The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is the nation’s oldest and largest public housing authority with more than 168,000 apartments and over 370,000 residents. NYCHA’s mission is to provide quality housing for New Yorkers that is sustainable, inclusive, and safe, while fostering opportunities for economic mobility. NYCHA also administers a citywide Section 8 leased housing program that serves over 200,000 tenants. Since the 2019 Agreement between NYCHA, the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), and the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (SDNY), NYCHA has been working under a Federal Monitor structure. The HUD Agreement sets the requirement to create a new Organizational Plan in collaboration with the Federal Monitor and sets forth various compliance related targets for NYCHA across major operational areas including Lead, Mold, Heat, Elevators, Pest, Waste Management, and Inspections.

Under general supervision of the Skilled Trade Strategic Advisor, the Project Manager responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Work closely with the Skilled Trade Strategic Advisor to manage day-to-day skilled trades related operations.
2. Draft and disseminate information regarding skilled trades and any additional projects being worked on by the EVP’s office.
3. Review schedules, reports and orders prepared by consultants, contractors and agencies to assure conformance with project completion dates.
4. Assist in formulating project needs, options, and consequences, assuring that functional requirements are adequately articulated and that proposed projects fulfill these requirements.
5. Execute projects that require utmost confidentiality and/or urgency for the Authority.
6. Check work performance and prepare management reports which stress significant problems.
7. Assist in managing top priority initiatives that require multiple departments and levels.
8. Track, follow up and resolve challenges impacting skilled trade and their supervisors.
9. Resolve problems that arise in meeting schedules and costs.
10. Check work performance and prepare management reports which stress significant problems.
11. Any other managerial tasks as required.

Additional Information
1. Due to the existence of a civil service list, candidates must have permanent civil service status in the title of Project Manager to be considered.
2. 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).
3. INTERAGENCY TRANSFERS INTO NYCHA OF THOSE PERMANENT IN TITLE ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE FACE OF AN ACTIVE AND VIABLE NYCHA PROMOTION LIST OR
PREFERRED IS FOR THE SAME TITLE.

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, click on the link below:
https://bit.ly/55aProgram

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

1.A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural technology, construction, construction management, construction technology, sustainable design, urban planning, urban studies, city planning, transportation planning, business administration, or public administration, and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, for engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects; or
2. A four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of experience as described in "1" above; or
3. A four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent plus any combination of the experience and/or college education as described in "1" above to make up the equivalent of five years of education and experience. One year of credit will be given for each 30 semester credits of college education leading to a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural technology, construction, construction management, construction technology, sustainable design, urban planning, urban studies, city planning, transportation planning, business administration, or public administration.

1. Experience with public housing. 2. Ability to work under strict deadlines and handle multiple assignments simultaneously. 3. Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills. 4. Working Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Maximo,

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.