Job DescriptionThe New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) keeps New York City healthy, safe, and clean by collecting, recycling, and disposing of waste, cleaning City streets and vacant lots, and clearing snow and ice. DSNY is the nation's largest municipal sanitation agency, with nearly 10,000 employees, 59 district garages, and a fleet of more than 5,000 trucks, cars, and other types of equipment. The Department clears litter, snow, and ice from approximately 6,500 miles of City streets and removes debris from vacant lots as well as abandoned vehicles from City streets.Reporting to the Deputy Commissioner for Strategic Initiatives, the Assistant Commissioner will manage DSNY’s containerization program and field operations, which includes, but is not limited to the rollout of stationary on-street containers. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Managing the agency’s Containerization division, including managing large-scale field operations across the five boroughs including intimate knowledge of NYC’s communities and districts.
Managing field operations staff and technology, program budget, risk and compliance issues.
Assisting the Deputy Commissioner in the development and rollout of the agency’s major public containerization initiatives.
Leading the day-to-day management of the bureau’s Containerization divisions and programs including procurement and invoice management.
Managing the field deployment on containers across the City including site analysis of hundreds of unique locations followed by managing container installation, field execution, and operational oversight.
Coordinating across the DSNY civilian and uniform staff and with other external agencies and entities to implement and execute the containerization programs.
Qualifications
A Master’s Degree from an accredited college in Public Administration, Personnel Administration, Business Administration, Human Services, Political Science or a related field, plus three years of satisfactory experience of a nature to qualify for the duties and responsibilities of the position, at least 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity or supervising personnel performing activities related to the duties of the position; or
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college and five years of satisfactory experience of a nature to qualify for the duties and responsibilities of the position, at least 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity or supervising personnel performing activities related to the duties of the position; or
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and nine years of satisfactory, full-time progressively responsible experience as described in "1" above, 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory capacity.
Additional InformationThe 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.