Director, Capital Planning

***PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY EMPLOYEES PERMANENT IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROJECT MANAGER TITLE WILL BE CONSIDERED***

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health for all New Yorkers by providing 1.1 billion gallons of highquality drinking water managing wastewater and stormwater and reducing air noise and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country with nearly 6000 employees. DEPs water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the systems 2000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City.

The Bureau of Coastal Resilience (BCR) was created in October 2023 aimed at addressing the risks of current and future coastal flooding in New York City fulfilling a major initiative in Mayor Adams PlaNYC strategy. The Bureau of Coastal Resiliences vision is for a vibrant healthy and safe coastal environment that allows people and businesses to thrive in the face of a changing climate and specifically to sea level rise high tide events and storm surge. This requires a holistic forward thinking inclusive and equitable response to the risks of coastal flooding and an integrated approach to watershed management.

BCR will develop and implement strategic planning initiatives and will be responsible for the operations and maintenance of coastal infrastructure assets along NYCs 520 miles of shoreline. BCR is committed to a coordinated approach to planning and response across NYC agencies while working closely with community and partners.


BCR is seeking to hire a Director of Capital Planning (Director). The Director will report to the Assistant Commissioner Engineering and will manage the capital program for coastal resilience which includes: nearterm and longterm capital projects infrastructure design review and grant management (participating on grant proposal writing execution and reporting). In addition the Director will participate in the development of flood risk assessments (relating to floodline modelling and mapping) and risk mitigation planning. To ensure alignment with other city planning initiatives the Director will value strong collaboration and engagement with relevant City agencies such as City Planning Design and Construction Buildings Transportation Parks Management and Budget Small Business Services and the NYC Economic Development Corporation among others as well as our State and Federal partners.

The Director will be tasked with:

Recruit and lead a strong multidisciplinary team of professionals including: engineers landscape architects ecologists GIS specialists etc.

Establish bureau procedures including budgeting strategy capital planning & design and regulatory compliance.

Apply indepth knowledge of DEP utility assets and work closely with DEP bureaus to identify opportunities for a DEP one water approach to flood risk management.

Engage with US Army Corps of Engineers on coastal storm risk management projects and guide BCRs engagement on Section 8106 which allows for inclusion of multiple forms of flood risks into USACE designs (including stormwater/inland flooding groundwater etc).

Lead DEP design reviews for existing USACE projects including: South Shore of Staten Island project and the Rockaways Bayside project coordinating multiagency input on design engineering and implementation; ensure DEP utility assets are considered appropriately in designs.

Organize and manage information and data of infrastructure projects and new assets. Manage collection analysis and reporting of various data streams and work closely with OMB on climate budgeting and EDC on the shoreline maintenance program.

Engage with the public elected officials the press and other stakeholders to raise awareness about coastal resilience issues and initiatives.

Be a good steward of resources through effective grant management records retention and risk management across all delivery areas

Support BCR activities relating to FEMA mapping accreditation soil remediation wetland mitigation flood vulnerability mapping and integration of climate science data into futureforward planning initiatives

ADMINISTRATIVE PROJECT MANAGER 83008

Qualifications :

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in engineering engineering technology architecture landscape architecture architectural technology construction construction management construction technology sustainable design urban planning urban studies city planning transportation planning business administration or public administration and five years of fulltime 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
2. 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
3. Education and/or experience equivalent to 1 or 2 above. One year of experience credit will be given for: (a) each 30 semester credits of college or university education leading to a bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in engineering engineering technology architecture landscape architecture architectural technology construction construction management construction technology sustainable design urban planning urban studies city planning transportation planning business administration or public administration; (b) An accredited Masters degree in one of the disciplines described in 1 above; (c) a Juris Doctor degree or (d) a valid New York State license as a Professional Engineer Registered Architect or Landscape Architect. 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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime