Company Description

Job Description

Hours: Full-Time 35 Hours
Work Location: 30-30 Thomson Avenue, LIC, NY 11101

Candidates who are permanent in the Administrative Construction Project Manager title or those who are reachable on the promotional exam#3523 or filed for open-competitive exam #3039 are strongly encouraged to apply. Please include a copy of your Notice of Results or indicate on your resume and cover letter if you are already permanent in the title.

The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Division of Public Buildings, seeks an Associate Commissioner. The selected candidate will provide leadership to the division's capital portfolio and program units, and will be responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating every aspect of the division's architectural/building portfolio, controlling projects from initial concept, through scope development, to building completion and contract closeout while ensuring high quality, efficient, functional designs, and adhering to defined construction standards and codes. The Associate Commissioner will develop the portfolio in line with sponsor needs, building usage and environmental impact. This includes accountability for the division's capital construction project portfolio, valued in excess of $6 billion; supervising 150 engineers, architects, and construction professionals; acting as a liaison to the division's senior management; and interacting with other agencies, community boards, and elected officials. The candidate will utilize technical best practices and standards; meet with sponsors and technical delivery/management teams; guide the delivery of cost-effective, high-performance projects; and translate the division's objectives into relevant and tangible goals. Additional responsibilities include: monitoring the division's project delivery for alignment of scope, scheduling and budgeting; reviewing annual sponsor portfolio reports; overseeing systems and process enhancements; analyzing workload and workflow across the division; ensuring efficient distribution of resources; and participating in citywide initiatives and programs.

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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ADMINISTRATIVE CONSTRUCTION PR - 82991

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 $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:

1.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.

2. 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.

3.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.

4.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.

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.