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Job Description

About the Agency:

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation (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 and Neighborhood Services is composed of seven 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 (EOD) and Division of Emergency Housing Services (EHS).

Your Impact:

The Director of Violation Administration/Admin Project Director NM will provide leadership and day-to-day management of administrative and professional staff working in the Administration Units (Dismissal, Mold, Pests). The Director will be expected to become an expert in New York State Labor Law Article 32, Local Law 61 of 2018, and Local law 55 of 2018. Under these new laws, there are new requirements for owners to remediate Mold and Pest conditions.

Your Role:

The Director of Violation Administration/Admin Project Director NM will report directly to Director of Operations and drive strategic planning for the administration and internal processes of the office including staffing and operational policies and procedures. The Director will be responsible for the development and expansion of the new administrative unit. The Director will be expected to work closely with the Borough Office Chiefs.

Your Responsibilities:

- Assist with the formulation of policies and operational implementation plans for unit, ensuring that the policy and implementation of the policies comply with all requirements as it pertains to Local Laws and procedures.

- Ensure that the growth of existing units to meet increased workload occur with gains and operational efficiency.

- Supervise and evaluate unit Supervisors and direct staff for Dismissal Requests, Mold, and Pest. Ensure that each unit meets its goals.

- Design and monitor productivity reports.

- Responsible for assigning and allocating staff to meet Division and Agency goals and priorities, and for providing information and reports as needed to other component parts of the agency, as well as to other City and government agencies.

- Develop management and other operational tools that help with effective and efficient workflow systems.

- Analyze key metrics and develop best practices to effectively implement current and new initiative.

- Produce written reports and internal memoranda that concisely present findings and recommendations.

Preferred Skills:

- Excellent Communication Skills.

- Strong Customer Service Focus.

- Computer and Windows applications Proficiency.

- Bilingual a Plus.

Note: Selected candidate may be required to work evenings and weekends.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROJECT DIRECTO - 9556A

Qualifications

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.

Additional Information

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.

Salary Min: $105,000.00

Salary Max: $105,000.00