Reviewer for the Division of Building Land Development Services scope and intake services

Agency Description:

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (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:


The Division of Building and Land Development Services (BLDS) leads the agencys effort in providing architectural engineering cost valuation environmental planning and construction support services to the various divisions within HPDs Office of Development. The Office of Development utilizes a publicprivate partnership model and provides loans grants and/or incentives to assist in the finance of housing development projects that will benefit low and moderateincome New Yorkers.

The Division of Building and Land Development Services is the largest division within the Office of Development with over 120 staff composed of seven units which include: the Bureau of New Construction Design Services the Bureau of Preservation Design Services the Bureau of Engineering the Bureau of Construction Services Environmental Planning Unit the Policy Unit and the Program Management Unit.

Your Impact:

As a CPM II you will work with various HPD Assisted preservation projects that are in the design phase and provide scope and intake services for multifamily housing projects undergoing moderate rehabilitation and design review services for multifamily housing projects undergoing substantial rehabilitation.

Your Role:

The ideal candidate should have a background in Construction Management Architecture Engineering or related field and possess a thorough understanding and strong knowledge base of New York City building and construction codes as well as Federal State and City housing codes and regulations along with experience in methods and standards for new construction and preservation of multifamily housing.

Your Responsibilities:

Conduct building walkthroughs and site inspections prepare intake reports and verify proposed scopes of work and cost proposals for projects participating in one of HPDs preservation loan programs;
Prepare and/or develop scopes of work and cost estimates for various preservation and/or maintenance/repair programs in accordance with practices and procedures that meet the requirements of City State and Federal housing codes and regulations;
Review drawings specifications scopes of work and cost proposals from consultant architects engineers and contractors for compliance with New York City Building and Construction Codes Zoning Resolution Multiple Dwelling Law and handicap accessibility design standards;
Participate in and may supervise the design inspection construction demolition and/or alteration of premises to insure compliance with contracts drawings specifications codes resolutions statutes rules or regulations and in connection with the issuance of certificates of occupancy or other requisite or pertinent permits; and
Engage in research investigations studies or examinations related to the architectural functions and activities of the Agency.

Preferred skills

1.Excellent trade base knowledge and familiarity with New York City government and affordable housing issues.
2.Ability to work in a fastpaced environment negotiate with diverse technical specialists apply independent judgment in technical matters take initiative and work effectively with others.
3.Excellent writing interpersonal organizational communication leadership and negotiation skills.
4.Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines coordinate multiple projects and deal with complex construction issues.
5.Proficient in the operation of Microsoft Suite (Excel Word and PowerPoint).
6.A Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York may be required for certain assignments. If required this license must be maintained for the duration of the assignment.
7.Candidate may be subject to a background investigation conducted by the New York City Department of Investigation.

NOTE: Only candidates permanent in the Construction Project Manager title or comparable title will be considered

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER 34202

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