Director of Budget, Executive Administration

  • Full-time
  • Agency: DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
  • Job Category: Finance, Accounting, & Procurement

Job Description

PLEASE NOTE: APPLICANTS MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE TITLE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ANALYST IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED.

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health for all New Yorkers by providing 1.1 billion gallons of high-quality drinking water, managing wastewater and stormwater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country, with nearly 6,000 employees. DEP's water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the system’s 2,000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of NYC.

The Office of Executive Administration provides essential administrative support services to multiple bureaus and offices within the Agency as well as multiple Mayoral Offices that support the Agency’s mission, including direct support services to the Commissioner of DEP. Services include managing all budgets, human resources management, facilities management, budget, procurement, and training.

The Director of Budget, reporting directly to the Bureau Administrator for Executive Administration will oversee staff responsible for budget and related fiscal administration needs of 12 different bureaus and offices, with over 300 employees. Will manage a PS budget of over $21,000,000 and an OTPS budget of $37,000,000, under the purview of the Commissioner and CFO, along with several City Hall Offices, DEP Sr. Staff and City Hall Directors. Specific duties will include, but not be limited to:

- Responsible for the planning, review, and maintenance of the overall PS and OTPS Budget in accordance with approved plans and established guidelines.
- Monitor fiscal administration of OTPS budget including planning, monitoring of OTPS expenditures, preparing yearly spending plans and implementation of budgetary control.
- Provide support to the DEP Budget Office with the planning and maintenance of DEP’s Capital Improvement Plan.
- Implement budgetary control mechanisms to facilitate evaluation and regulation of the Executive Administration budget.
- Direct and coordinate the preparation, maintenance and modification of the PS budget ensuring budgetary controls and records are maintained; funds are made available and properly allocated to ensure continuity of operational needs.
- Develop and maintain automated system to manage budget data; develop reports, performs analyses, and related metrics for submission to Sr. Leadership.
- Collaborate with staff and bureau heads to forecast upcoming needs; prepare and analyze New Needs and PEG submissions, make recommendations to increase efficiency.

Qualifications

1. A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a closely related field, and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management; or in a related area. 18 months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of professional experience in the areas described in "1" above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above.

Additional Information

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