Occ. Code 2860910

DIRECTOR ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES GROUP, M-6

New York State Department of Civil Service

Classification Standard

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF CLASS

          The Director Administrative Support Services Group oversees the Office of Mental Health’s (OMH) statewide capital program and support service operations including facilities management, safety and security, nutrition, the cook chill food production center, transportation, real property, revitalization teams, and the energy program.

This position is only classified at OMH.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

DIRECTOR ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES GROUP: one position class; oversees ASSG operations and supervises all bureau directors within the ASSG. 

ILLUSTRATIVE DUTIES

Directs capital operations activities, including capital construction planning and budgeting; and project development, management, and coordination.

• Oversees coordination of capital construction activities with the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY), Office of General Services’ (OGS) Division of Design and Construction, OMH staff, and other State agencies to allocate OMH’s capital budget.
• Oversees the review of construction projects for code compliance, and ensures facilities are prepared for Joint Commission surveys.
• Oversees the assignment of OMH’s construction resources and revitalization teams, the development of specifications for capital projects, and the coordination of capital projects with DASNY, OGS, State agencies, and private contractors.   

Directs support services operations for all of OMH’s leased and State-owned properties, including sale of surplus property.

· Oversees the management and administration of power, water, sewer, and buildings and grounds maintenance activities for all OMH facilities.

· Oversees the administration of food service operations at OMH facilities, and food production operations at the Cook/Chill Production Center.

· Oversees the management of furniture and equipment specifications, orders, and deliveries; surplus property disposition; real property purchase, lease, and sales; fleet management; and interior design activities.

· Oversees the administration of facility safety and security programs; fire safety training; and Life Safety Code compliance for all OMH facilities.

· Oversees the vehicle fleet and energy program.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Non-Competitive: bachelor’s degree and nine years of administrative experience in capital planning and operations in a large organization. Four years of this experience must have included capital planning and project management experience and must have been at a managerial level.

A large organization is defined as an agency, facility, region, or group of facilities over an aggregate of 250,000 square feet; or with an average capital investment total equal to or exceeding $1,000,000.

A master’s degree in business, public administration, or hospital administration may substitute for one year of the general experience.

Date:  8/18

NOTE: Classification Standards illustrate the nature, extent, and scope of duties and responsibilities of the classes they describe. Standards cannot and do not include all of the work that might be appropriately performed by a class. The minimum qualifications above are those which were required for appointment at the time the Classification Standard was written. Please contact the Division of Staffing Services for current information on minimum qualification requirements for appointment or examination.