Engineering Auditor

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) mission is to provide quality housing for New Yorkers that is sustainable inclusive and safe while fostering opportunities for economic mobility. NYCHA is the nations largest public housing authority with an operating budget of $3.3 billion and approximately 10600 employees who manage and maintain 326 developments that house over 400000 residents. NYCHA also operates the countrys largest Section 8 program which provides rental assistance to over 200000 additional families.

NYCHAs Asset & Capital Management (A&CM) Division integrates and aligns the Authoritys existing development modernization and asset management work being carried out by the Capital Programs Recovery & Resilience and Comprehensive Modernization departments. This includes a $4.5 billion capital program one of the largest in NY State. The A&CM Division delivers comprehensive repairs to NYCHA buildings and apartments through innovative financing models strong partnership with residents and other stakeholders strategic datadriven portfolio planning and costeffective project delivery and management. The Division also positions NYCHAs housing portfolio for the future by incorporating innovative building materials construction methods and technology improving residents quality of life while enhancing building performance and management systems.

The Engineering Audit Department performs independent audits of payment requests and change orders for New York City funded construction and constructionrelated work in accordance with NYC Comptrollers Directive 7. Reporting to the Engineering Audit Officer Engineering Auditors assist in performing these audits and change orders in accordance with NYC Comptrollers Directive 7 and NYC Procurement Policy Board Rules.

Responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:

1.Assist in desk audits to ensure that contractors have fulfilled their contractual obligations and that the City has received appropriate value under the terms of the contract for the payments being requested.
2.Perform field visits to physically evaluate the quality and progress of work including identifying defects in materials/workmanship and hazardous conditions.
3.Verify that contractors are complying with NYS prevailing wage requirements.
4.Evaluate change order(s) for validity and cost reasonableness and to ensure that they are not approved for work previously required by the contract.
5.Verify compliance with New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) policies and procedures scopes and contract terms.
6.Document contractors progress costs and conformance.
7.Schedule and attend meetings with stakeholders to resolve payment and change order related issues.

NOTE: Due to the existence of a civil service list candidates must have civil service status in the title of Construction Project Manager to be considered.

NOTE: This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55a Program. Please indicate in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55a Program. For detailed information regarding the 55a Program click on the link below:



Additional Information

1.INTERAGENCY TRANSFERS INTO NYCHA OF THOSE PERMANENT IN TITLE ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE FACE OF AN ACTIVE AND VIABLE NYCHA PROMOTION LIST OR PREFERRED IS FOR THE SAME TITLE.
2.Candidates with permanent civil service status in the titles of Associate Project Manager L1 will also be considered.
3.Employees serving in the title of or who meet the qualification requirements for Architect L1 will also be considered.
4.Candidates may be given a skills assessment as part of the interview process.
5.NYCHA employees applying for transfer promotional title or level change opportunities must have served a period of one year at current location and in current title and level (if applicable).
6.NYCHA residents are encouraged to apply.

Please read this posting carefully to make certain you meet the minimum qualification requirements before applying to this position.

Qualifications :

1. A fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a States Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and five years of fulltime satisfactory experience managing and/or inspecting one or more construction projects which must have a total cost of at least $300000 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 fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a States 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 fulltime 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 fulltime experience working in Assignment Level I; or one additional year of satisfactory fulltime 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 fulltime experience working in Construction Project Manager Assignment Level I and II; or two additional years of satisfactory fulltime 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.

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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime