Associate Commissioner

Hours: Full-Time – 35 Hours Work Location: 30-30 Thomson Avenue, LIC, NY 11101 Only candidates who are permanent in the Administrative Construction Project Manager title or those who are reachable on the DDC promotional list (exam #3523), or the open-competitive list (exam #3039) 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 New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC) seeks an experienced, strategic, and forward-thinking candidate to serve as Associate Commissioner for the Safety & Site Support (SSS) Division. Reporting directly to the Deputy Commissioner, with a wide latitude for independent judgment and decision-making, the selected candidate will provide leadership and strategic oversight of the Division’s technical, operational, regulatory, and administrative functions. The candidate will oversee the Division’s technical services, including environmental compliance, land surveying, construction safety, quality assurance, hazardous materials (HazMat), and geotechnical activities, and coordinate SSS support for major DDC and City capital programs, including the Borough-Based Jails (BBJ) Program, Design-build, and CM-build projects. Responsibilities include leading interagency coordination on regulatory compliance and permitting; overseeing budgets and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs); managing emergency projects; and implementing process improvements to mitigate risks and support timely project delivery. The candidate will advise executive leadership on procurement strategies, process assessments and improvements, risk allocation, and implementation approaches. The candidate will also collaborate with DDC’s ACCO, Law Division, Public Buildings Division, Infrastructure Division, Project Controls, and Budget Unit to support program effectiveness and long-term sustainability. Additionally, the candidate will support the alignment of Division operations with agency priorities, represent SSS at senior-level meetings, and oversee a multidisciplinary workforce of executive directors, licensed professionals, project managers, technical specialists, and administrative personnel, while promoting professional development and succession planning. Educational credentials must be from a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accredited institution. Credentials from foreign institutions require independent equivalency verification from an approved evaluation service. A list of providers (fees apply) is available at: https://www.nyc.gov/assets/dcas/downloads/pdf/employment/nyc-dcas-foreign-education-evaluation-guide.pdf. All applicants, including City Employees: Please go to NYC Government Jobs | Explore Careers | City of New York, go to Search for Open Jobs, and type in the Job ID # listed above. Submit job application as prompted. Do not apply via Employee Self-Service (ESS), e-mail, mail, or fax your resume to DDC directly. ADMINISTRATIVE CONSTRUCTION PR - 82991 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. 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.