Engineering Auditor
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Job Description
The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is the nations oldest and largest public housing authority with more than 177000 apartments and responsibility for administering a citywide Section 8 leased housing program that serves over 150000 additional tenants. NYCHAs mission is to provide quality housing for New Yorkers that is sustainable inclusive and safe while fostering opportunities for economic mobility.
NYCHAs Asset & Capital Management (A&CM) Division leads the Authoritys capital sustainability and resiliency programs that comprise a $6 billion capital projects portfolio one of the largest in NY State as well as range of activities related to property modernization and strategic asset management. A&CM aims to preserve and modernize NYCHA buildings and apartments through strategic portfolio planning comprehensive design standards innovative financing and project delivery models strong partnership with NYCHA residents and other stakeholders and effective program and project management of capital investments. The Division also positions NYCHAs housing portfolio for the future by piloting and scalingup sustainable and resilient technologies and practices improving residents quality of life while enhancing building performance. The work culture of the Division is strongly customer service oriented collaborative and deliveryfocused.
Quality Assurance supports business functions across A&CM to strengthen internal and contractor compliance with policies and procedures municipal State and federal regulations and contract specifications related to capital projects. The department has teams specifically focused on safety environmental compliance quality value for money and compliance and audit coordination that use a combination of documentation review and approval field inspections and oversight of specialized consultants to assure compliance recommend improvements for specific projects test processes and systems and provide strategic guidance to improve performance.
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:
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.
Perform field visits to physically evaluate the quality and progress of work including identifying defects in materials/workmanship and hazardous conditions.
Verify that contractors are complying with NYS prevailing wage requirements.
Evaluate change order(s) for validity and cost reasonableness and to ensure that they are not approved for work previously required by the contract.
Verify compliance with New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) policies and procedures scopes and contract terms.
Document contractors progress costs and conformance.
Schedule and attend meetings with stakeholders to resolve payment and change order related issues.
NOTE: IF THIS APPOINTMENT IS MADE ON A PROVISIONAL BASIS PURSUANT TO 65 OF THE NYS CIVIL SERVICE LAW NO TENURE OR PERMANENCE ACCRUES TO AN INCUMBENT IN THIS POSITION BY VIRTUE OF SUCH APPOINTMENT.
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 please click on the link below:
Additional Information
1.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).
2.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 :
Qualification Requirements
1. Six years of fulltime paid experience as an architect engineer construction superintendent mason carpenter plasterer iron worker and/or inspector of construction one year of which must have been in a supervisory capacity; or
2. Four years of experience as described in 1 above at least one year of which must have been in a supervisory capacity plus two years of education in an accredited college or technical school in subjects directly related to 1 above or education toward a baccalaureate degree in Engineering Architecture or Engineering Technology; or
3. At least one year of experience as described in 1 above which must have been in a supervisory capacity plus completion of an approved five year apprenticeship program in housing construction inspection; or
4. Completion of three years of apprenticeship in housing construction inspection plus either three years experience as described in 1 above one year of which must have been in a supervisory capacity or one year of experience as described
in 1 above which must have been in a supervisory capacity and two years of education as described in 2 above; or
5. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to 1 2 3 or 4 above. All candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in 1 above which must have been in a supervisory capacity.
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
Employment Type
Full-time
