Associate Commissioner for Design and Construction (Building Superintendent) - VID 228074
State of New York (state agencies)
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Base salary $163,811 to $206,043
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About this job
The Associate Commissioner for Design and Construction (D&C) leads a statewide team delivering a complex, 1800+ ongoing capital projects portfolio for over 50 of our partner agencies, valued at $5.5 billion. Reporting to the Deputy Commissioner for Design and Construction, the Associate Commissioner serves on the Agency’s Executive Leadership Team, and is responsible for the success of the division’s day-to-day operations by providing strategic leadership and executive-level oversight, implementing new initiatives and programs, making recommendations to the Deputy Commissioner concerning complex project execution methods and procedures, ensuring that the agency’s goals are met and exceeded, and achieving the best value for our State agency partners.
Our ideal candidate brings to the role extensive, large scale managerial experience in a design or construction discipline, a sense of innovation, and the drive to continually evolve and examine how the agency delivers high-quality critical projects, executed with safety, efficiency and effectiveness as top priorities and at the highest standards. The incumbent will have an eye for design excellence, the desire to monitor and leverage emerging industry trends, a strong commitment to sustainability, and a drive to pursue contemporary delivery models that keep projects moving forward smoothly with realistic, data-supported project forecasting and cost containment. The Associate Commissioner must be agile, forward leaning, good humored, politically savvy, and emotionally intelligent. Importantly, they must also perform as a servant leader, who will foster a high-performing, collaborative culture with a one-OGS mindset.
Key Responsibilities
The Associate Commissioner will develop short and long-term plans for the division, setting goals, objectives and priorities to ensure successful and efficient delivery of Capital projects for our agency partners.
They will provide executive leadership on critical efforts, from successful project delivery to comprehensive infrastructure planning to portfolio-wide adaptation of sustainability and resiliency goals in our work. These efforts include enterprise implementation of Unifier as the agency’s project management software for over 7,000 internal and external users, instituting high-quality performance through project delivery methods such as design-bid-build, design-build, progressive design-build, and CM-Build (CMAR / CMGC), and implementation of existing and future strategic plan goals.
The successful candidate can adeptly allocate State resources for their optimal utilization, ensuring that the capital construction portfolio is transparent, well-managed, and efficiently run. In partnership with the Executive Leadership Team and the Deputy Commissioner for Design & Construction, the Associate Commissioner will create a culture of cross-divisional collaboration, high performance, innovation, and diversity.
The Associate Commissioner will oversee a division with approximately 650 executive, managerial, professional, administrative, and contract staff across six bureaus, including:
• Construction Unit: Focuses?on construction management and inspection of capital projects under construction to ensure compliance with contract documents.?
• Contract Management Unit: Responsible for?procuring?professional services and construction contracts and reviewing vendor payments to ensure that invoices?comply with?contract requirements.?
• Design Unit: Collaborates with client agencies to develop and design project concepts and coordinates with consultant engineers and architects to transform these project concepts into construction documents.?
• Strategic Operations Unit: Works on improving the Design & Construction Division’s internal processes, executing financial transactions, implementing strategic initiatives,?developing?and?maintaining?project management software systems, and managing personnel transactions.?
• Project Controls Unit: Focuses on developing cost estimates, drafting and maintaining project plans and schedules, reviewing project change orders, and reviewing contract disputes and claims.
• Environmental Programs Unit: Develops and?implements?process improvements and projects for client agencies that support the Governor’s ambitious climate initiatives.?
The Associate Commissioner for Design & Construction must have a clear understanding of NYS laws, rules and regulations governing our work, and ensure the appropriate implementation of State and Federal procurement laws, building code, contract law, and annual budget directives across the agency. The incumbent will represent the agency with key stakeholders, including but not limited to executive leadership with our partner agencies, Executive Chamber, Division of the Budget, Office of the State Comptroller, New York State’s Council of Contracting Agencies, and task force/ cross functional teams for new and priority initiatives.
The ideal candidate will possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities:
• Ability to lead a dynamic and fast-moving division with a complex capital portfolio, and multiple stakeholder priorities and missions, through exceptional management, wisdom, and acumen to make strategic decisions pertaining to staff and procedures.
• Demonstrates success in building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders through exceptional communication, transparency, accountability, and performance data.
• Experience leading enterprise change, including modernization programs for our critical technology systems to improve service delivery and performance data tracking.
