Field Tech Division of Neighborhood Preservation; DNP

About The Agency

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) promotes quality and affordability in the city's housing, and diversity and strength in the city’s neighborhoods because every New Yorker deserves a safe, affordable place to live in a neighborhood they love.

• We maintain building and resident safety and health
• We create opportunities for New Yorkers through housing affordability
• We engage New Yorkers to build and sustain neighborhood strength and diversity

Performing building assessments on privately owned buildings in the five Boroughs and monitoring work being performed by owners in an effort to address distressed properties in need of assistance.

You will perform as a Tech/Construction Project Manager L-1 for the Borough Office under the direct supervision of the Director of the Division of Neighborhood Preservation Borough Office (DNP).

• Conducting assessments of buildings located in Manhattan and the Bronx
• Identifying conditions that are not in compliance with the NYC Housing Maintenance Code or the NYS Multiple Dwelling Law, as well as other issues found in buildings assessed
• Preparing field reports
• Entering assessment results in the Standard Assessment Checklist and/or in HPDInfo
• Performing building assessments which are more technical in nature; providing technical guidance to owners
• Monitoring mediation repairs being conducted by a building owner to ensure that the work being performed adheres to applicable rules and laws
• Removing open violations on buildings in the Division’s workload where owners have made the necessary repairs to correct the violation
• Working on special projects as required by the Department Head

• Preference will be given to candidates that have taken and passed the Construction Project Manager Exam #3042 or Exam #5058
• Candidates who are able to communicate in more than one language
• Candidates who possess strong communication skills
• Candidates who possess computer skills
• Candidates may be assigned to field work in any of the five boroughs and may be scheduled to work evenings and weekends

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 work. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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…