Job Information
City of New York Deputy Director (Cost Controls) in New York, New York
Job Description
Work Location: 30-30 Thomson Avenue, LIC, NY 11101
Hours: Full-time – 35 Hours
Only candidates who are permanent in the Administrative Project Manager title or those who are reachable on the Promotional List (Exam #8529), or the Open-Competitive List (Exam #8042) may apply. Please include a copy of your Notice of Results 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 Department of Design and Construction, Project Controls Division seeks a Deputy Director (Cost Controls). Reporting to the Director of Cost Management, the selected candidate will oversee the daily activities of the cost management team; improve and maintain an enterprise system to manage construction cost estimates; oversee and mentor up to 10 cost management professionals; support value engineering and cost reduction strategies; analyze variances between the bids for construction and the engineer’s estimates and take corrective actions to improve the accuracy of Agency’s cost estimates. Other key responsibilities include: establishing cost controls process, policy, and procedures; maintaining a historical cost estimating database; and supporting DDC in reviewing cost estimates and change orders prepared by Contractors and/or Construction Managers. The selected candidate will provide guidance and technical support to Project Managers for the review and acceptance of design-phase construction cost estimates, bases of cost estimates, schedule of values, and the detailed analysis of all change orders, as required. The Deputy Director (Cost Controls) prepares cost estimates for construction and soft cost; provides training to employees in cost management; and improves DDC’s adoption of best-in-class cost management tools and techniques, including the integration of risk analysis with cost estimates.
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 baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, business administration, or public administration, and five years of full-time satisfactory experience in the planning, administering or expediting of engineering design, and/or construction, or coordinating a very large engineering project, two years of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity; or
A four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and nine years of experience as described in "1" above; two years of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity; or
Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. An accredited Master's degree in one of the disciplines described in "1" above, a law degree, or a valid New York State license as a Professional Engineer or Registered Architect or Landscape Architect may be substituted for one year of the required experience. However, all candidates must have the two years of the administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described in "1" above.
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.