Deputy Director

NOTE : The correct location for this position is in Manhattan.

Make sure to apply with all the requested information, as laid out in the job overview below.

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is the nation’s oldest and largest public housing authority with more than 177,000 apartments and responsibility for administering a citywide Section 8 leased housing program that serves over 200,000 additional tenants. NYCHA’s mission is to provide quality housing for New Yorkers that is sustainable, inclusive, and safe, while fostering opportunities for economic mobility.

NYCHA’s Asset & Capital Management (A&CM) Division leads the Authority’s capital, sustainability, and resiliency programs that comprise a $5 billion capital projects portfolio - one of the largest in NY State - as well as a 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 NYCHA’s housing portfolio for the future by piloting and scaling up sustainability and resiliency technologies and practices, improving residents’ quality of life while enhancing building performance.

A&CM's Comprehensive Modernization Program is a new initiative to implement integrated, comprehensive renovations spanning multiple building systems, building interiors and exteriors, and site and grounds improvements, at NYCHA developments. This approach is expected to allow developments to be renovated more quickly, at a higher quality, and with better value for money, while also holistically addressing all compliance requirements and the broader needs of residents and community partners.

The Comprehensive Modernization Program is seeking a Deputy Director for its Comprehensive Modernization Department (Comp Mod). Comp Mod seeks to implement integrated, comprehensive renovations spanning multiple build systems, building interiors / exteriors, and site / grounds improvements, at NYCHA developments. This approach is expected to allow developments to be renovated more quickly, at a higher quality, and with better value for money, while also holistically addressing all compliance requirements and the broader needs of residents and community partners.

Reporting to the Director of Comprehensive Modernization, the Deputy Director will have wide latitude for independent initiative, judgment, collaboration, and decision-making. The DD will be primarily responsible for working with Program Management staff, Construction Managers, and General Contractors, as well as departments across NYCHA to resolve complex issues to facilitate project funding, initiation, procurement, design, construction, and completion.

The current portfolio is managed by program management staff. The Deputy Director will provide resources, guidance, and oversight of the project managers to help troubleshoot NYCHA specific procurement, data, design, and construction issues as they arise. The Deputy Director will bring lessons learned from past renovation projects to the Comp Mod program to incorporate best practices into all Comp Mod projects.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, management, and oversight of program management staff.
• Manage workflow to ensure that the projects managers are supported for key NYCHA specific processes such as sub approvals, e-comply, e-builder, board approval, and other critical project milestones.
• Collaborate and liaise with external New York City agencies, including Department of Buildings, Fire Department, Department of Environmental Protection and with utilities, such as Con Edison and National Grid.
• Communicate lessons learned program-wide.
• Prepare status reports and summarize issues that require senior management attention, as well as respond to inquiries from NYCHA management regarding scope status or resident impacts.
• Respond to emergencies as needed.
• Serve as a liaison with other NYCHA departments, including Capital Projects, Procurement, Healthy Homes, Heating, Elevators, Skilled Trades, Property Management, Operations, Office of Emergency Management and Emergency Services in order to complete department projects.
• Coordinate closely with community outreach team members for successful resident engagement for each project.
• Perform other related duties at the request of the Director.

Minimum Qualifications

At least six years of full-time satisfactory experience in construction management work on capital projects, each one of which must have had a dollar value of at least $300,000, at least eighteen months of which must have been in a managerial or consultative capacity in an organization responsible for the management of construction; and a combination of the following, sufficient to equal a total of ten years of education and experience :

License Requirements

Possession of a Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. Employees must maintain the license during their employment.

Preferred Skills

Key Competencies

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 https : / / studentaid.gov / pslf / .

Residency Requirement

NYCHA has no residency requirements.

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.

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Salary : $300,000