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# Executive Director, Brooklyn Marine Terminal Development Corporation (BMTDC) at New York City Economic Development Corporation

- **Company:** New York City Economic Development Corporation
- **Location:** New York New York, United States
- **Compensation:** $185k–$195k
- **Posted:** 2026-07-15
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/nycedc/jobs/4697214006

## Job description

Our Vision: To make New York City the global model for inclusive innovation and economic growth, fueled by the City’s diverse people and businesses.

Our Mission: Creating a vibrant, inclusive, and globally competitive economy for all New Yorkers.

Position Overview: The Brooklyn Marine Terminal Development Corporation (BMTDC) Executive Director is responsible for overseeing the strategic vision and leadership of the development corporation, advancing its mission of inclusive growth, facilitating the redevelopment of the Brooklyn Marine Terminal (BMT), and enabling community engagement and full use and enjoyment of the waterfront.

BMTDC is a newly formed entity that will lead the redevelopment of BMT into a modern maritime port and a vibrant mixed-use community. The Executive Director will have a unique opportunity to guide the BMT redevelopment and over time build a team from the ground up to support the goals of this transformational project.

The Executive Director of the BMTDC is responsible for providing strategic vision and leadership to advance the organization’s mission and drive the redevelopment of the Brooklyn Marine Terminal in alignment with the General Project Plan to be developed. The Executive Director is responsible for the operations of BMTDC and the overall success of the development.

The Executive Director serves as a strategic leader, managing executive-level and external relationships, including building and maintaining strong partnerships with community stakeholders, labor, and public sector partners, guiding staff, and leading the development and execution of strategies to achieve BMTDC’s goals.

Initially, the Executive Director will be employed by NYCEDC and supported by NYCEDC staff and resources. The Executive Director shall serve as the chief executive officer of BMTDC, report to the BMTDC Board of Directors for execution of the corporation's mission and strategic objectives, and coordinate closely with designated NYCEDC leadership regarding staffing, administrative support, and City policy matters.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Execution

- Provide comprehensive oversight of BMTDC’s day-to-day operations, ensuring effective program implementation and project delivery that promotes inclusive growth and economic justice
- Lead RFP development, oversee competitive developer selection processes, and facilitate public approvals
- Lead recruitment, training, mentoring, and development of staff, providing thoughtful leadership and establishing a clear organizational structure
- Present to and brief executive level staff, City Hall, and other government partners on BMTDC development
- Other duties as assigned

Engagement

- Lead engagement and establish trust-based relationships with external parties, including community stakeholders, elected officials, non-profits, real estate developers, financial institutions, consultants, organized labor, and industry associations
- Proactively and holistically engage local community members and organizations, labor unions, maritime and industrial groups
- Provide targeted outreach to NYCHA residents and tenant associations sharing commitments and specific pathways to economic mobility
- Represent BMTDC at public meetings, external conferences, and speaking engagements, sharing project commitments as relevant

Governance

- Manage BMTDC’s budget and direct BMTDC’s financial management ensuring financial oversight, resource allocation, grant management
- Manage the governance of BMTDC. This includes but is not limited to:
- BMTDC Board of Director and committee meeting, and public hearings
- Set the agenda for the various governance meetings
- Serve as the principal liaison to the Board of Directors, providing regular reports on performance, risks, and progress toward strategic objectives
- Collaborate with the Board of Directors to support the BMT development and ensure its financial health and viability

Impact

- Leverage decision-making authority to advance programs and projects that maximize impact and deliver targeted outcomes while prioritizing shared, inclusive growth and community needs
- Lead recruitment, training, and development of staff, and establish a clear organizational structure
- Reinforce and refine the project’s vision, working to maximize a benefit driven, positive impact for community residents

Qualifications:

