Deputy Borough Directors of Design

Oversee development and updating of street designs citywide, including both active design work and management of staff doing such work. This work will aim to reduce preventable injuries and deaths on New York City’s streets by creating and maintaining engineering design standards, as well as through the development and enhancement of pedestrian facilities and plazas, cycling networks, and transit networks, traffic calming and road diets. Responsibilities will include field investigations and measurements, engineering design plan evolution using AutoCAD and Civil 3D engineering design software, oversight of the engineering design plans of borough project engineers, in coordination with the Borough Director of Design. Additional responsibilities include reviews of Capital Street and highway proposals and plans, engineering design analyses, presenting engineering judgement and recommendations for street and highway designs and other stakeholder requests. Furthermore, the candidate may be required to have oversight of markings after pavement resurfacing locations, including assignment, prioritization and resource allocation to ensure timely installation of markings. The selected candidates will be expected to work collaboratively and inclusively, seeking to cultivate continued professional development, foster a strong team, clearly and effectively communicating both verbally and through written policies, reports and correspondences with all stakeholders.