Fleet Contracts Manager

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 1,800 full time staff. NYC Fleet leads Mayoral initiatives in safety as part of Vision Zero and sustainability as part of NYC Clean Fleet. NYC has been recognized for implementing the greenest fleet in the nation. DCAS manages one of the nation’s largest live tracking program for vehicles at the DCAS Office of Real Time Tracking (FORT).

The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) seeks to hire an Agency Attorney with substantial experience in contracts and agreements to serve in the Fleet line of service. Fleet implements hundreds of service, goods, and commodities contracts and also a wide variety of inter-governmental and public to non-profit agreements. The Fleet Contracts Manager will work with major fleet agencies like NYPD, DSNY, and FDNY; DCAS Legal; DCAS Procurement, and DCAS Fleet; and oversight agencies to research, draft, review, edit, and finalize these contracts and agreements.

Additional Duties Include

• Research with agency subject matter experts and prepare contracts in various fleet service areas including fleet electrification, biofuels, repair and auction services, telematics, and related areas.
• Assist with major contract initiatives in areas such as parts management and fleet sharing.
• Work with federal, state and local government agencies, and non-profits to prepare and/or renew a wide variety of agreements including the DCAS partnership with US DOT Volpe as outlined in Executive Order 53.
• Track the status of contract and agreements to ensure that DCAS is planning for renewals and rebids and also that DCAS has obtained need compliance materials tied to contracts including insurance requirements, bonds, and licenses and that these satisfy contract or agreement requirements.
• Assist in market and legal research as relates to fleet initiatives or new areas of initiative such as renewable fuels.
• Assist DCAS in Fleet compliance related issues including preparation of fleet rules and regulations.
• Perform related work and participate in agency and fleet initiatives, events, and programs.

To Apply

Please go to www.nyc.gov/jobs or www.nyc.gov/ess for current NYC employees and search for Job ID# 656699

NO PHONE CALLS, FAXES OR PERSONAL INQUIRIES PERMITTED.

NOTE: ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED

Minimum Qualifications

• Admission to the New York State Bar; and either “2” or “3” below.
• One year of satisfactory United States legal experience subsequent to admission to any state bar; or
• Six months of satisfactory service as an Agency Attorney Interne (30086).

Incumbents must remain Members of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of this employment.

In Addition To Meeting The Minimum Qualification Requirements

To be assigned to Assignment Level (AL) II, candidates must have one year of experience at Assignment Level I or two years of comparable legal experience subsequent to admission to the bar, in the areas of law related to the assignment. To be assigned to AL III candidates must have two years of experience in Assignment Levels I and/or II or three years of comparable legal experience subsequent to admission to the bar, in the areas of law related to the assignment.

Preferred Skills

Detail oriented, excellent writing and time management skills are required.

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 https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

Residency Requirement

New York City Residency is not required for this position

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.

, $112,780.00 – $123,240.00