Deputy ACCO

DOT is seeking a seasoned procurement professional to serve as Deputy ACCO in DOT's ACCO Office. The successful candidate will have worked in a fast paced, large, complex agency and have extensive experience in managing City procurements and contract administration; in planning, coordinating, and overseeing major project infrastructure programs, contracts with major impact on the community and other important projects. Will assist the ACCO to manage the contracting activity for various DOT divisions, including the completion of over a billion dollars of capital and operating contract registrations annually, using Federal, State, and City funding sources; and to put procurement-related initiatives, plans and actions into effect. Evaluate and approve important contract documents on behalf of the ACCO, to ensure conformity to the agency's requirements and federal/state/city mandates. Ensure compliance with procedures of the Procurement Policy Board (PPB), Chapter 13 of the City Charter, the Mayor's Office of Contract Services (MOCS), and the requirements of the Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises Development Program. Perform highly responsible supervisory work directing staff of several units that manages the engineering services contracts, construction and standard services procurements, projects that impact the community, MWBE Pre-Qualified, Best Value, Design Build, Agency Dispute Resolutions (ADR) and settlement claims. Utilize PASSPort for review and approval of documents, review of professional competence of proposers, budgetary information, etc. Provide technical advice and quality assurance; develop procedures for administration of contract and procurement activities. Consult with and advise the ACCO and agency superiors on procurement policies, and in determining the costs and timelines of projects, and resolving procurement issues. The candidate's responsibilities will also include:
- Assisting the ACCO in project planning, scope development, examination of plans and specifications for engineering and construction, drafting justifications for emergency procurements, and administrative phases of DOT contracts.
- Representing DOT at the MOCS ACCO meetings and various Oversight task force meetings, as well as State and Federal agencies.
- Chairing important agency meetings with vendors that relate to procurements and contract issues.
- Performing other related managerial duties as required by the ACCO.
- In the temporary absence of the ACCO, perform managing and approval-level duties of that position, as delegated.

***TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION CANDIDATE MUST BE SERVING PERMANENTLY IN THE TITLE OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCUREMENT ANALYST, OR BE REACHABLE ON
THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCUREMENT ANALYST CIVIL SERVICE LIST, OR BE QUALIFIED UNDER THE 55-a PROGRAM ***

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of full-time satisfactory professional experience in purchasing, procurement, contract administration or a related field, at least eighteen months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity or supervising professional personnel performing duties in one or more of the above fields; or
2. A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. However, all candidates must have the eighteen months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience described in "1" above.

Possession of an acceptable professional procurement certification may be substituted for up to one year of the experience described in "1" above. However, all candidates must have the eighteen months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience 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.