Supervising HQE Inspector - New York City, NY : Job Details

About the Agency:

The NYC Department Housing Preservation & Development (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.

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Your Team:

The Division of Budget and Program Operations (BPO) within the Office of Housing Access and Stability provides support services to the Division of Housing Opportunity, Division of Tenant and Owner Resources, the Division of Housing Stability, and the Division of Policy and Program Innovation. BPO assists with monitoring and supporting program budgeting and planning, including both staffing and procurement support. The Division also manage the Housing Quality Enforcement and related inspection functions for the Office. In addition, the BPO team coordinates technology initiatives and analytics across the Office in coordination with key technology stakeholders across the agency, providing support on key systems to internal and external stakeholders.

HPD and NYCHA are both designated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ) as Public Housing Authorities ( PHAs ) for purposes of administering the federal Housing Choice Voucher ( HCV ) program in the City of New York. NYCHA received approval from HUD to convert certain public housing units to the tenant-based assistance Housing Choice Voucher Program (the Non-Public Housing Units ) which are located in twenty-one (21) State and City-Aided Developments. For the PHA-owned units receiving assistance under the tenant-based HCV Program, the PHA must obtain the services of a HUD approved independent entity to perform certain PHA functions for such PHA-owned units including Housing Quality Standard ( HQS ) inspections; HPD is a separate entity that has expertise in performing Section 8 HQS inspections and NYCHA has obtained HUD's approval for HPD's role in performing such HQS Inspection Services in NYCHA's Non-Public Housing Units.

Your Impact:

A Supervising Housing Quality Enforcement Inspector in the Division of Budget and Program Operations (DBPO) manages, coordinates and supervises the inspections to dwellings that have been converted to public housing units. Monitors and supervises HQE inspectors who conduct Vacant, Initials and Biennial inspections for non-public housing units utilizing NYCHA's electronic handheld equipment. A Supervising HQE Inspector plans, directs and coordinates the activities of a unit of HQE inspectors engaged in determining the assessment of the various supplies, materials and products used to ensure adherence to inspections according to HUD rules and regulations.

Your Role:

* Supervise and train inspectors performing inspections independently as to the condition of the dwelling

* Supervise and manage a team of inspectors conducting sixteen (16) inspections per day provided that NYCHA schedules the day's inspections for each inspector in a single development or neighborhood

* Supervise, coordinate and track the collection of all data from the inspectors in order to enter information into Elite Data System

* Ensure the inspectors have the tools, equipment and uniforms needed to perform inspections

* Responsible for ordering supplies for inspectors, including materials, tools, electronic handheld equipment from NYCHA and any other tool and equipment needed.

* Communicating with Director if any issues arise in order to resolve them in a timely manner

* Responsible for allocating city vehicles to inspectors and managing the Vehicle fleet, ensuring cars are being maintained and fueled

* Responsible for the overall management of the city/state MOU and the PACT MOU that HPD and NYCHA executed

* Responsible for tracking and allocating all expenses associated with the two NYCHA MOUs and coordinating with Fiscal and other departments to create the quarterly billing invoice to be sent to NYCHA

* May be required to assist with inspection related projects for HPD's DTR including but not limited to special projects such as bedroom verification inspections, data entry, coordination with BLDS and Code Enforcement

* May be required to attend meetings

* May be required to work evenings and weekends and perform inspections, if necessary

Preferred skills

* Computer knowledge

* Possess Interpersonal Skills

* Knowledge of rental subsidies or Section 8 subsidy preferred

* Bilingual a plus

Minimum Qualifications

1. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department

of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and three years of full-time satisfactory

experience in:

(a) the building trades as a journeyperson or helper, or as a maintenance mechanic

performing repairs to building hardware and equipment; or

(b) the inspection of repairs to buildings; or

(c) monitoring contractors performing building repairs for compliance with contract

specifications; or

2. An associate degree from an accredited college or university, and two years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in 1 above; or

3. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, and one year of full-time satisfactory experience as described in 1 above; or

4. A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to 1 , 2 or 3 above.

College credits obtained from an accredited college or university, may be substituted for experience on the basis of 60 college semester credits for one year of full-time

experience. However, all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its

educational equivalent and one year of full-time satisfactory experience as described in 1 above.

55a Program

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.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

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

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

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.