- Undergraduate degree required, and a strong preference for an advanced degree
- 10+ years of experience in leadership roles in the following relevant fields, which could include public policy, urban planning, real estate, development, finance
- Strong preference for candidates with knowledge of maritime operations, port logistics, and/or waterfront industrial uses and/or prior leadership experience in transportation, particularly in the context of large-scale infrastructure or housing projects
- Proven ability to engage thoughtfully and collaboratively with community organizations, labor stakeholders, and impacted communities, fostering inclusive engagement to move complex projects forward
- Familiarity with NYC government and New York State land use processes
- Demonstrated success advancing and delivering complex projects in dynamic environments, with the ability to lead, plan, and execute in collaboration with diverse stakeholders
- Experience structuring and negotiating complex real estate transactions, underpinned by knowledge of NYC real estate development practices, economic development, and planning policies to inform strategic decision-making and risk mitigation
- Advanced experience crafting, refining and delivering written and oral communications, with demonstrated experience in public speaking and media relations
- Experience in large public works projects, with a solid understanding of economic development tools and resources, public policy issues, and managing large, complex budgets and securing grants
- Demonstrated leadership experience with managing large cross functional teams to advance projects from planning to execution
- Ability to prioritize competing needs and opportunities
- Enjoys working in a collaborative, team-based environment and has demonstrated effective management skills
- New York City residence is required within 180 days of hire

Salary Range $185,000—$195,000 USD

About Us: New York City Economic Development Corporation is a mission-driven, nonprofit organization that works for a vibrant, inclusive, and globally competitive economy for all New Yorkers. We take a comprehensive approach, through four main strategies: strengthen confidence in NYC as a great place to do business; grow innovative sectors, with a focus on equity; build neighborhoods as places to live, learn, work, and play; and deliver sustainable infrastructure for communities and the city’s future economy.

NYCEDC is committed to offering competitive benefits to support employee health, happiness, and work-life balance.  We offer comprehensive benefits and unique perks to ensure NYCEDC employees flourish in their professional and personal lives:

- Generous employer subsidized health insurance
- Medical, dental, and pharmacy plans
- Vision and hearing benefits
- Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care
- Short term and long-term disability coverage
- 100% employer covered life insurance and supplemental life insurance coverage
- Up to 25 vacation days
- Floating Holidays and Summer Fridays
- Parental leave - up to 20 paid weeks
- Retirement savings programs
- Company-paid 401(a) defined contribution plan
- 457(b) tax-advantaged retirement savings plan
- Tuition Reimbursement program
- Continuing education and professional development
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer
- College savings plan
- Backup childcare
- Gym membership discounts
- A Calm.com membership for mindfulness and mental health support
- Employee discounts through Plum Benefits and much more

Benefits listed above may vary based on the length and nature of your employment with New York City Economic Development Corporation. These benefits are subject to be modified at any time, at the discretion of the organization.

The New York City Economic Development Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Social Responsibility Mission is to create a People First strategy by attracting, retaining, and engaging a diverse and talented workforce. Like the city of New York, NYCEDC knows our strength comes from each of our connected parts, making the fabric of our organization better and stronger because of our unique employees' talents.

At NYCEDC, all applications are reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team and hiring managers. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to screen, evaluate, or make decisions regarding candidate resumes or applications. Each candidate is considered through a thoughtful, human-led review process to ensure equity, consistency, and alignment with the needs of the role.

For more information, visit our website at [edc.nyc](http://www.edc.nyc/).

## About New York City Economic Development Corporation

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: NYCEDC is a nonprofit public-benefit corporation that promotes economic growth in New York City by strengthening business confidence, fostering innovative sectors, developing neighborhoods, and delivering sustainable infrastructure.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Nonprofit public-benefit corporation / Government agency)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States (One Liberty Plaza)
- **Founded**: 1991
- **Founders**: Not applicable (formed by the City of New York through the consolidation of the Public Development Corporation and the Financial Services Corporation)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Economic Development, Government Administration, Urban Planning & Infrastructure, Real Estate Development, Business Incentive Programs
- **Target customers**: City of New York (Mayor’s Office, City Council, borough presidents), New York City residents and businesses, private developers, startups, nonprofit institutions, and community stakeholders. Serves both B2G and the public interest.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Creating a vibrant, inclusive, and globally competitive economy for all New Yorkers.”

