The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is the nation’s largest public housing authority, with an operating budget of $3.3 billion and over 11,000 employees who manage and maintain 326 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.

Reporting to the Vice President of Healthy Homes, the Director of Lead Hazard Control will be responsible for the overall management and administration of all lead-based paint activities at NYCHA, including but not limited to, annual visual inspections, biennial re-evaluations, elevated blood lead level responses, and lead-based paint abatement, all in accordance with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Lead Safe Housing Rule et seq., the HUD Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing issued pursuant to Section 1017 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (Title X), and the New York City Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2003 et seq.

The Director of Lead Hazard Control’s responsibilities include:

- Oversee all of NYCHA’s lead-based paint programs, ensuring that NYCHA is fully compliant with the 2019 HUD Agreement and all city, state, and federal regulations associated with lead-
based paint; and in conformity with all compliance processes, procedures and protocols as established by the Compliance Department.
- Oversee a high-paced, high-volume visual inspections schedule and oversee immediate procedure adaptations and process improvements to ensure that deadlines are met.
- Manage multiple large-scale, multi-million-dollar contracts and vendor performance for annual visual inspections and hazardous paint remediation.
- Manage a large-scale capital lead abatement program, including contractors for XRF testing, lead dust wipe clearance, and lead-based paint abatement.
- Supervise up to 200 NYCHA employees and ensure that staff have the appropriate certifications and licenses; oversee hiring and training of new staff as required.
- Oversee implementation of IT and other technical upgrades to automate manual processes and digitize records in service of improving the efficiency of work.
- Develop a comprehensive data reporting infrastructure for external reporting to NYCHA’s regulators and internal reporting to the Executive Team and Board.
- Develop a full understanding of where lead-based paint exists and a plan to abate it.
- Serve as a liaison on lead-based paint matters to residents, tenant associations, various outside agencies, elected officials, and any other external stakeholders.
- Serve as an expert witness, for NYCHA’s Law Department, in depositions and court proceedings on behalf of NYCHA.
- Oversee coordination with property management and other operations staff.
- Other duties as assigned.

NOTE:
1. For NYCHA employees: 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)
2. 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:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/downloads/pdf/psb/100_1.pdf

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

1. Eight years of full-time experience in construction, repair, alteration and/or rehabilitation of multiple dwellings, commercial, industrial or public buildings in the capacity of general contractor, superintendent of construction, procurement specialist, evaluator responsible for cost estimation, or as a field supervisor or as an inspector, at least 18 months of which must have been in a supervisory or administrative capacity involving responsibility for a large number of buildings; or
2. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" above. Education in an accredited college leading toward a baccalaureate degree in engineering, architecture, engineering technology or a closely related field will be accepted on a year-for-year basis up to a maximum of four years. However, all candidates must possess at least 18 months of the specialized supervisory or administrative experience described in "1" above.

- The preferred candidate would be, at a minimum, an EPA certified lead-based paint risk assessor. - Integrity - imbue the Authority with strong ethical principles. - Superb Communication - ability to communicate expertly and clearly, both written and verbal, to a wide range of stakeholders. - Partnership and Collaboration - establish a strong network of relationships among peer leaders across other City, State and Federal agencies and government and external stakeholders. - Creative Problem Solving - develop innovative and impactful solutions that help address operation needs. - Strategy and Vision - Identify trends, project consequences, and plan accordingly. - Goal and Outcomes Oriented - demonstrated ability to make timely and sound decisions establish priorities and successfully carry out multiple assignments, meeting critical deadlines and timeframes.

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.