Director of Asset Management & Maintenance, Furniture and Operations

The Director of Asset Management & Maintenance will develop and supervise a growing staff of engineers, planners, and inspectors to manage the long-term maintenance and asset management of streetscape assets citywide. The candidate will support the budgeting and procurement of installed streetscape assets in coordination with the OLS Administration Unit, while managing the tracking, inspecting, and repair coordination to ensure assets remain in a state of good repair.

What You Will Do

The Director of Asset Management & Maintenance will develop inspection and documentation protocols for evaluations of installations, assets, user compliance and state of good repair; update marking plans for Safety Improvement projects (SIPs) due to repavings; develop and maintain fabrication and installation specifications for contractors, inhouse crews and capital projects; coordinate construction impacts with the Office of Construction & Management to ensure pedestrian space and furnishings are maintained and protected during construction; supervise maintenance partner engagement and grow maintenance contract capacity agency wide.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate should possess demonstrated supervisory and leadership skills with the ability to provide vision, guidance, and staff development. The selected candidate will have the ability to understand and communicate construction, operations, street furniture, and transportation planning/engineering principles to build consensus for design solutions in line with DOT’s mission.

Requirements

• Minimum 15 years’ experience managing intra-agency and other teams on large, complex projects, demonstrating strong collaborative tendencies.
• Thorough knowledge of the City’s pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, construction, maintenance, and furnishing issues.
• Through knowledge of NYCDOT’s review and installation procedures.
• Excellent written, editorial, and verbal communication and presentation skills required.
• Candidate should also have experience in budgeting, grants management, managing staff, and working to advance projects in a complex regulatory environment.

Benefits

• Salary: $90,790 (Less than 2 yrs. City Service) or $104,409 (2 or more years, City Service)
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance