibilities will include reviewing construction plans, communicating with sponsor agencies, private utility firms, and other stakeholders to resolve field-related operational issues, and ensuring contract compliance and timely contractor & consultant payments.

The candidate will schedule and conduct final inspections and participate in various agency task forces, including those focused on Change Order initiatives, project documentation, quality assurance, and forecasting quantities for the Yearly Mayoral Report. In addition, the Deputy Director will represent the borough in meetings with utility companies, city, state, and federal agencies as needed.

They will train staff in fulfilling the team's responsibilities, support recruitment efforts, and assist the Assistant Commissioner and Director in advancing the team's objectives.

Additionally, educational credentials must be from a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accredited institution. Credentials from foreign institutions require independent equivalency verification from an approved evaluation service.

All applicants, including City Employees

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Qualifications & Requirements

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.