The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is the nation’s oldest and largest public housing authority with more than 177,000 apartments, and responsibility for administering a citywide Section 8 leased housing program that serves over 150,000 additional tenants. NYCHA’s mission is to provide quality housing for New Yorkers that is sustainable, inclusive, and safe, while fostering opportunities for economic mobility.
NYCHA’s Asset & Capital Management (A&CM) Division leads the Authority’s capital, sustainability and resiliency programs that comprise a $6 billion capital projects portfolio – one of the largest in NY State – as well as a range of activities related to property modernization and strategic asset management. A&CM aims to preserve and modernize NYCHA buildings and apartments through strategic portfolio planning, comprehensive design standards, innovative financing and project delivery models, strong partnership with NYCHA residents and other stakeholders, and effective program and project management of capital investments. The Division also positions NYCHA’s housing portfolio for the future by piloting and scaling-up sustainable and resilient technologies and practices, improving residents’ quality of life while enhancing building performance. The work culture of the Division is strongly customer service oriented, collaborative and delivery-focused.
The Comprehensive Modernization Program is a new initiative to implement integrated, comprehensive renovations spanning multiple building systems, building interiors and exteriors, and site and grounds improvements, at NYCHA developments. This approach is expected to allow developments to be renovated more quickly, at a higher quality, and with better value for money, while also holistically addressing all compliance requirements and the broader needs of residents and community partners.
Comprehensive Modernization is seeking to hire a Senior Advisor to directly perform critical interface components of the program with other departments of NYCHA. Reporting directly to the Vice President, this position will have a very wide latitude for independent initiative, judgment, action, collaboration, and decision making and will plan, coordinate, troubleshoot, and implement activities needed during the life of a modernization project where needed with other departments of NYCHA, including but not limited to Property Management Operations and Operations Support Services departments. The Senior Advisor will coordinate with these and other departments across NYCHA and work closely with various stakeholders, including government agencies and contractors. This interface with the other departments of NYCHA is a critical part of Comprehensive Modernization delivering a modernized project that can transition seamlessly from construction completion back to operating under property management.
The ideal candidate will bring expertise and lessons learned from property management operations, construction management, or managing the transition from construction completion to operations, preferably similar to those undertaken by NYCHA, coupled with strong initiative, leadership, organization, communication, and collaboration skills.
Key day-to-day responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:
Key Competencies
Demonstrated track record of facilitating large-scale organizational initiatives with a focus on project management, stakeholder buy-in, cross-functional teaming, process streamlining and efficiency improvements, and resource optimization.
TO §65 OF THE NYS CIVIL SERVICE LAW, NO TENURE OR PERMANENCE ACCRUES TO AN INCUMBENT IN THIS POSITION BY VIRTUE OF SUCH APPOINTMENT.
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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).
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residents are encouraged to apply.
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provides benefits that include a choice of medical coverage plans, deferred compensation plans and a defined pension benefit plan as a member of the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS).
Please read this posting carefully to make certain you meet the minimum qualification requirements before applying to this position.
To be acceptable, experience in property management must have included both renting and operating the managed properties. Experience in renting must have included interviewing prospective tenants, qualifying tenants' income and background, and/or assuring that vacancies are ready for occupancy. Experience in operating must have included overseeing maintenance and repair of building operating systems, and overseeing staff to assure that necessary work is properly completed.
To be acceptable, experience in site management must have included on-site rental and maintenance of buildings.
To be acceptable, experience in relocation must have included negotiation with tenants to surrender leases for cash consideration or for an alternative site, and determining tenant eligibility for benefits.
NYCHA has no residency requirements.
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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).
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residents are encouraged to apply.
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provides benefits that include a choice of medical coverage plans, deferred compensation plans and a defined pension benefit plan as a member of the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS).