Director of Fleet Services

Job Description

DCAS's mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. From managing New York City’s most iconic courthouses and municipal buildings, to purchasing over $1 billion annually in goods and services for more than 80 City agencies what we do ensures that all agencies can deliver on their mission.

Our reach touches every facet of city government and is instrumental to the successful day-to-day operations of the City of New York.

Our commitment to equity, effectiveness, and sustainability guides our work providing City agencies with the critical resources and support needed to succeed, including :

• Recruiting, hiring, and training City employees.
• Managing 55 public buildings.
• Acquiring, selling, and leasing City property.
• Purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies.
• Overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country.
• Leading the City's efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations.

When you work at DCAS, you're not just working for one agency, but in service of them all. It's an opportunity to provide impactful support, quality customer service, and help protect the future of New York City for generations to come.

Visit our website at nyc.gov / dcas to learn more about the work we do.

Fleet at DCAS manages all NYC vehicles, equipment, fuel, leasing, and related services. The City’s fleet includes NYPD, FDNY, and DSNY and fifty agencies and offices in total, $1 billion+ in expenditure, and 1, full time staff.

NYC Fleet leads Mayoral initiatives in safety as part of Vision Zero and sustainability as part of NYC Clean Fleet. DCAS manages the nation’s largest live tracking program for vehicles at the DCAS Office of Real Time Tracking (FORT).

This position will manage the DCAS client services program which services 40 agencies and offices and over 4, vehicles. The role oversees general servicing, tows, crash repairs, upfits, inspections and recalls for the Client Fleet and assists with special projects in safety, sustainability, and emergency management.

The responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to :

• Assist DCAS client fleet agencies and NYCHA to ensure the proper scheduling and completion of required fleet repairs, NY state inspections, PMs, and recalls.
• Enforce service and body shop contract requirements with vendors and agencies and monitor to ensure quality repairs.
• Coordinate inspections including for complex vehicle repairs, retrofits or installations, and for facilities, parts room operations, and fuel sites including safety and environmental compliance issues.
• Research and prepare specifications for vehicles and equipment. Research, recommend, and implement safety, and sustainable technology for vehicles and equipment.
• Organize special fleet and technical projects including Vision Zero projects in safety outfitting such as truck side-guards and environmental projects such as electric battery repowering.
• Assist with emergencies especially in coordination of towing and fueling services.
• Perform related work consistent with title.

Minimum Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory, full-time experience of a nature to qualify for the duties 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

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

Preferred Skills

The candidate should possess proficiency in Microsoft Office with emphasis in Word and Excel excellent writing and analytical skills strong organization skills excellent communication and facilitation skills ability to quickly adapt to and effectively manage multiple and concurrent high-priority tasks.

NYS Driver’s License preferred.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs.

For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at class "jobad-residencyRequirement">

Residency RequirementNew York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County.

To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.