Job Opening: Director of Building Services

Company
City of New York
Location
New York, NY
Posted on
April 2, 2024

Job Description

DCAS's mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. From managing New York City’s most iconic courthouses and municipal buildings, to purchasing over $1 billion annually in goods and services for more than 80 City agencies what we do ensures that all agencies can deliver on their mission. Our reach touches every facet of city government and is instrumental to the successful day-to-day operations of the City of New York.

Our commitment to equity, effectiveness and sustainability guides our work providing City agencies with the critical resources and support needed to succeed, including:

  • Recruiting, hiring, and training City employees.

  • Managing 55 public buildings.

  • Acquiring, selling, and leasing City property.

  • Purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies.

  • Overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country.

  • Leading the City's efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations.

When you work at DCAS, you're not just working for one agency, but in service of them all. It's an opportunity to provide impactful support, quality customer service, and help protect the future of New York City for generations to come. Visit our website at nyc.gov/dcas to learn more about the work we do.

Facilities Management manages, maintains, and operates 55 City-owned court and office buildings totaling more than 15 million square feet. These buildings are located throughout the City and include City Hall, the Manhattan and Brooklyn Municipal Buildings, and the Borough Halls. As the landlord, Facilities Management provides base building services to keep these buildings fully functional and operational through seven units: Building Services, Contract Services, Energy Management, Fire and Life Safety, Mechanical Maintenance & Operations, and FM Operations

Building Services provides regular interior and exterior cleaning and maintenance services to tenants. Services range from trash pickup and restroom cleaning to pest control, recycling, and minor repairs. Staff includes custodians and maintenance workers, totaling more than 650. The Senior Building Custodian of each DCAS-managed building is considered the facilities manager of the building.

Responsibilities:

  • Directs monitors and evaluates subordinates staff; oversees the enforcement of safety requirements

  • Responsible for managing Building Services’ estimated 5 million dollar budget

  • Prepares, submits and presents reports of findings and conditions of Court and non-Court facilities, as well as, any corrective action plans

  • Prepares budgetary request for the operational needs of the Building Services Unit, including all justifications and any other requested information

  • Enforces all Agency policies and procedures

  • Monitors overtime to ensure adequate and equal distribution

  • Works with MWBE and non MWBE vendors to identify and procure goods and services

  • Prepares and reviews Personnel Action Requests for Building Services staff

  • Identifies and resolves operational deficiencies

  • Creates, implements and enforces policies and procedures

  • Analyzes Archibus data to develop metrics and KPIs.

Qualifications

  1. A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, 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 closely related field, 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; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management; or in a related area. 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; or

  2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of 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.

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.

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