Deputy Director; Technical

Hours:

Full-Time – 35 Hours

Work Location:

30-30 Thomson Avenue, NY, 11101

Only candidates who are permanent in the Administrative Engineer title or those who are reachable on the DDC promotional list (exam #5564), or the open-competitive list (exam #5163) 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’s Division of Infrastructure is seeking a Deputy Director to join the Program Management Unit – Engineering & Support Services’ Front-End Planning (FEP) – Drainage Planning and Modeling / Capital / Scope Engineering. The successful candidate will lead in the efforts of providing Capital Project scope development support by evaluating current and future infrastructure improvement projects to support multiple City initiatives such as Rézoning Planning and Assessments, Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System Permit (MS4), PlaNYC:
Getting Sustainability Done, Climate Change and Coastal Resiliency along with support for ongoing City Programs and Initiatives.

Selected candidate will play a key role in a variety of hydraulics and hydrology analysis and conduct modeling to provide scope development support to City Agencies for drainage study and/or alternative design analysis; develop or apply existing models to compare alternatives and perform cost-benefit analyses as required for capital scope development with a project feasibility study; coordinate water resource planning efforts;

provide Agency-wide technical support for current design projects and alternative design analysis (including but not limited to alternative sewer design and high level grading design analysis) as needed; provide reports/presentations of findings, conduct preliminary constructability analysis and preliminary quantity takeoff/cost estimate, attend meetings with sponsor Agencies and stakeholders, and when required, submit to City Agencies as part of Capital Project scope planning or feasibility study efforts;

supervise and mentor staff on managing and performing tasks related to planning, evaluating, designing, and modeling presentations for multiple projects; and will be involved in research and development efforts on advancing adoption of new technologies in sewer infrastructure.

The candidate will also oversee the Capital Project Scope Development Studies (CPSDs) portfolio for the Division of Infrastructure that will be Sponsored by the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for various project types of projects from street improvements to drainage studies. As part of the CPSD portfolio the selected candidate will coordinate with sponsor agencies in the submission of required justification documents to OMB and will also be tasked with drafting consultant task orders for the proposed study.

The portfolio will also be supplemented with projects from DEP’s portfolio of special programs such as the Southeast Queen’s Initiative, Green Infrastructure and/or Cloudburst. The candidate must be familiar with DEP’s most updated Drainage Criteria and Stormwater Management Plan, as well as the Mayor’s Office of Environmental Justice Climate Resiliency Design Guidelines.

Lastly, the Deputy Director will supervise a team responsible for monitoring, tracking progress, identifying, and addressing critical issues regarding Capital Infrastructure studies/projects; and reviewing project scope and conceptual/schematic designs for Infrastructure Capital projects. And will also manage consultant contract and consultants responsible for conducting drainage planning & modeling and/or Capital Project Scope Development studies.

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.