Executive Agency Counsel for Contracts and Procurement

About the Agency:
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The New York City Department of Housing Preservation (HPD) promotes quality and affordability in the citys housing and diversity and strength in the citys 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


HPD is entrusted with fulfilling these objectives through the goals and strategies of Housing Our Neighbors: A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness Mayor Adams comprehensive housing framework. To support this important work the administration has committed $5 billion in new capital funding bringing the 10year planned investment in housing to $22 billion the largest in the citys history. This investment coupled with a commitment to reduce administrative and regulatory barriers is a multipronged strategy to tackle New York Citys complex housing crisis by addressing homelessness and housing instability promoting economic stability and mobility increasing homeownership opportunities improving health and safety and increasing opportunities for equitable growth.

Your Team:

Within HPDs Office of Legal Affairs (OLAs) the Operations and Legislation Division handles and advises on legal matters related to including but not limited to procurement; labor and employment (related to agency personnel and personnel working on agency contracts/projects); housing discrimination claims and fair housingrelated issues generally; M/WBE initiatives; the marketing of affordable housing; advising on the requirements of various federal programs; and the review and/or drafting of federal state and local legislation as well as the coordination of the participation of OLA attorneys with relevant subject matter expertise in the review and/or drafting of such legislation working with agency intergovernmental staff and other personnel throughout the agency. The Deputy General Counsel for Operations and Legislation oversees all matters within the Operations and Legislation Division (except for labor and employment housing discrimination and fair housing related issues overseen by the Deputy General Counsel for Labor and Employment); and also oversees the Agency Chief Contracting Officer (ACCO)/Assistant Commissioner for the Procurement Services Division and the Procurement Services Division.


Your Impact:

You will be part of a team of talented attorneys and support staff who provide legal services to the agency.

Your Role:

Your role will be to provide legal services to the agencys programs involved with contracts and procurement related matters.



You will report to the Deputy General Counsel for Operations and Legislation and work with the Associate General Counsel for Contracts and Procurement the ACCO and other OLA and other agency staff. Your responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:
Drafting negotiation and preparation of contracts and other complex legal documents.
Advising and supporting the ACCO Procurement Services Division staff and other agency procurement staff in all aspects of contract preparation and the procurement process.
Analyzing and advising agency staff on federal state and local statutes rules and regulations pertaining to contracts and procurement.
Utilizing all necessary computer systems including but not limited to the Citys PASSPort procurement platform.
Coordinating with New York City Law Department (Law Department) attorneys regarding the review of agency contracts.
Assisting in the resolution of issues involving the Mayors Office of Contract Services the Law Department and/or the Comptrollers office as well as other oversight agencies.
Working on projects involving other agencies as necessary including the preparation of memorandums of understanding.

Qualifications :

Admission to the New York State Bar; and four years of recent fulltime responsible relevant satisfactory legal experience subsequent to admission to any bar eighteen months of which must have been in the supervision of other attorneys in an administrative managerial or executive capacity or performing highly complex and significant legal work.

Incumbents must remain Members of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of this employment.

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