Agency Description:
The New York City Department of 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) leads 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 of Neighborhood Services is composed of six 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.

Your Impact:

The Emergency Operations and Enhanced Enforcement Division is responsible for: preparing scopes of work related to emergency repairs in privately-owned residential buildings in response to violations issued by HPD or other city agencies and for monitoring vendor repair work in both privately owned and City-owned buildings through the Emergency Repair Program; compliance with requirements related to lead-based paint and mold remediation activities; all construction procurement activities for the Division, including ensuring compliance with the Procurement Policy Board rules and regulations; enhanced enforcement through the Alternative Enforcement Program, including compliance with all requirements related to that program. The primary goal of the division is to secure voluntary corrective action by the landlord; if the landlord fails to correct, the division should take action to award, monitor and sign off on emergency repair to protect the health and safety of tenants.

Your Role:

Under the direction of the Associate Commissioner for the Division of Emergency Repairs and Enhanced Enforcement, the Assistant Commissioner/Admin Project Director M4 will be responsible for, but not limited to the following responsibilities:

- Overseeing the Executive Director of the Emergency Repairs and Environmental Hazards programs, and indirect supervision of that program.
- Direct supervision of OENS Procurement Unit, the Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP), the Emergency Services Bureau, and HUD Lead program.
- Oversight and management of Emergency Operations and Enhanced Enforcement Construction Budget
- Creating, implementing, and enforcing directives and procedures pertaining to Enhanced Enforcement and Emergency Repair activities which ensure compliance with applicable regulations, productivity and enhance customer service;
- Implementing operational changes to meet the requirements of new legislative and administrative mandates;
- Serving as the principal leader on all matters affecting Enhanced Enforcement technical activities including long-range program planning, staffing, budgeting, assessment and resource allocation to meet goals and maximize operational efficiencies
- Developing linkages between Enhanced Enforcement programs and other HPD offices, as well as other city agencies, to ensure a more efficient delivery of services;
- Representing the Department at public hearings and meetings with other agencies and organizations, both private and public;
- Working with HPDTECH and the Division of Data Management &Technology (DMT) on the Development and implementation of technological changes to the emergency repair and enhanced enforcement process
- Responding to Intergovernmental and press inquiries pertaining to division issues
- Working on special projects, as they arise.

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of experience in one or more of the following areas: community organization, social work, urban development projects, real estate, public administration, or a related field, of which two years must have been in a field directly related to neighborhood improvement such as housing, community organization, urban renewal or planning, or real estate. A Law Degree or graduate work in an appropriate field may be substituted for up to two years of the general experience required; or

2. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", including part-time and/or volunteer experience.

- Strong communication and inter-personal skills - Strong organizational skills - Strong management capabilities, including previous experience managing at least 100 staff and multiple work units - Experience with construction, field operations and managing staff over multiple locations - Experience in housing policy, law, or regulation. - Knowledge of construction related Procurement Policy Board rules and regulations

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/.

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.

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.