Executive Agency Counsel for Contracts and Procurement

About The Agency

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation (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

Within HPD’s Office of Legal Affairs (OLA’s), 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 housing-related 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 agency’s programs involved with contracts and procurement related matters.

Responsibilities

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 City’s 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 Mayor's Office of Contract Services, the Law Department, and/or the Comptroller’s office as well as other oversight agencies.
• Working on projects involving other agencies as necessary, including the preparation of memorandums of understanding.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

Admission to the New York State Bar; and four years of recent full-time 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.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with drafting and preparing procurement contracts - Familiarity with federal, state, and local laws, rule, and regulations related to procurement - Excellent writing, legal research, and analytical skills - Ability to review and analyze federal, state, and local laws - Ability to liaise with the NYC Law Department to advance agency initiative. - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  
  

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 https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

Residency Requirement

New York City Residency is not required for this position

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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.