Agency Description:

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and 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.

Your Team:

The Division of Building and Land Development Services (BLDS) leads the agency’s effort in providing architectural, engineering, cost valuation, environmental planning, and construction support services to the various divisions within HPD’s Office of Development. The Office of Development utilizes a public-private partnership model and provides loans, grants and/or incentives to assist in the finance of housing development projects that will benefit low- and moderate-income New Yorkers.

The Division of Building and Land Development Services is the largest division within the Office of Development with over 120 staff composed of seven units which include: the Bureau of New Construction Design Services, the Bureau of Preservation Design Services, the Bureau of Engineering, the Bureau of Construction Services, Environmental Planning Unit, the Policy Unit, and the Program Management Unit.

Your Impact:

As a Senior Program Manager for the Program Management Unit, you will provide research, coordination, and data management services for new construction and preservation projects through various phases of the project life cycle. You will also collaborate with BLDS senior management and the agency’s external partners to assure that our goals and processes are aligned, examine, and evaluate practices and procedures, and develop written protocols with emphasis on efficacy.

Your Role:

The ideal candidate should have a background in Affordable Housing Development, Public Policy/Administration, Urban Planning, Data Management, or related field. Technical professional experience and the ability to read architectural plans is preferred. S/he must possess strong management skills, be self-motivated, work effectively with others, and be able to work in a fast-paced environment, negotiate with diverse technical specialists, and apply sound judgment in technical matters.

Your Responsibilities:

- Conduct ongoing research for HPD’s new construction and preservation pipeline, identifying external requirements that may impact project milestones, and assisting coordination efforts with various agency partners, including city agencies, utility companies, and development teams, to assure timely progress of affordable housing projects.

- Prepare management reports highlighting project progress and status, to keep senior management informed, and identify and assist in clearing barriers to achieve significant milestones within target deadlines

- Develop metrics and perform data analytics utilizing multiple data sets to identify potential gaps in the project development process and improve inter-agency collaboration and data sharing with other city agencies.

- Assist in drafting and developing standards, policies, and procedures, to reinforce accountability of external partners and strengthen compliance with design and construction quality requirements.

- Maintain existing and/or develop new references and resources for effective program management and compliance, including policy manuals, flowcharts, FAQs, and training guides.

- Monitor and maintain project status in BLDS’s database system, including verifying the completeness and accuracy of document submissions, determining project readiness, and coordinating among the various units within BLDS and other HPD divisions to assure project deliverables are achieved in a timely manner.

- Organize, maintain, and circulate project documents, reports, and files to various units in the division.

- On behalf of the program management team, prepare evaluation reports, perform analyses and reviews program plans and performance.

Preferred skills

1. Highly organized, demonstrate the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines, and possess excellent communication and computer skills.
2. Excellent writing and analytical skills is highly preferred.
3. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, negotiate with diverse technical specialists, apply independent judgment in technical matters, take initiative, and work effectively with others.
4. Excellent writing, interpersonal, organizational, communication, leadership, and negotiation skills.
5. Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, coordinate multiple projects, and deal with complex construction issues.
6. Advanced proficiency in the operation of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office programs
7. A Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York may be required for certain assignments. If required, this license must be maintained for the duration of the assignment.
8. Candidate may be subject to a background investigation conducted by the New York City Department of Investigation.

A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school; or

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory full- time professional experience working in one or a combination of the following areas: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, labor relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management; or in a related area.

An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in "2" above.

A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and six years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in "2" above.

A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to “1”, “2”, “3”, or “4” above. College education may be substituted for professional experience at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a high school diploma.

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/.

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.

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.

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Senior Program Manager for the Division of Building and Land Development Services