Job Description

Hours: Full-Time – 35 Hours

Work Location: 30-30 Thomson Avenue, LIC, NY 11101

All interested candidates are welcome to apply and will be considered for an interview based on the Minimum Qualification Requirements. Please indicate on your Cover Letter if you are permanent in the civil service title of Administrative Architect or if you are on the agency’s promotional list (exam #0576) or open-competitive list (exam #0177). There may be current civil service list restrictions impacting the agency’s ability to hire.

The Deputy Director will work with a team of Program Executives responsible for bringing clarity to the project initiation process through well-developed planning and review of client needs and existing conditions, resulting in the creation of Front-End Planning Reports. The Deputy Director will work with the Director to administer and manage the unit’s portfolio, provide leadership, facilitate teamwork, and build consensus. The Deputy Director will conduct surveys and interviews with client agencies, review reports and programs, and coordinate with cost estimators, risk analysts, and time schedulers. In addition, the Deputy Director will collaborate with City agencies and DDC professionals to perform existing conditions reports, scope development and verification, funding analysis, risk analysis, and scheduling. The goal is to perform a broad-minded analysis and develop a comprehensive understanding of the capital needs of each client agency project to facilitate successful delivery in a safe, expeditious, and cost-effective manner, while maintaining the highest degree of architectural, engineering, and construction quality. The Deputy Director will also be responsible for oversight of consultant produced master plans or Capital Project Scope Development studies (CPSDs) and will expeditiously produce investigative and/or feasibility reports for the Office of the Mayor on high priority projects and studies. Additional duties include administrative management of staff schedules.

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. 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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Qualifications

A valid New York State Registration as an Architect is required. In addition, candidates must have six ( 6 ) years of full-time paid experience in architectural work, at least two (2) years of which shall have been as an administrative architect.

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.