Director of Capital Budget - Infrastructure

Director Of Capital Budget - Infrastructure

Hours : Full-Time - 35 Hours Work Location : 30-30 Thomson Avenue, LIC, NY 11101

Only candidates who are permanent in the Administrative Accountant title or those who are reachable on the Promotional List (Exam #0565) or the Open-Competitive List (Exam #0162) may apply. Please include a copy of your Notice of Result 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 seeks to hire a Director of Capital Budget to work within the Administration Division's Infrastructure and Safety Site Capital Budget Unit. The candidate will be responsible for managing the agency's $9 billion Capital Infrastructure and Safety Site program. The candidate will report to the Executive Director and responsible for the following tasks :

• Developing budget strategies for meeting the agency's capital commitments.
• Supervising Deputy Director, Supervisor and providing guidance to the Capital team as they shepherd projects through internal and external review processes.
• The Director develops internal control protocols and budgeting procedures to ensure that business processes are aligned with agency goals.
• On an ongoing basis the Director monitors agency performance to budget.
• The Director assists in the development and implementation of streamlined agency wide business processes including, but not limited to, Capital Planning Initiation and Certificate to Proceed.
• The candidate will track budgetary, programmatic, and structural changes from plan to plan; monitor the workload of each budget unit ensuring work is distributed to maximize agency goals and objectives.
• The selected candidate will also draft and review SOPs, develop annual goals and objectives for staff, and complete annual performance evaluations for staff.
• The successful candidate will innovate, promote and support new ideas and procedures that will improve business processes. Explore new tools and methods for increasing efficiency and effectiveness. Implement procedural and policy changes to improve operational efficiency; develop metrics to monitor cycle time performance. Analyze metrics to highlight trends in performance adjusting internal processes when needed to achieve metrics.

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 for visa applications, extensions, or status changes, including STEM / OPT visas. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that they meet all qualifying requirements for this position, at the time of application. All applicants, including City Employees : Please go to NYC Government Jobs | Explore Careers | City of New York, go to Search for Open Jobs, and type in the Job ID # listed above. Submit job application as prompted. Do not apply via Employee Self-Service (ESS), e-mail, mail, or fax your resume to DDC directly.

Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in accounting, including one course each in advanced accounting and auditing, and four years of satisfactory full-time professional accounting or auditing experience, at least 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity or supervising a staff performing accounting or auditing work; or 2. A valid New York State Certified Public Accountant license and at least 18 months of satisfactory full-time professional accounting or auditing experience in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity or supervising a staff performing accounting or auditing work.

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.