Associate Commissioner

City of New York

New York, NYFull-time$103–229K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation

$103–229K/yr

Location

New York, NY

Schedule

Full-time

Work Authorization

Not specified

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Job overview

The NYC Department of Design and Construction seeks an Associate Commissioner to lead the Borough-Based Jails Program’s capital portfolio and program unit. The role oversees planning, design, and construction across multiple projects, manages consultants and delivery teams, and supports the Executive Deputy Commissioner. The portfolio is valued at more than $16 billion, with accountability for delivery on time, within budget, and in accordance with program requirements.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Project ManagementCapital Portfolio ManagementDesign and Construction ManagementProject DeliveryBudgetingSchedulingWorkload AnalysisWorkflow AnalysisResource Allocation

Qualifications

6 Years Project Management Experience

Full job description

Job Description

Hours: Full-Time Position – 35 Hours

Work Location: 30-30 Thomson Avenue, LIC, NY 11101

The NYC Department of Design and Construction seeks an Associate Commissioner for its Borough-Based Jails (BBJ) Program. The selected candidate will provide leadership to the division’s capital portfolio and program unit, and will be responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating every aspect of the BBJ Program, including design and construction of multiple BBJ projects, controlling projects from initial site preparation to building completion to ensure high quality, innovative, functional designs, and defined construction standards. The Associate Commissioner will manage the BBJ Program Management Consultant (PMC), as well as the DDC design and construction management staff and Design-Builder teams. The Associate Commissioner will report to and assist the Executive Deputy Commissioner in the management of the BBJ Program, ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within budget and in conformance with specified program requirements. This includes accountability for the division’s capital construction project portfolio, valued more than $16 billion; supervising multiple engineers, architects, and construction professionals; acting as a liaison between the division’s senior management; and interacting with other agencies, community boards, and elected officials. The candidate will utilize the best technical practices and standards; meet with sponsors and technical delivery/management teams; guide the delivery of cost-effective, high-performance projects; and translate the division’s objectives into relevant and tangible goals. Additional responsibilities include monitoring the division's project delivery for alignment of scope, scheduling and budgeting; reviewing annual sponsor portfolio reports; overseeing systems and process enhancements; analyzing workload and workflow across the division; ensuring efficient distribution of resources; and participating in citywide initiatives and programs.

All applicants, including City Employees: Please go to NYC Government Jobs | Explore Careers | City of New York, go to Search for Open Jobs, and type in the Job ID # listed above. Submit job application as prompted. Do not apply via Employee Self-Service (ESS), e-mail, mail, or fax your resume to DDC directly.

ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER (DDC) - 06986

Qualifications

In addition, candidates must have six (6) years of full-time paid experience in project management work.

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.

Salary Min: $103,355.00

Salary Max: $228,632.00

How this job compares

Set against the 2,950 open Construction Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay: This posting$103–229K/yr
New York median$117–150K/yr109 salary ranges
US median$126–207K/yr1,449 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $166K, is 25% above the New York median midpoint ($133K) — in the middle half of Construction Management salary ranges in New York.
Openings: Olive Jobs lists 198 open Construction Management jobs in New York and 2,950 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York: Jacobs22 open
City of New York (this employer)11 open
Consigli Construction Co., Inc.11 open
Experience: This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Construction Management postings that state a minimum ask for 8 years at the median (2,315 postings).
Education: 860 of the 2,950 open Construction Management jobs (29%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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