Director, Personnel Services

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 high quality 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 Water Supply seeks to hire an Administrative Staff Analyst M-4 to serve as Director of Personnel Services within the Core Services Directorate. Under direction of the Deputy Commissioner of Core Services the Director of Personnel Services is responsible for overseeing all aspects of personnel management within the Bureau of Water Supply. Their primary work location will be at one of the following: Kingston Valhalla or Grahamsville while maintaining a satellite office at the other locations.

The Director Personnel Services will serve as the Bureau Administrator and will be responsible as liaison to the Agency for Organizational Development and Human Resource program initiatives. This Director will manage staff responsible for bureau-wide personnel resources employee services labor and discipline matters and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) compliance. Specifically the Director Personnel Services will be responsible for the following:

- Management of the Bureaus Personnel Service (PS) Budget approximately $90 million with an authorized headcount in of 1026 employees.

- Management and direction of the Bureaus human resources functions including recruitment hiring benefits payroll & timekeeping retirements terminations grievances discipline and interpretation and clarification of personnel practices laws rules directives and or negotiated agreements.


- Formulation of and recommendations to the Deputy Commissioner regarding development and implementation regarding Bureau-wide administrative policies.

- When designated represent the Assistant and Deputy Commissioner at staff meetings and conferences.

- Coordination and consultation with other Directorates in the Bureau Agency and other City Agencies.


(This is a brief description of what you might do in this position and does not include all the duties of this position.)

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.



Preferred Skills:

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively work with multiple parties throughout the Bureau and the Agency.

- Ability to effectively manage critical projects within tight timeframes and deadlines while maintain professional composure.

- Previous experience in managing a large diverse organization over a large geographic area.

- Professional experience representing on behalf of an organization and servicing as a liaison to stakeholders and agencies.

- Delegation of work while being proactive to ensure project completion in a timely manner.

- Strong organizational and time management skills.

- Drivers license valid in the state of New York maintained for the duration of employment.

- Ability to travel throughout the 2000 square mile watershed and New York City.

- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite programs.



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Work Location:

465 Columbus Avenue
Valhalla NY 10595

Valhalla is a hamlet in the Town of Mount Pleasant Westchester County NY approximately 28 miles from mid-town Manhattan.

71 Smith Street
Kingston NY 12401

Kingston is a City in Ulster County New York approximately 90 miles north of New York City.

7870 State Road 42
Grahamsville NY 12740

Grahamsville is a hamlet in the Town of Neversink Sullivan County New York approximately 107 miles northwest of New York City.

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Qualifications :

1. A masters degree from an accredited college in economics finance accounting business or public administration public health human resources management management science operations research organizational behavior industrial psychology statistics personnel administration labor relations psychology sociology human resources development political science urban studies or a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration accounting economic or financial administration or fiscal or economic research; or in management or methods analysis operations research organizational research or program evaluation; or in personnel or public administration recruitment position classification personnel relations labor relations employee benefits staff development employment program planning/administration labor market research economic planning social services program planning/evaluation or fiscal management. Eighteen (18) months of this experience must have been in an executive managerial administrative or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above.

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in the areas described in 1 above including the 18 months of executive managerial administrative or supervisory experience as described in 1 above.

3. An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and six years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in 1 above including the 18 months of executive managerial administrative or supervisory experience as described in 1 above.

4. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a States department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and eight years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in 1 above including the 18 months of executive managerial administrative or supervisory experience as described in 1 above.

5. A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to 1 2 3 or 4 above. College education may be substituted for professional experience at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience. However all candidates must have a high school diploma and at least two years of experience as described in 1 above including the 18 months of executive managerial administrative 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 :

Full-time