Deputy Director - Capital Budget Management Office

Company Description

Job Description

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health for all New Yorkers by providing 1.1 billion gallons of high-quality drinking water, managing wastewater and stormwater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country, with nearly 6,000 employees. DEP's water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the system's 2,000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City.

The Office of the Agency Chief Engineer Bureau (OACE) is responsible for the formulation of, and periodic modifications to DEP's capital plans, in coordination with the bureau heads, DDC, EDC, the Municipal Water Finance Authority, and OMB. The Mission and Vision of OACE is to plan sustainable infrastructure investments for the future of clean water and the environment in New York City and its watersheds, by being the standard-bearer of excellence in planning optimized engineering programs and projects to meet short-term and medium-term needs and serve as scalable investments for the long-term.

The Capital Budget Management Office in OACE is responsible for preparing, monitoring and modifying the Agency's Capital Budget. Under the Chief Financial Officer, the Agency's capital, expense, grant and miscellaneous revenue budgets are managed; budget and financial analyses and reports are prepared; and the Agency's budget and financial matters with OMB and other oversight agencies are coordinated.

The Capital Budget Management Office is seeking to hire a Deputy Director who will be responsible for performing professional work of varying degrees of difficulty in the preparation of the Department's Capital Commitment Plan.

Duties will include but not limited to:

1. In a supervisory capacity, prepare preliminary budget documents and disseminate information to the operating bureau; coordinate budget exercises with bureau staff and other agency staff, as required; compile submissions into the proposed capital plan (CP);
2. Evaluate schedules, identify risks and reconcile the capital plan to comply with OMB targets;
3. Review and update weekly reporting on year-to-date capital commitments based on current year funding; assess CP status and procurement schedules regarding DEP's capital construction contracts and consultant contracts to ensure the maximization of commitments;
4. Review all CP requests, schedules, reports and change orders prepared by consultants, contractors and agencies to assure conformance with capital eligibility and project completion dates, coordinate the review, preparation and maintenance of the Department's Capital Commitment plan;
5. Identify potential project deferrals and reallocate funding resources towards other new needs.
6. Represent Sr. Capital Budget Director and Director at meetings, generate and present analytic and descriptive documents as required for review by the Sr. Capital Budget Director or Director;
7. Update and maintain internal tracking sheets pertaining to budget and procurement progress;
8. Navigate and update information in various database systems within the unit and other agency databases such as PACT and shared reports;
9. Establish and maintain open and constant communication with counterparts within Agency as well as other Agencies and with other oversight departments.

Qualifications

1. A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a closely related field, and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management; or in a related area. 18 months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of professional experience in the areas described in "1" above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above.

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.