EHS Facilities Manager for the Division of Emergency Housing Services

About the Agency :

The NYC Department Housing Preservation & 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.

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 10-year planned investment in housing to $22 billion the largest in the city’s history. This investment, coupled with a commitment to reduce administrative and regulatory barriers, is a multi-pronged strategy to tackle New York City’s 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 Office of Enforcement and Neighborhood Services (OENS) lead the agency’s effort to work closely with other HPD divisions and outside community partners to identify buildings in distress, assess and develop appropriate strategies to address those properties and work closely with responsible owners to develop a plan to improve conditions and return buildings to firm financial footing and physical health. OENS uses enforcement tools within its Division of Code Enforcement, Housing Litigation Division, Emergency Operations and Enhanced Enforcement, and the Division of Neighborhood Preservation to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory obligations.

The Office of Enforcement and Neighborhood Services is composed of seven divisions : Data Management & Technology (DMT), Division of Neighborhood Preservation (DNP), Administration & Internal Compliance (AIC), Housing Litigation Division (HLD), Division of Code Enforcement (DCE), and Emergency Operations and Enhanced Enforcement Division (EOD) and Division of Emergency Housing Services (EHS).

Your Impact :

Emergency Housing Services (EHS) provides shelter and relocation assistance to households who are displaced from their homes due to fires and city-vacated orders. Shelter accommodations for households with children are offered through three Family Living Centers (“FLC”) that are operated by contracted community-based human service organizations who provide on-stie case management and 24-hour security. Single and adult households are offered shelter accommodations at Single Room Occupancy buildings.

Your Role :

Your role will be the EHS Facilities Manager / Multiple Dwelling Specialist Level 2. EHS needs a full-time Facilities Manager as soon as possible to implement and monitor critical repairs that are quickly becoming emergency repairs. The Facility Manager also needs to visit family centers several times a week if not daily to ensure that repair work is properly and timely defined and performed, to enforce compliance with procurement protocols and HPD policies and standards, and most importantly to keep facility residents, staff, and the community safe. In addition, EHS facility manager will work with the SRO buildings to ensure the buildings are being maintained properly and to identify any deficiencies that may affect overall client well-being.

Your Responsibilities :

Preferred skills :

MULTIPLE DWELLING SPECIALIST ( -

Minimum Qualifications

1. Five years of full-time paid experience in the inspection of buildings for compliance with the New York City Multiple Dwelling Law, Housing Maintenance Code, Building Code, Zoning Regulations and other pertinent laws, rules and regulations; or

2. An associate degree from an accredited college in civil or mechanical engineering technology, architectural technology, or a related field and three years of full-time paid experience in building design or the engineering and / or architectural aspects related to building design and / or construction; or

3. Education and / or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2".

55a Program

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at class="jobad-residencyRequirement">

Residency RequirementNew York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.