Deputy Director, City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR)

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The Team You’ll Work With

The Mayor’s Office of Environmental Coordination (MOEC) is responsible for overseeing New York City’s environmental review process as mandated by the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA). MOEC reviews environmental analyses conducted pursuant to the City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) framework for projects for which the Office of the Mayor is the designated lead agency, including those sponsored by the New York City Economic Development Corporation.

CEQR is the process by which New York City agencies determine what effects a discretionary action they fund and/or approve may have on the environment and communities.

MOEC also assists City agencies in carrying out their environmental review responsibilities. In addition to being the database repository for all CEQR analysis documents produced in the City, MOEC is tasked with maintaining and updating the CEQR Technical Manual, which is the City’s guidance for conducting environmental impact assessments.

MOEC also serves as the City's liaison to State and Federal agencies on environmental matters and advises the Mayor on matters of environmental policy. MOEC is also tasked with the oversight of the City’s Capital Green Building Laws (GBL), which require the City to design and build its own buildings to certain green building standards.

The Problems You’ll Solve

MOEC seeks one Deputy Director to support environmental review projects of the office’s CEQR portfolio and general office administration. Specifically, the Deputy Director will lead a team of Senior Project Managers and report to the Deputy Executive Director.

Duties will include

• Oversight and review of CEQR documents prepared by City, State, and Federal agencies and by private applicants seeking public agency approvals, citywide agency review coordination, managing digital database functions, and ensuring consistency with City policies and completeness of information.
• Collaborate with Mayoral staff, agency environmental review officers, legal counsels, and technical personnel to ensure that environmental review regulation and practice is appropriate and consistent among City agencies, overseeing special projects such as user experience and performance enhancement, developing methodological and practical guidance, as well as collaborating with other MOEC personnel on specific environmental and planning projects and policy issues.
• Perform related duties as requested.

About You

• You are a professional with at least five years of project management experience including environmental impact assessment, leading a team.
• You understand environmental impact assessment broadly and at a detailed level, including the Federal and State/local frameworks (NEPA and SEQRA/CEQR or other, respectively) and their connection to and importance for capital project delivery.
• Under supervision of the Deputy Executive Director, with wide latitude for independent action and the exercise of independent initiative and judgment, you will lead a team of Senior CEQR Project Managers and oversee and manage a portion of the CEQR portfolio.
• You will train and support team members as needed and provide procedural, methodological, and project-specific guidance to the team. You will also manage CEQR projects and develop project analysis frameworks, schedules, track progress, and deliverables.
• In this role you will collaborate with a multitude of City agencies to provide environmental review process support, and communicate efficiently with City agency partners, the Law Department, external consultants and attorneys.
• As a team leader, you will conduct staff performance evaluations and support continuing staff education.
• You will also support the Deputy Executive Director and the Director with office administration and representation, and track office workflow and staff assignments to support program development, decision-making, and implementation.
• You will also represent MOEC at internal and public meetings, and other events, develop communication materials to explain MOEC’s work to diverse audiences, and assist with special projects as needed and perform other duties as necessary.

EXECUTIVE PROGRAM SPECIALIST ( - 06804

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and 4 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, consultative or executive capacity or supervising personnel performing activities related to the duties of the position; or

2. A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. However, all candidates must have the 18 months of administrative, managerial, executive, consultative or supervisory experience described in "1" above.

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