Job Information
City of New York Senior Director of Physical Accessibility in New York, New York
Job Description
The Senior Director of Accessibility will be assigned to the New York City Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) and will serve as MOPD’s in-house expert and main point of contact on matters relating to physical accessibility.
Job duties will include:
Serve as in-house expert for MOPD on physical accessibility issues.
Coordinate with other City agencies, including but not limited to DOT, DOB, DDC, EDC and SBS, on identifying issues related to physical accessibility and identifying and developing strategies
to address such issues.
Handle requests for waivers under NYC BC Section 1101.3.5.
Handle requests for MOPD approval of DOT grants of revocable consent under Chapter 7 of NYCDOT’s rules.
Review plans concerning waterfront properties for accessibility issues and report findings to SBS or EDC, as appropriate.
Perform inspections and other tasks related to accessibility of restaurants participating in the Open Restaurants Program and other inspections as needed.
Represent MOPD on code committees and taskforces, as needed.
Provide technical expertise in development of MOPD trainings on physical accessibility and participate in such trainings.
Handle other projects related to physical accessibility as identified by MOPD leadership.
Qualifications
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, business administration, or public administration, and five years of full-time satisfactory experience in the planning, administering or expediting of engineering design, and/or construction, or coordinating a very large engineering project, two years of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity; or
A four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and nine years of experience as described in "1" above; two years of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity; or
Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. An accredited Master's degree in one of the disciplines described in "1" above, a law degree, or a valid New York State license as a Professional Engineer or Registered Architect or Landscape Architect may be substituted for one year of the required experience. However, all candidates must have the two years of the administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described in "1" above.
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.