Director (Technical)

City of New York•New York City, NY

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Design and Construction seeks to hire a Director for the Office of Quality Assurance. Under the direction of the Executive Director, the selected candidate will manage the overall activities of the Materials Testing & Fabrication Inspection, and Field Auditing Units, including supervision of the Deputy Director, a group of engineers, technicians, inspectors, and consultants, to ensure that all materials and products used in DDC capital construction projects conform to DDC specifications, performance requirements, and construction industry standards. The selected candidate will oversee and manage all quality assurance activities, including audits of Public Buildings and Infrastructure construction projects; inspections of various materials within the manufacturing and assembly plants, concrete and asphalt plants, and testing laboratories; coordination of material inspection requests, assignment of consultant, review and distribution of inspection and test results; and, vendor approval process. Additional responsibilities will include: all aspects of contract management, developing and updating SOPs and manuals, conducting performance evaluations, attending various meetings, preparing and delivering presentations, interacting with the Deputy Director and Section Chiefs to ensure projects are prioritized and to monitor key performance indicators with a focus on continuous improvement; preparing periodic project status reports for Senior Management, representing the Safety & Site Support Division at intra/ inter-agency and regulatory agency meetings, and providing needed information to outside agencies.

Requirements

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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
Possession of a Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. Employees must maintain the license during their employment.

Responsibilities

Manage the overall activities of the Materials Testing & Fabrication Inspection, and Field Auditing Units
Supervise the Deputy Director, a group of engineers, technicians, inspectors, and consultants
Oversee and manage all quality assurance activities, including audits of Public Buildings and Infrastructure construction projects
Inspections of various materials within the manufacturing and assembly plants, concrete and asphalt plants, and testing laboratories
Coordination of material inspection requests, assignment of consultant, review and distribution of inspection and test results
Vendor approval process
Contract management
Developing and updating SOPs and manuals
Conducting performance evaluations
Attending various meetings
Preparing and delivering presentations
Interacting with the Deputy Director and Section Chiefs to ensure projects are prioritized and to monitor key performance indicators with a focus on continuous improvement
Preparing periodic project status reports for Senior Management
Representing the Safety & Site Support Division at intra/ inter-agency and regulatory agency meetings
Providing needed information to outside agencies