## Products & Services
For each major offering:
- **Real Estate Development & Asset Management**: NYCEDC manages City-owned properties, issues RFPs, negotiates ground leases, and oversees capital construction. Notable projects include the redevelopment of the Brooklyn Army Terminal, Hunts Point Produce Market modernization, and the Kingsbridge Armory community vision.
- **Business Incentive & Financing Programs**: Administers tax-exempt bond financing and other benefits through the New York City Industrial Development Agency (NYCIDA) and the New York City Capital Resource Corporation (NYCCRC) to support job creation and capital investment.
- **Sector Development Initiatives**: Runs targeted programs to grow key sectors, such as LifeSci NYC (life sciences campuses like SPARC Kips Bay and Innovation East), offshore wind port development (South Brooklyn Marine Terminal), and green economy support.
- **Infrastructure & Waterfront Projects**: Plans and manages public access projects (e.g., East River Waterfront Esplanade), ferry operations oversight (NYC Ferry), and maritime freight infrastructure.
- **Entrepreneurship & Innovation Programs**: Offers Venture Access NYC, a Founder Fellowship accelerator for underrepresented founders, and other inclusive innovation initiatives.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not applicable (nonprofit government corporation)
- **Key Metric**: Budget of $81.7 million (FY 2026); ~461 employees (0.6% decline year-over-year as of 2026); $3.0 million reported annual revenue (likely operating revenue; not for-profit).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not investors – key partners include the City of New York, NYC Department of City Planning, NYC Department of Small Business Services, New York City Housing Authority, and private sector partners such as Danny Meyer (Board Chair as of 2021).
- **Growth Signals**: Advancing major projects including the $1B+ SPARC Kips Bay life sciences campus (approved 2025), the transformation of South Brooklyn Marine Terminal into a major offshore wind port, and the community-driven Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment plan (approved 2025). Headcount has slightly contracted but remains stable at ~461.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Exclusive mandate**: Acts as the City of New York’s primary vehicle for economic development, public-private partnerships, and management of City-owned real estate and infrastructure.
- **Access to City resources**: Ability to bundle tax incentives, financing, regulatory facilitation, and land assets not available to private developers.
- **Cross-sector expertise**: Team includes urban planners, real estate professionals, engineers, policy analysts, data scientists, and marketers – all focused on public benefit.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities and direction for growth**: Advance four core strategies – 1) strengthen confidence in NYC as a great place to do business; 2) grow innovative sectors (life sciences, green economy, technology) with a focus on equity; 3) build neighborhoods as places to live, learn, work, and play; 4) deliver sustainable infrastructure for communities and the future economy. Key investments in offshore wind, life sciences campuses, and industrial modernization.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture highlights**: Mission-driven, collaborative environment with a diverse workforce of over 500 New Yorkers from backgrounds in urban planning, real estate, finance, law, marketing, engineering, and policy. Emphasis on Diversity, Equity, & Social Responsibility (DES) including Employee Resource Groups, mentorship, pipeline programs, and volunteerism.
- **Remote/hybrid/office policy**: Not explicitly stated in search results; based on the nature of the work (real estate, community engagement, government operations) likely in-office or hybrid with headquarters at One Liberty Plaza in Lower Manhattan.
- **Notable perks or engineering culture**: Public service mission with direct impact on NYC communities; opportunities to work on high-profile projects (offshore wind, life sciences, neighborhood revitalization); internship and fellowship programs for students and early-career professionals; stable government-backed employer (501(c)(3)).

## Sources
1. [NYCEDC Official Website](https://edc.nyc/)
2. [NYCEDC Careers Page (Greenhouse)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/nycedc)
3. [NYCEDC LinkedIn Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/nycedc)
4. [NYCEDC Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Economic_Development_Corporation)
5. [NYCEDC Meet Us Page](https://edc.nyc/meet-nycedc)

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