Public Schools Architecture & Engineering Director

NYCSCA; Queens (WV); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC School Construction Authority (NYCSCA) is seeking a Director of Architecture and Engineering for the DCMS-Capacity division. This senior role provides design leadership and manages a unit delivering pre-design through construction-phase support for capital projects within a designated borough.

The Director ensures alignment with DOE requirements, regulations, and Authority standards while guiding staff and external consultants to deliver high-quality, durable school projects on schedule and

Qualifications

• Experience leading architectural/engineering teams for large public-school projects.
• Ability to review design quality, technical rigor, and constructability.
• Experience coordinating consultants and in-house staff across multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Manages staff within the designated architectural and engineering unit of DCMS-Capacity and supports the Studio Lead in establishing priorities, workload, and project delivery expectations.
• Directs the activities of the unit in providing pre-design, design, and construction-phase support services for Authority projects.
• Provides senior-level design leadership and exercises sound architectural judgment in reviewing consultant work for design quality, technical rigor, functionality, constructability, durability, maintainability, and coordination across disciplines.
• Manages sophisticated architectural and engineering consultants and engages senior design principals effectively, ensuring that design excellence is advanced while Authority standards, public-sector requirements, schedule, budget, and operational needs are met.
• Ensures that consultant submissions are complete, coordinated, code-compliant, responsive to project requirements, and suitable for review and implementation at each phase of design and construction.
• Ensures that scope development and design services are delivered in a timely, cost-effective manner and meet Authority quality standards.
• Ensures that projects meet Department of Education requirements and capital plan timeframes.
• Reports to the DCMS-Capacity Studio Lead regarding unit activities, including project status, staff utilization, implementation of Authority design standards, quality control, consultant performance, and material risks requiring escalation.
• Serves as a member of the Department's Operations Committee and contributes to development of strategies, policies, procedures, design standards, and priorities for the Department of Architecture and Engineering.
• Assists in developing and improving technical and design standards and specifications, including evaluation of new systems and materials.
• Ensures that pre-design programming and scope-development activities are consistent with Department of Education priorities, Authority policies, and Operations Committee standards.
• Plans, directs, monitors, reviews, and evaluates work performed by unit staff and establishes clear expectations for project management and design oversight.
• Ensures adherence to consultant contractual requirements and

Skills

Staff management

Design leadership

Coordination across disciplines

Consultant management

Pre-design and design oversight

Job description

NYC School Construction Authority (NYCSCA) is seeking a Director of Architecture and Engineering for the DCMS-Capacity division. This senior role provides design leadership and manages a unit delivering pre-design through construction-phase support for capital projects within a designated borough.

The Director ensures alignment with DOE requirements, regulations, and Authority standards while guiding staff and external consultants to deliver high-quality, durable school projects on schedule and