Senior Program Manager, Opportunity M/W/DBE

Our Vision: To make New York City the global model for inclusive innovation and economic growth, fueled by the City’s diverse people and businesses.   

Our Mission: Creating a vibrant, inclusive, and globally competitive economy for all New Yorkers. 

Position Overview: 

The Senior Program Manager (SPM) will be an integral part of the Opportunity M/W/DBE team, managing ConstructNYC, NYCEDC’s premier capacity building training program and supporting the development and application of NYCEDC’s Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (“M/W/DBE”) Program. This role combines program management, data analysis, and stakeholder engagement to strengthen M/W/DBE participation in NYCEDC’s projects and citywide procurement goals. 

Opportunity M/W/DBE works to maximize opportunities for M/W/DBE firms in public procurement, with a focus on construction-related trades and services central to NYCEDC’s work. The program advances this mission through two primary areas: 

• Compliance & Data Analysis- ensuring access to opportunities and optimization of M/W/DBE participation on NYCEDC’s vast portfolio of projects, working toward the internal 35% M/W/DBE participation goal and City goals of $25 billion in M/WBE contracts by FY2026 and $60 billion by FY2030. 

• Capacity Building- Training and assisting M/W/DBE businesses to enhance their competitiveness. The Opportunity M/W/DBE team analyzes market trends and business capacity to design programming that will support contractors in their growth and attainment of City contracts. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive industry market research and trend analysis, including emerging construction technologies, green construction methods, and predictive analytics for M/W/DBE forecasting 

• Support strategic relationships management with external partners, Construction Management firms, M/WBEs, developers, and tenants, building long-term partnerships aligned with citywide economic development strategies 

• Analyze participant data and track M/W/DBE firm trajectories to determine program impact and generate strategic reports with policy recommendations for NYCEDC leadership 

• Support capacity building to advance recruitment strategies for ConstructNYC program and coordinate with program consultants 

• Develop comprehensive assessment frameworks and evaluation methodologies for program design 

• Work with Budget, Accounting, Contracts, and Legal departments to secure funding for ConstructNYC continuation through IDA 

• Manage the Contract Financing Loan Fund with Accounting, Department of Small Business Services, and CDFI partners 

• Develop EDC's M/W/DBE goal setting and compliance process for alternate delivery methods such as design-build 

• Support strategic relationship management with external partners, Construction Management firms, M/WBEs, developers, tenants, and Asset Management/Capital divisions to maximize M/W/DBE participation 

• Expand stakeholder engagement strategy to maximize M/W/DBE team presence and minimize pain points through data-driven solutions 

• Develop and execute high-level events facilitating knowledge transfer and business connections within the M/W/DBE community 

• Ensure accurate cross-departmental data reporting and assist staff as needed 

• Create synergy between capacity building programs' data collection and impact measurement 

• Create customized and quarterly performance reports using B2G's reporting functions and Microsoft Excel 

• Knowledge of statistics and experience using statistical packages for analyzing datasets (Advanced Excel, Power BI, SPSS, SAS) 

• Lead process improvements and policy optimization across departments (Contracts, Legal, Project Management) to enhance M/W/DBE program procedures