Civil Service Title- Administrative Community Relations Specialist (Non-Managerial)
* IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION CANDIDATE MUST BE SERVING PERMANENTLY IN THE TITLE, OR BE REACHABLE ON THE OPEN-COMPETITIVE CIVIL SERVICE LIST.
Maximum salary being offered- $140,000
The New York City Department of Transportation, Division of Bridges is responsible for managing the full life cycle of over 800 bridges and tunnels and over 600 retaining walls, ensuring safety of the public and ensuring mobility for all users. Team members may work on major project designs, oversee construction, oversee maintenance activities, perform engineering reviews and quality assurance tasks on some of the most iconic and complex projects in the City.
The Deputy Director of Personnel will report directly to the Director of Administration of the Division of Bridges. The Deputy Director will support the Director with managing all personnel-related functions for the Division ensuring staffing levels are maintained. Supervise the review and processing of all Personnel actions. Supervise the processing of all job posting requests in the Bridges SharePoint workflow for final submissions in NYCAPs system. Process and submit personnel actions and job postings when necessary. Assist with disseminating advocates office requests to employees. Review and update the Division's IFA employees Organizational Charts and identify staff performing IFA Direct work and staff that support them for DOT Budget Office review. Monitor IFA Reports Active/Vacant from Budget. Disseminate IFA Reports to Bureau Liaisons. Liaise with Division Budget on discrepancies; review and submit responses from the Divisions units to OMB questions pertaining to personnel actions to Division Budget. Collaborate with Bridges Budget, Deputy Chief of Staff, Director, liaisons to ensure that submission meets guidelines. If necessary, perform extensive research of vacancies, headcount, review and supervise the process of division's Leave Requests, review leave balances and submit to D/C for approval. Monitor and respond to CityTime and/or payroll inquires. Provide guidance to employees. Manages the division's Performance Evaluations, engineering assignment differentials, Civil Service Memos, DP72 request, and Probationary Evaluation Reports. Supervises and participates in List calls, Engineering Job Fairs for Bridges; ensure bureau liaisons submit the necessary information to Deputy Personnel Coordinator and Lead Personnel Liaison to coordinate with NYCDOT HR. Assist Director of Administration with special projects as necessary.
Work Location
55 WATER ST, MANHATTAN, 10041
Hours
8:00AM - 4:00PM/Monday - Friday
All resumes are to be submitted electronically. All applicants please go to https://cityjobs.nyc.gov and search for Job ID# 806836. No phone calls, faxes or personal inquiries permitted. Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted. Appointments are subject to OMB approval. For more information about DOT, visit us at: www.nyc.gov/dot.\
Other reasons you should work for us: Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as: a premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually, per a 2024 assessment. additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the positions associated union/benefit fund. a public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement. College savings plan Commuter Benefits (Pre-Tax) a tax-deferred savings program and access to robust Wellness Programs that offer resources and opportunities you can enjoy as a City employee Work From Home Policy: Depending on your position, you may be able to work up to two days during the week from home. 35-hour base work week. Job Security - you could enjoy more job security compared to private sector employment and be able to contribute to making NYCs 4 East River Bridges Brooklyn, Manhattan, Williamsburg and Queensboro and other bridge infrastructures safer for pedestrians and motorists.
ADMIN COMMUNITY RELATIONS SPEC - 1002F
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U. S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and four years of satisfactory, full-time community liaison, community organization or community relations experience, at least two years of which must have been in a broad administrative or policy-making capacity with responsibility for planning, organizing, coordinating, developing, evaluating and/or administering a large community service program or activity; or
2. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and eight years of satisfactory, full-time experience as described in "1" above, at least two years of which must have been in a broad administrative or policy-making capacity with responsibilities as described in "1" above; or
3. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. Undergraduate education above the high school level may be substituted for the community liaison, community organization or community relations experience, but not for the two years of broad administrative or policy-making experience described in "1" above, at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college or university (as described above) for each year of experience, up to a maximum of 4 years. Graduate education beyond the baccalaureate degree may be substituted for the community liaison, community organization or community relations experience, but not for the two years of broad administrative or policy-making experience described in "1" above, on the basis of 30 graduate credits from an accredited college or university (as described above) for each year of experience, up to a maximum of 2 years. However, all candidates must possess a four-year high school diploma or its educational
equivalent approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and two years of full-time experience in a broad administrative or policy-making capacity with responsibilities as described in "1" above.
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.