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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.

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About the Agency: The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) oversees housing standards across all 3.7 million homes in New York City. As the nation’s largest municipal housing agency, HPD is responsible for building and preserving affordable housing, protecting tenants from harassment and displacement, and holding landlords accountable across the five boroughs. Under Commissioner Dina Levy and the Mamdani Administration, HPD is pursuing an ambitious housing agenda focused on the needs of New York’s tenants. With a broad set of tools including standards enforcement, tenant resources, and the creation of new affordable housing, HPD is committed to making New York City a more affordable place for renters and homeowners alike. The Office of Enforcement and Neighborhood Services (OENS) leads the agency’s effort to works closely with other HPD divisions and outside community partners to identify buildings in distress assess and develop appropriate strategies to address those properties and work closely with responsible owners to develop a plan to improve conditions and return buildings to firm financial footing and physical health. OENS uses enforcement tools within its Division of Code Enforcement, Housing Litigation Division, Emergency Repair Program, the Division of Neighborhood Preservation and the Division of Special Enforcement to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory obligations. The Office of Enforcement and Neighborhood Services is composed of seven divisions: Data Management & Technology (DMT), Division of Neighborhood Preservation (DNP), Administration & Internal Compliance (AIC), Housing Litigation Division (HLD), Division of Code Enforcement (DCE), and Emergency Operations and Enhanced Enforcement Division (EOD) and Division of Emergency Housing Services (EHS). Your Impact The Emergency Operations and Enhanced Enforcement Division (EOD) is responsible for emergency repairs in privately-owned residential buildings and for monitoring vendor repair work in City-owned buildings. The primary goal of the Emergency Operations and Enhanced Enforcement Division is to secure voluntary corrective action by the landlord, eliminating the need for direct City involvement. Your Role: As a Field Tech/Construction Project Manager L-2 within the Emergency Operations and Enhanced Enforcement Division (EOD), you will report directly to the Site Director. In this role, you will help address the city's housing crisis by supporting the Office of Enforcement and Neighborhood Services (OENS) in driving compliance tracking, field investigations, and enforcement under the "Fix the City" initiative. Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following: Your Responsibilities: - Inspecting, directing and monitoring work relating to emergency repairs or compliance according to plans and specifications. - Ensuring that acceptable abatement methods are used including equipment and compliance with all laws, rules and regulations. - Monitoring contract performance; identifying problems with emergency repairs, and seek appropriate resolution. - Preparing field reports, scopes of work and cost estimates for emergency repair projects; - Reviewing and Processing contractors’ requisitions for payment and change orders; - Ensure that acceptable methods and equipment are used and are in compliance with all laws, rules and regulations. - Ascertain that contractors obtain all pertinent permits prior to the start of projects, closely monitor contractor’s performance, identify problems and seek appropriate resolutions. - Perform scoping as applicable, per agency guidelines. - Perform applicable data entry into HPDInfo, per agency guidelines. Preferred skills: - New York City Department of Environmental Protection regulations; Rules of the City of NY Title 15 Chapter 1. - Excellent organizational skills. - Strong verbal and written communication skills. - Understand contract specifications and construction drawings. - Proficiency with computer software: Excel, Word, Outlook, Access - Possession of the following licenses a plus: a. Asbestos Investigator b. Asbestos Project Monitor c. Mold Assessor d. EPA Lead Inspector/ Risk Assessor - General knowledge of General Construction, Masonry, Plumbing, Mechanical and Electrical. - Ability to climb stairs and ladders and engage in extensive walking at facilities being inspected including those under construction and renovation while following all mandated safety procedures. Note: - Only candidates who are permanent Construction Project Managers or who have taken and passed the Construction Project Manager exam #5058 or exam #6040 will be considered for this position. - Employees assigned to supervise asbestos removal or lead abatement are required to use protective clothing, respirator, and mask on the job, and must meet regulatory and medical requirements. - Must possess a Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York with no restrictions which preclude the performance of Construction Project Manager and must be maintained for the duration of employment. - Candidates may be trained as an EPA Certified Lead Inspector through the Agency within 4 months of employment. - Candidates may be assigned to field work in any of the five boroughs and may be scheduled to work evenings and weekends, or on a flexible schedule. CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER - 34202

Qualifications

• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and five years of full-time satisfactory experience managing and/or inspecting one or more construction projects which must have a total cost of at least $300,000 for each of the five years of the required experience; or 2. One year of the experience as described in “1” above and a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U. S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, architectural technology, landscape architecture, construction, construction technology, or construction management; or 3. One year of the experience as described in “1” above and a valid license as a professional engineer, registered architect, or registered landscape architect, issued by a board of examining engineers, architects, or landscape architects duly established and qualified pursuant to the laws of any state or territory of the United States; or 4. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and a combination of at least two years of experience as described in “1” above and the education as described in “2” above to equal a total of five years of education and experience. Matriculation in an undergraduate college degree program as described in “2” above may be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 semester credits for one year of satisfactory full-time experience up to a maximum of three years of experience. Note: Candidates must specify for each construction project they worked on: a description of the construction project, the time period they worked on the construction project, and the type of work they performed. Candidates must also specify the money allotted for the project. Driver License Requirement: At the time of appointment to this position, you must have a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York. If you have moving violations, license suspension or an accident record, you may be disqualified. This license must be maintained for the duration of your employment. 5. For Assignment to Level II, In addition to meeting the "Qualification Requirements" above, candidates must have one additional year of satisfactory full-time experience working in Assignment Level I; or one additional year of satisfactory full-time experience as described in "1" above. 6. For Assignment to Level III, in addition to meeting the Qualification Requirements for Construction Project Manager, candidates must have two additional years of satisfactory full-time experience working in Construction Project Manager Assignment Level I and II; or two additional years of satisfactory full-time experience as described in question "1" above and possess a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York which must be maintained for the duration of employment noting that if you have moving violations, license suspension or an accident record, you may be disqualified.