The NYC DOT Permit Management and Construction Control (PMCC) unit seeks an experienced candidate to serve as Assistant Commissioner (A/C) in the title of Administrative Engineer level 5. The A/C directly supervises the Chief of Staff, the Executive Director of the Office of Construction Mitigation and Coordination (OCMC) Streets and Highways and the Executive Director of Permit Management and indirectly supervises approximately 60 other employees in professional, administrative and clerical titles. PMCC issues construction permits with traffic stipulations regulating any construction that impacts the City's streets and highways, building operations/construction, sidewalks, canopies and vaults, as well as utility work. The Assistant Commissioner of PMCC reports directly to the office of the First Deputy Commissioner and oversees the review of NYC DOT-issued construction projects to ensure that appropriate traffic accommodation and traffic flow stipulations are included; oversees activities to eliminate project redundancies and to ensure proper sequencing of projects and oversees the review of federal and state assisted arterial projects. The Assistant Commissioner works with Legal on proposed changes in the Highway Rules and other regulations and specifications; and issues construction embargoes to ensure construction activities are performed with minimal disruption to the public, ensure pedestrian and cyclist safety, and do not conflict with other construction projects or special events. The Office of Construction Mitigation and Coordination (OCMC) reviews construction permit applications, the Maintenance and Protection of Traffic (MPT) plans and provides traffic stipulations and other measures to ensure that the work will occur with minimal disruption to the public as well as avoiding conflicts with other construction projects and special events. PMCC is divided into several sections: OCMC-Streets which deals with streets and non-toll bridges and OCMC-Highways coordinates the approximately $3.5 billion annually in NYSDOT arterial highway projects as well as projects by the Port Authority of NY and NJ (PANYNJ) and MTA Bridges and Tunnels. In addition, the Office of Permit Management registers permittees and handles applications for approximately 60 different types of permits that are issued to utilities, plumbers, contractors, homeowners and governmental contractors enabling them to work on the streets and sidewalks. It also includes the Reconciliation Unit, the Emergency Authorization/Utility Unit and the Plan Examination Unit which reviews land contour plans, building vaults and Sidewalk, Curb, and Roadway Applications (SCARA). The Permits Technology Unit maintains and supports a set of GIS datasets used by not only itself but also multiple other users throughout NYC DOT. The unit issues over 600,000 permits a year whose fees are valued at over $100 million. The candidate will work closely with various city agencies, NYSDOT, the MTA, the PANYNJ and various stockholders. Interfaces with Federal, State & City agencies, utility companies, construction developers and the affected communities regarding the scope and impact of planned projects. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION CANDIDATE MUST BE SERVING PERMANENTLY IN THE TITLE OF ADMINISTRATIVE ENGINEER OR REACHABLE ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE ENGINEER CIVIL SERVICE LIST. ADMINISTRATIVE ENGINEER - 10015 1. A valid New York State License as a Professional Engineer and six (6) years of full-time satisfactory experience in chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, or plan examining work, at least two (2) years of which must have been in an executive, managerial, or administrative capacity.