DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

Job Description

IF YOU ARE HIRED PROVISIONALLY IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER TITLE, YOU MUST TAKE AND PASS THE CIVIL SERVICE EXAM WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT.

The New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is the largest organization in the United States dedicated to preventing and addressing homelessness. In partnership with other City Agencies and Nonprofit Organizations, DHS works to prevent homelessness before it begins, reduces street homelessness, provide temporary shelter, and connect individuals and families to stable housing all with a focus on accountability, empathy, and equity.

DHS is committed to continuous improvement and employs innovative strategies to deliver high-quality services that support a swift transition from shelter to self-sufficiency. The agency manages hundreds of facilities and operates with a large team as well as a several billion-dollar budget to meet the diverse needs of New Yorkers experiencing homelessness.

The Facilities and Logistics Division (F&L) is responsible for monitoring DHS shelters as it relates to the maintenance of building systems. Within the Facilities & Logistics Division is Environmental Design & Construction which manages a capital construction portfolio in excess of $600M for reconstruction and upgrades at all city-owned shelters. A team of project managers oversees construction projects utilizing various DHS design and construction contracts. DHS also partners with the City’s Department of Design & Construction to manage the larger capital projects.

The Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is recruiting for one (1) Administrative Construction Project Manager M-I to function as Deputy Director of Design and Construction who will:

- Supervise the day-to-day operations of Capital Projects staff responsible for coordinating and supporting our partners in the Department of Buildings, Housing Preservation and Development, FDNY, the Environmental Control Board and other City and State Agencies, in the implementation of the design and construction of DHS capital projects.

- Manage and moves actions through the Department of Buildings to obtain Certificates of Occupancy and Letters of No Objection from DOB for capital projects.

- Collaborate with engineering and other staff in Facilities & Logistics to resolve violations, summonses and other findings issued by DOB, HPD & FDNY to advance construction projects forward.

- Coordinate with architectural and engineering consultants to support filings with various City agencies including DOB, Public Design and Landmarks.

- Perform site visits and attend project meetings; represents Bureau in meetings with various providers and oversight Agencies.

- Review, tracks, and reconciles actions to assure conformance with project completion dates.

- Perform constructability and bid package review on specifications and drawings.

- Oversee the capital design consultant contract by managing project deliverables and processing invoiced payments; ensuring all contracted work is completed in accordance with specifications and established timeframes.

- Maintain and updates a comprehensive database of all agency capital projects with status; prepares and issues the FMD Capital report.

- Identifie problems and possible delays in construction; takes steps to resolve project delays, clarifies work issues, such as project change orders for additional work needed to correct issues.

- Review construction work and invoice documents, to ensure proper verification of work and that payments are accurately approved.

- Provide reports to Assistant Commissioner on construction project progress and any issues on an ongoing basis.

- Perform additional tasks related to Design and Construction’s mission and objectives, as directed by the Assistant Commissioner.

Hours/Schedule: Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm.

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.