Field Inspector, Construction Services for the Division of Building and Land Development Services

Job Description

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, the Environmental Planning Unit, the Policy Unit, and the Program Management Unit.

Your Impact:

As Field Inspector, you will oversee and monitor the construction activities for projects that are HPD financed projects as part of the Mayor’s Housing New York plan and ensure construction quality and safety at HPD-financed sites.
Your Role:

The ideal candidate should have a background in Architecture, Construction Management, or related field, and possess a thorough understanding and strong knowledge base of New York City building and construction codes, as well as Federal, State, and City housing codes and regulations, along with experience in methods and standards for preservation of multi-family housing.

Your Responsibilities:

- With minimal supervision, perform field work and assist in monitoring the construction progress of multiple projects simultaneously and assure work is completed in a cost-effective and timely manner, and in accordance with the approved contract documents and all applicable City, State, and Federal design and construction codes and regulations.

- With minimal supervision, responsible for performing construction management work and overseeing or assisting in the oversight of the rehabilitation and/or new construction of multi-family projects located within the five boroughs of New York City.

- Knowledge of construction contracts and documents, scheduling, site safety, cost and controls.

- With minimal supervision, perform difficult technical work in determining the need for and feasibility of construction work and monitor private contractors/vendors carrying out new construction, rehabilitation, repairs, alterations, and/or structural maintenance work.

Preferred Skills
1. Excellent trade base knowledge and familiarity with New York City government and housing issues.
2. 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.
3. Ability to independently track and manage assigned building portfolios.
5. Five (5) years of construction supervision/monitoring experience for CPM II candidates.
6. Excellent writing, interpersonal, organizational, communication, leadership, and negotiation skills.
7. Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Excel, Powerpoint Teams and Word).
8. Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, coordinate multiple projects, and deal with complex construction issues.
9. Possess OSHA 30-hr Construction Safety Certification within the last 5 calendar years


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