The Department’s project advocacy program provides customer service liaisons for groups of applicants, assists the public in understanding processes for approval of development, and seeks to improve the efficiency of plan examination and inspections. Project Advocates acts as a single point of contact for the industry, and provide the required technical assistance and decision support at various stages to the Borough Commissioner’s Office and central offices. Their advocacy role is to engage the community in understanding various project requirements, facilitate project progress, and assist in timely completion of their projects.

This position is citywide with a focus on small businesses. Duties will include, but are not limited to:

- Engage the community in understanding NYC Construction Codes and the Department’s processes.
- Serve as the customer service liaison for a group of applicants and coordinate an effort to deliver Certificate of Occupancies (C of O) in a timely fashion.
- Be a single point of contact for special projects within the Agency in support of the Department’s project advocacy program, Building One City Plan, and Road to Recovery Plan.
- Liaise between the Department of Buildings, other City agencies, community organizations and groups with an interest in proposed development, and applicants.
- Develop and provide resources to assist community stakeholders in navigating the Department’s review and approval process.
- Conduct monthly meetings with large scale project developers and small businesses to discuss project status.
- Attend public forums and other meetings relating to Department issues.
- Perform quantitative and qualitative analysis to make recommendations on more efficient processes for plan examination, inspections, or certification of occupancy.

REMOTE WORK

This position may be eligible for remote work up to 2 days per week, pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
1. A baccalaureate degree in civil or mechanical engineering from an accredited college or university and either (a) one year of full-time satisfactory experience in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, or architectural work in building design or building construction or (b) a master’s degree in civil or mechanical engineering from an accredited college or university; or
2. A baccalaureate degree in civil or mechanical engineering technology from an accredited college or university and two years of full-time engineering or architectural work in building design or building construction; or
3. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and a master’s degree in civil or mechanical engineering from an accredited college or university, plus one year of full-time satisfactory experience in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, or architectural work in building design or building construction; or
4. A Bachelor of Architecture or a Master of Architecture from an accredited college or university, both of which are first professional degrees in architecture (please note that a baccalaureate degree in architecture awarded after a four year program does not qualify); or
5. A Bachelor of Science degree in architecture that is the first four years of a five year first professional degree program in architecture, and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, or architectural work in building design or building construction; or
6. A baccalaureate degree in architectural technology from an accredited college or university and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, or architectural work in building design or building construction.

Only permanent Assistant Plan Examiners (Buildings), applicants who are reachable on the Assistant Plan Examiner (Buildings) open competitive list, applicants who passed the most recent Assistant Plan Examiner (Buildings) open competitive exam, and applicants as indicated below will be considered.

Candidates who are permanent in comparable civil service titles may be considered for title change under rule 6.1.9 of the Personnel Rules and Regulations of the City of New York.

If you permanent or reachable on the open competitive list of the following comparable civil service titles, you may be considered under that title: Assistant Architect, Assistant Civil Engineer, and Assistant Mechanical Engineer.

If you are serving in Inspector (Construction), you may be considered under that title.

1. A baccalaureate degree in civil engineering from an accredited college or university and either (a) one year of full-time satisfactory experience in civil engineering work in building design or building construction or (b) a master’s degree in civil engineering from an accredited college or university; or

2.A combination of a baccalaureate degree in civil engineering technology from an accredited college or university and either (a) two years of full-time engineering work in building design or building construction or (b) a master’s degree in civil engineering from an accredited college or university, plus one year of full-time satisfactory experience in civil engineering work in building design or building construction; or

3. A Bachelor of Architecture or a Master of Architecture from an accredited college or university, both of which are first professional degrees in architecture (please note that a baccalaureate degree in architecture awarded after a four year program does not qualify); or

4.A Bachelor of Science degree in architecture that is the first four years of a five year first professional degree program in architecture, or a Bachelor of Science degree in architectural technology from an accredited college or university and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in architectural work in building design or building construction.

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