• Strong knowledge of organizational operations, strategic planning, procurement, budgeting, policy development and compliance requirements, with a track record of managing complex budgets through financial oversight, performance management, and cost analysis.
• Drive towards better outcomes across all business units, to ensure timely resolution of all design, construction and procurement issues, meeting all the highest standards in project delivery, operational excellence, contract administration, and risk management.
• Keen financial acumen and fiscal experience, able to develop and administer the Division’s operating budget and oversee financial controls and reporting for capital programs.
• Development of leadership dashboards and key performance indicator tracking to determine program effectiveness and initiative success and provide transparency to executive leadership, partner agencies and the public.
• Foster a collaborative, professional, and service-oriented work environment internally and externally, aligned with organizational values and the agency’s mission.
• Proven ability to think strategically, work collaboratively, and maintain humor and grace under pressure.
• Ability to use an equity lens and framework to build inclusive, diverse, and safe workspaces and programs.
Operational Needs:
• Travel may be required (approximately 20%).
• Possession and maintenance of a valid Driver’s License issued by the NYS Department of Motor Vehicle is required.
About OGS
The New York State Office of General Services (OGS) provides essential support services for New York State government operations, including Executive Agencies, State Legislature, Judiciary, eligible nonprofits, school districts, and public authorities. Learn more about our agency at https://ogs.ny.gov/about-us and read our strategic plan at https://ogs.ny.gov/strategic-plan.A bachelor’s degree and at least 9 years of progressively responsible experience managing a complex capital portfolio. A licensed in New York State as Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA) are required. Must include progressively responsible leadership experience in administration, operations, or organizational improvement. Candidate must also possess a strong understanding of contract administration, risk management, operational efficiency practices, and the ability to lead organizational change initiatives and continuous improvement efforts.
Substitutions:
Candidates will be awarded with equitable experience, as noted below, for possessing a graduate or advanced degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Project Management, Finance, or a related field, as follows:
Bachelor: 4 years’ experience;
Masters – 5 years’ experience;
Juris Doctorate (J.D.) – 6 years’ experience;
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) – 7 years’ experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with NYS-specific design, construction, engineering, public works or infrastructure-focused organization preferred. Master’s degree in construction, construction project management or construction management; or Design Build Professional (DBIA) certification; architecture, engineering, or Certified Construction Manager (CCM) certification preferred.
Our ideal candidate brings to the role extensive, large scale managerial experience in a design or construction discipline, a sense of innovation, and the drive to continually evolve and examine how the agency delivers high-quality critical projects, executed with safety, efficiency and effectiveness as top priorities and at the highest standards. The incumbent will have an eye for design excellence, the desire to monitor and leverage emerging industry trends, a strong commitment to sustainability, and a drive to pursue contemporary delivery models that keep projects moving forward smoothly with realistic, data-supported project forecasting and cost containment. The Associate Commissioner must be agile, forward leaning, good humored, politically savvy, and emotionally intelligent. Importantly, they must also perform as a servant leader, who will foster a high-performing, collaborative culture with a one-OGS mindset.
Key Responsibilities
The Associate Commissioner will develop short and long-term plans for the division, setting goals, objectives and priorities to ensure successful and efficient delivery of Capital projects for our agency partners.
They will provide executive leadership on critical efforts, from successful project delivery to comprehensive infrastructure planning to portfolio-wide adaptation of sustainability and resiliency goals in our work. These efforts include enterprise implementation of Unifier as the agency’s project management software for over 7,000 internal and external users, instituting high-quality performance through project delivery methods such as design-bid-build, design-build, progressive design-build, and CM-Build (CMAR / CMGC), and implementation of existing and future strategic plan goals.
The successful candidate can adeptly allocate State resources for their optimal utilization, ensuring that the capital construction portfolio is transparent, well-managed, and efficiently run. In partnership with the Executive Leadership Team and the Deputy Commissioner for Design & Construction, the Associate Commissioner will create a culture of cross-divisional collaboration, high performance, innovation, and diversity.
The Associate Commissioner will oversee a division with approximately 650 executive, managerial, professional, administrative, and contract staff across six bureaus, including:
• Construction Unit: Focuses?on construction management and inspection of capital projects under construction to ensure compliance with contract documents.?
• Contract Management Unit: Responsible for?procuring?professional services and construction contracts and reviewing vendor payments to ensure that invoices?comply with?contract requirements.?
• Design Unit: Collaborates with client agencies to develop and design project concepts and coordinates with consultant engineers and architects to transform these project concepts into construction documents.?
