The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is the nation’s largest public housing authority, with an operating budget of $3.3 billion and approximately 10,600 employees who manage and maintain 325 developments that house over 400,000 residents. NYCHA also operates the country’s largest Section 8 program, which provides rental assistance to over 200,000 additional families.

The selected candidate will perform duties under the supervision of the Senior Director/Director of Pest Management.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to the following:
1. Conduct Strategic and needs assessment analyses for pest control field; develop and execute strategic plans and ensure continuous improvement of operations and customer satisfaction.
2. Direct, supervise and lead full-time and temporary staff. Maintain performance standards. Oversee time and attendance of direct reports and address performance concerns. Train and coach
staff and develop performance standards with subordinates to reach, or exceed, standards on a continuous basis. Initiate any corrective steps to modify or correct performance problems.
3. Diagnose problems in timely manner, evaluate and develop alternative courses of action with realistic objectives and time frames, and recommend and/or implement effective solutions with
proper documentation of analysis and results.
4. Train and mentor staff to follow established authority policies and procedures when dealing with extermination services, pesticide reporting and other programs.
5. Schedule work, monitor performance, and manage inventory.
6. Represent NYCHA in meetings.
7. Prepare reports and presentations for external and internal partners on program progress.
8. Coordinate repairs for pesticide storage rooms.
9. Evaluates and approves request for overtime.
10. On an Authority-wide basis, plans and coordinates extermination, and maintenance work relating to extermination work projects.

Additional Information
1. For NYCHA employees: this position is open as a promotional opportunity only. It is not open on direct transfer (lateral) basis.
2. NYCHA employees applying for promotional, title or level change opportunities must have served a period of one year at current location and in current title and level (if applicable).
3. NYCHA residents are encouraged to apply.

NOTE: IF THIS APPOINTMENT IS MADE ON A PROVISIONAL BASIS PURSUANT TO 65 OF THE NYS CIVIL SERVICE LAW, NO TENURE OR PERMANENCE ACCRUES TO AN INCUMBENT IN THIS POSITION BY VIRTUE OF SUCH APPOINTMENT.

NOTE: This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a Program. For detailed information regarding the 55-a Program, please visit the link below:
https://bit.ly/55aProgram

Please read this posting carefully to make certain you meet the minimum qualification requirements before applying to this position.

Qualification Requirements
Six years of recent, satisfactory, full-time, paid progressively responsible experience in the one of the following trades in which the incumbent is to be employed: painting, carpentry, bricklaying, electrical work, plastering, plumbing or roofing, at least 18 months of which must have been as a foreman.

For appointment to the skilled trade specialty of Electrical Work, possession of a valid license as a Special Electrician issued by the New York City Department of General Services is required.

For appointment to the skilled trade specialty of Plumbing, possession of a valid Master Plumber license issued by the New York City department of Buildings is required.

Education at an accredited college or university in engineering, architecture or a related field may be substituted for general experience (but not for the 18 months of foreman experience described above) at the rate of one year of college for six months of experience up to a maximum of four years of college for two years of experience.

1. Experience in the civil service title of Housing Examinator at assignment level 4. 2. Possess extensive knowledge and experience in Integrated Pest Management. 3. Well versed in Maximo/Work order and review process. 4. Six years of satisfactory, full-time, paid progressively responsible experience in extermination with at least 18 months of supervisory experience.

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.

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/.

NYCHA has no residency requirements.

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.