Agency Description:
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:
The Office of Enforcement and Neighborhood Services works closely with other HPD divisions and outside community partners to identify buildings with violation problems, 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. HPD uses enforcement tools within the following OENS divisions: Code Enforcement, Neighborhood Preservation, Operations and Support Services, Maintenance, Special Enforcement and Housing Litigation to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory obligations.
Your Impact:
Under the executive direction of the Assistant Commissioner for the Emergency Operations Division (EOD) and reporting directly to Director of the Emergency Repair Program (ERP), as the Community Coordinator/Vendor Tracker.
Your Role:
As the Vendor Tracker/Community Coordinator in the the Emergency Repair Program (ERP). The selected candidate responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:
Your Responsibilities:
• Prepares specialized routes for monitoring of violations, arranged appointments with field inspectors and tenants to expedite compliance of emergency repair violations
• Monitors the compliance of heat issued violations by creating routes for inspections, monitoring the contractors’ work performance and verification of tenants and landlords.
• Dispatches field inspectors and maintenance mechanics, to emergency locations to verify condition earmarked as high priority.
• Conducts the tracking, processing, and/or updating the work done through the ERP site office, vendor award, landlord compliance and access warrants.
• Coordinated reinspection’s scheduled by the Housing Litigation Division Liaison to verify landlord compliance .
• Assists routing supervisor in conveying systematic issues to technical support team for correction of program processing.
• Participates with the verification, created, and modified Open Markets Orders (OMO), and maintained the programs database for critical heat, hot water, asbestos and lead generated reports.
• Assists with training for the new and temporary clerical staff regarding the Emergency Repair Programs processing practices and procedures.
• Assist with vendors’ submission of landlord refusal affidavits for litigation and court order work orders are orders are executed timely and archived properly.
• Assistance with resolution of contractor payment, issues initiated by the contractors, engineering Audit Division and Accounts Payable Unit.
• Ensure reports, and other related documentations from vendors and chain of custody reports are archived in HPDINFO per agency protocols.
• Ensure all referral communications such as vendors’ submission of landlord refusal affidavits for litigation and court order work orders are executed timely and archived properly.
• Prepare work order status reports for meetings or when requested
• Perform other clerical duties as assigned.
Minimum Qual Requirements
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
2. High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to “1” or “2” above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in “1” above.
Preferred Skills
• Utilizing PC software applications such as Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Good verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Bilingual.
Additional Information
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.
In addition, the Department of Housing Preservation & Development offers competitive salaries and the following benefits: Generous Pension Plans (The New York Employees’ Retirement System);
401(k) and Roth 457(k) Retirement Savings Programs; U.S. Savings Bonds Flexible Spending Program; Health Benefits, Dental, Vision Coverage, Prescription Drug Program; Training and Professional Development; Opportunity for Scholarship; ‘College Savings Program; Paid Holidays and Generous Annual Leave.
This position may be eligible for remote work up to 2 days per week, pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program agreed to between the City and DC37.
HPD’s vision is to promote strength and diversity in our workforce and an inclusive and equitable work environment.
To Apply
Apply online
Public Svc 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 StudentAid.gov/PSLF .
Work Location
516 Bergen St., Brooklyn
Residency Requirement
New 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.
POSTING DATE
07/19/2023
POST UNTIL
07/29/2023
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.