• Strategic Operations Unit: Works on improving the Design & Construction Division’s internal processes, executing financial transactions, implementing strategic initiatives,?developing?and?maintaining?project management software systems, and managing personnel transactions.?
• Project Controls Unit: Focuses on developing cost estimates, drafting and maintaining project plans and schedules, reviewing project change orders, and reviewing contract disputes and claims.
• Environmental Programs Unit: Develops and?implements?process improvements and projects for client agencies that support the Governor’s ambitious climate initiatives.?
The Associate Commissioner for Design & Construction must have a clear understanding of NYS laws, rules and regulations governing our work, and ensure the appropriate implementation of State and Federal procurement laws, building code, contract law, and annual budget directives across the agency. The incumbent will represent the agency with key stakeholders, including but not limited to executive leadership with our partner agencies, Executive Chamber, Division of the Budget, Office of the State Comptroller, New York State’s Council of Contracting Agencies, and task force/ cross functional teams for new and priority initiatives.
The ideal candidate will possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities:
• Ability to lead a dynamic and fast-moving division with a complex capital portfolio, and multiple stakeholder priorities and missions, through exceptional management, wisdom, and acumen to make strategic decisions pertaining to staff and procedures.
• Demonstrates success in building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders through exceptional communication, transparency, accountability, and performance data.
• Experience leading enterprise change, including modernization programs for our critical technology systems to improve service delivery and performance data tracking.
• Strong knowledge of organizational operations, strategic planning, procurement, budgeting, policy development and compliance requirements, with a track record of managing complex budgets through financial oversight, performance management, and cost analysis.
• Drive towards better outcomes across all business units, to ensure timely resolution of all design, construction and procurement issues, meeting all the highest standards in project delivery, operational excellence, contract administration, and risk management.
• Keen financial acumen and fiscal experience, able to develop and administer the Division’s operating budget and oversee financial controls and reporting for capital programs.
• Development of leadership dashboards and key performance indicator tracking to determine program effectiveness and initiative success and provide transparency to executive leadership, partner agencies and the public.
• Foster a collaborative, professional, and service-oriented work environment internally and externally, aligned with organizational values and the agency’s mission.
• Proven ability to think strategically, work collaboratively, and maintain humor and grace under pressure.
• Ability to use an equity lens and framework to build inclusive, diverse, and safe workspaces and programs.
Operational Needs:
• Travel may be required (approximately 20%).
• Possession and maintenance of a valid Driver’s License issued by the NYS Department of Motor Vehicle is required.
About OGS
The New York State Office of General Services (OGS) provides essential support services for New York State government operations, including Executive Agencies, State Legislature, Judiciary, eligible nonprofits, school districts, and public authorities. Learn more about our agency at https://ogs.ny.gov/about-us and read our strategic plan at https://ogs.ny.gov/strategic-plan.A bachelor’s degree and at least 9 years of progressively responsible experience managing a complex capital portfolio. A licensed in New York State as Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA) are required. Must include progressively responsible leadership experience in administration, operations, or organizational improvement. Candidate must also possess a strong understanding of contract administration, risk management, operational efficiency practices, and the ability to lead organizational change initiatives and continuous improvement efforts.
Substitutions:
Candidates will be awarded with equitable experience, as noted below, for possessing a graduate or advanced degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Project Management, Finance, or a related field, as follows:
Bachelor: 4 years’ experience;
Masters – 5 years’ experience;
Juris Doctorate (J.D.) – 6 years’ experience;
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) – 7 years’ experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with NYS-specific design, construction, engineering, public works or infrastructure-focused organization preferred. Master’s degree in construction, construction project management or construction management; or Design Build Professional (DBIA) certification; architecture, engineering, or Certified Construction Manager (CCM) certification preferred.
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Pay in context
This role's base floor ($163,811) is above 32% of the 67 Executive roles in New York listed on this site. Their median floor is $200,000; the middle half runs from $155,050 to $250,000.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 8, 2026.
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Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Associate Commissioner for Design and Construction (Building Superintendent) - VID 228074 (this listing) | $163,811 - $206,043 |
| Senior Counsel, Real Estate | $170K - $180K |
| Deputy Commissioner, Audit Division | $172,787 - $213,995 |
| Senior Vice President, Community Relations , REDP | $175K - $185K |
| Clinical Physician 2 | $177,224 - $212,141 |
| Clinical Physician 2 | $177,224 - $212,141 |
| Wadsworth Center Director -11001 | $152,241 - $249,487 |
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