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City of New York · 1 day ago

Senior Expeditor and DOB Liaison

Queens, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$133K/yr - $140K/yr

6+ years exp

The City of New York is seeking a Senior Expeditor and DOB Liaison for the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), the nation’s oldest and largest public housing authority. The role involves coordinating with governmental agencies regarding NYCHA's capital projects, ensuring compliance with regulations, and facilitating approvals and violation resolutions with the Department of Buildings and other agencies.

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Responsibilities

Collaborate with NYCHA’s professional and technical staff assigned to address the regulatory activities involved with obtaining approvals, sign offs, and violation resolution for NYCHA capital projects and NYCHA properties. Act as agency liaison to DOB which includes physical presence at DOB at least two days per week

Provide consulting and advisory services for NYCHA staff from A&CM and other NYCHA Divisions to help clear existing violations, close open applications, provide Code compliance advice and Code interpretation, provide expediting services to file new projects, and devise strategies for obtaining approvals from all relevant AHJs

Provide accurate record keeping of the Senior Expeditor / DOB Liaison’s own work, utilizing both existing NYCHA software platforms as well as self-created documentation to track the progress of the work. Collect and track key performance metrics to measure the performance of Senior Expeditor / DOB Liaison’s work, and when appropriate, recommend new policies and procedures to improve performance of the work

Coordinate with the Director of Architecture Services and Oversight and other NYCHA Departments to communicate progress of the work. Establish schedules and deadlines for the work in collaboration with the Director of Architecture Services and Oversight and leaders of other departments who might rely on the services provided by the Senior Expeditor / DOB Liaison’s. Review, with the support of the Director of Architecture Services and Oversight, work progress and manage resources accordingly

Act as liaison to senior level staff at the Department of Buildings and other agencies having jurisdiction to proactively solve issues that need to be elevated above the AES studio staff level

Effectively communicate and work within the Department of Buildings to advise DOB and NYCHA staff on project status and prioritize issues for escalation and resolution

Undertake site visits as needed to observe existing conditions of projects

Participate in design reviews of AES projects to ensure Code conformance of design documents. Review and ensure resolution of Code compliance issues, assist in obtaining approvals from agencies having jurisdiction over capital projects, meet as necessary with NYC DOB plan examiners, inspectors, and staff members from other regulatory bodies to help expedite approvals and sign offs of NYCHA project applications, and provide other assistance as required to further the work A&CM

Organize project meetings for staff, and when necessary, outside agencies to resolve problems

Advise the Applicant of Record for NYCHA capital projects concerning the best strategies to use to obtain timely approvals from regulatory agencies

Represent the Department of Architecture and Engineering Services at interdepartmental meetings

Qualification

New York State Architect RegistrationArchitectural Work ExperienceBuilding Code KnowledgeRegulatory ComplianceCommunication SkillsOrganizational SkillsProject Management

Required

A valid New York State Registration as an Architect is required

Candidates must have six (6) years of full-time paid experience in architectural work

At least two (2) years of experience must have been as an administrative architect

Benefits

NYCHA 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).