Executive Director

Job Description

Hours: Full-Time – 35 Hours
Work Location: 30-30 Thomson Avenue, 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 Project Controls Division of the Department of Design and Construction (DDC) is seeking a strategic and experienced Executive Director. Operating with wide latitude for independent judgment under the direction of the Associate Commissioner of Project Controls, the Executive Director will oversee the advancement of project risk management practices by integrating project controls with project delivery, improving contract administration, and mitigating construction claims across DDC projects. In this role, you will ensure risk, cost, and schedule management are seamlessly integrated with each other and embedded into the Agency's project delivery procedures, helping to optimize the allocation of schedules, budgets, and contingencies during front-end planning and subsequent execution phases to guarantee projects are delivered on time and within budget.

Collaborating with project delivery divisions, you will establish policies and rigorous standards for construction management documents and data, standardizing forms, codifying claims avoidance best practices, and defining governance, process escalation, and the matrix of authority within project teams. The Executive Director establishes management standards for analyzing and documenting contractors’ entitlement to cost damages and time extensions, partners with delivery divisions design claims avoidance strategies and roadmaps, implements innovative procurement processes and technologies, and monitors compliance with all established procedures.

Additionally, you will oversee the development of a curated historical knowledge base supported by root-cause analyses of construction claims, change orders, and time extensions to support risk identification, while monitoring construction project governance requirements as they relate to claims, disputes, issues, and risks. Serving as a high-level advisor to program and project delivery teams, you will direct consultants and project staff at the direction of the Division Head, facilitate risk workshops for major projects, manage and mentor direct reports, and deliver periodic training across divisions. Finally, as a key communicator for the Agency, you will prepare high-level KPI reports and presentations for senior management to track the success of mitigation efforts, foster productive, collaborative relationships with stakeholders across the Agency, and champion continuous improvements in claims avoidance.

Please note: All candidates must be currently authorized to work full-time in the United States (U.S.). In compliance with Public Law 99-603, candidates are required to present original documents proving citizenship or the legal right to work in the U.S. DDC is unable to support or sponsor any visa application or visa extension, including but not limited to OPT/STEM visas, H-1B visas, F-1 practical training, permanent residence sponsorship, or any proposed change of visa type. DDC does not offer a training program as required by U.S. immigration law and is not hiring temporary employees. Candidates must have proper work authorization when an employment offer is made.

Additionally, 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:
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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:

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