1. Serve as Technical Resource Advisor for Electrical Operations; oversee all electrical work performed by NYCHA Electricians in accordance with the NYC Electrical Code.
2. Coordinate with external agencies and utilities to maintain and restore electrical services at NYCHA properties and facilities.
3. Review plans, contracts and documents pertaining to NYCHAs electrical systems; make comments as needed. .
4. Respond to electrical outages at NYCHA properties in all five boroughs; supervise the installation and operation of NYCHA owned generators in response to electrical outages.
5. Estimate job requirements and specifications; perform field surveys and work with borough management staff to abate emergencies; perform routine repairs at NYCHA developments and facilities.
6. Manage work of Electricians and Electrician's Helpers and other staff in the altering, repairing and maintaining appliances, equipment and wiring circuits in electrical installations for light, heat and power in buildings and structures.
7. Oversee the procurement of materials, parts, equipment and tools relating to electrical work at NYCHA properties.
8. Perform administrative duties.

Note: Successful candidate will be nominated to the NYC Department of Buildings to act as the Agency's "Special License Holder".

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, click on the link below:

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/downloads/pdf/psb/100_1.pdf


Additional Information:
1. Appointment to this position and the assigned salary differential will be contingent on candidate being awarded the NYC DOB Special Agency Electrical License.
2. This position is open on a direct transfer (lateral) basis and for promotional opportunity.
3. NYCHA employees applying for transfer, 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).

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

1. Six years of full-time satisfactory experience as an electrician acquired within the last fifteen years, at least one year of which must have been in a supervisory capacity; or
2. At least four years of experience as described in "1" above, plus sufficient satisfactory experience as an electrician's helper or apprentice electrician or training in the electrical field acquired in an approved trade, technical or vocational high school to make up the equivalent of the remaining experience. Six months of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of such helper experience, apprentice training or training in the electrical field. However, all candidates must have had at least one year of full-time satisfactory experience as a supervising electrician acquired within the last fifteen years.
License Requirements
A Motor Vehicle Driver license valid in the State of New York.
All licenses must be maintained for the duration of employment.

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.