Program 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 (DDC), Public Buildings Division, seeks a Director of Permits, Approvals and Closeout to lead the Division's efforts to streamline regulatory approvals and support the timely completion and closeout of capital projects.

Reporting to the Executive Director of the Capital Projects Coordination Unit (CPCU), the Director will oversee the Permits & Approvals and Closeout functions, providing strategic leadership and day-to-day management of activities that support projects throughout design, construction, and final completion. The Director will work closely with Public Buildings project teams, regulatory agencies, sponsor agencies, consultants, contractors, and internal DDC units to identify and resolve regulatory and closeout issues that may affect project delivery.

The Director's responsibilities will include, but are not limited to

• Lead and manage the Public Buildings Permits & Approvals and Closeout teams, establishing workflow, priorities, monitoring workload, and ensuring effective support across the Division's capital portfolio.
• Assist with regulatory coordination for Public Buildings projects, including interactions with the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB),

Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY), and other regulatory and oversight agencies.

• Develop strategies to help facilitate timely permit applications, approvals, inspections, sign-offs, and other regulatory milestones, and coordinate resolution of same, and other requirements necessary for project closeout.
• Serve as a point of escalation for regulatory issues, working with project teams and agency partners to identify solutions and minimize impacts on project schedules.
• Oversee the Division's project closeout activities and support project teams in advancing projects from substantial completion through final completion and closeout.
• Establish and monitor closeout priorities, milestones, and performance metrics, with particular focus on reducing aging closeout items and addressing barriers to final project completion.
• Develop and implement standardized procedures, tools, tracking mechanisms, and reporting to improve consistency and accountability across permits, approvals, and closeout activities.
• Analyze portfolio data to identify recurring regulatory or closeout challenges and recommend process improvements to Public Buildings leadership.
• Manage, mentor, and develop staff while promoting collaboration, accountability, and a solutions-oriented approach to project regulatory and administrative issues.

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 $300,000, 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:

• Full-time satisfactory experience in construction inspection on capital projects, each one of which must have had a dollar value of at least $300,000. One year of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of construction inspection experience up to a maximum of four years.
• 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.
• Education in an accredited college or university 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 semester 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 "1", "2" and "3" 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.