Construction Field Supervisor

Overview

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) mission is to provide quality housing for New Yorkers that is sustainable, inclusive, and safe, while fostering opportunities for economic mobility. NYCHA is the nation’s largest public housing authority, with an operating budget of $3.3 billion and approximately 10,600 employees who manage and maintain 326 developments that house over 400,000 residents. NYCHA also operates the country’s largest Section 8 program, providing rental assistance to over 200,000 additional families.

NYCHA’s Asset & Capital Management (A&CM) Division integrates development, modernization, and asset management work across Real Estate Development, Capital Projects, and Comprehensive Modernization departments. The division oversees a $4.5 billion capital program and a historic real‑estate transaction portfolio, delivering comprehensive repairs through innovative financing, data‑driven planning, and cost‑effective project delivery.

The Capital Programs team within A&CM manages over 500 active construction projects at any given time, ranging from $100,000 to $500 million, including renovations, modernizations, interior and exterior upgrades, site security, and grounds work.

Responsibilities

• Supervise activities of Construction Field Inspectors; monitor overtime; train and mentor assigned staff.
• Review daily reports from Construction Field Inspectors and ensure proper escalation to the responsible Project Management staff.
• Prepare weekly project status reports and submit to the responsible Project Management staff.
• Perform constructability reviews at various design stages.
• Participate in pre‑bid and pre‑construction meetings as needed.
• Assist the project management team to provide clear, concise, and timely responses to contractor‑related matters.
• Visit multiple construction sites to review work status; attend job progress meetings as needed.
• Review and recommend action on contractor requests for time extensions.
• Assist with review of actionable documents such as Requests for Information, submittals (shop drawings, material samples, etc.), schedule of values, and evaluate and recommend validity of potential change orders, progress reports, and schedules.
• Review and approve contractor payment requisitions.
• Ensure Field Inspectors maintain accurate, complete, and current project records and update the project management system accordingly.
• Ensure Field Inspectors verify that contractors sign the development log book and that daily sign‑in sheets are completed.
• Assist in the preparation of punch lists.
• Maintain familiarity with applicable building codes and governmental regulations.
• Serve as NYCHA’s representative in filing complaints with the Police Department or other agencies in the event of unlawful activity on a construction site.
• Audit Construction Management (CM) vendors to ensure compliance with NYCHA construction management standards of practice; file CM audit reports, follow up on non‑compliances, and submit to the responsible Project Management staff.
• Spot‑check CM administrative work product and escalate non‑conformances to the responsible Project Management staff.

Minimum Qualifications

• A four‑year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, plus one of the following:
• Four years of full‑time satisfactory experience in the installation, repair, and/or inspection of mechanical equipment (heating, ventilation, air conditioning, elevators, and/or plumbing) in buildings, facilities, structures, or grounds, with at least two years in a building or facility of at least 100,000 sq ft or a collection of buildings of at least three stories each totaling at least 100,000 sq ft.
• A satisfactory combination of education and experience equivalent to the four years of experience described above.
• A college education leading to a baccalaureate degree in engineering or engineering technology may substitute for the required experience on the basis of 5 semester credits for two months of experience, provided the candidate still has at least two years of the required experience in a qualifying building or facility.

Preferred Skills

• Three (3) years of experience supervising construction field staff.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Substantial proficiency with project management software and Microsoft Office products.
• Strong organizational abilities and capacity to manage multiple assignments.
• Experience analyzing and negotiating resolution of construction project disputes.
• Expert knowledge of Local Law 11, brick/roof work, and exterior façade assessments.
• Expert knowledge of construction site safety.

Benefits

• Choice of medical coverage plans.
• Deferred compensation plans.
• Defined pension benefit plan as a member of the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS).

Pay

$95,000.00 – $105,000.00 per year.

Additional Information

• Candidates must have permanent civil service status in the title of Supervisor of Mechanical Installations & Maintenance to be considered.
• This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55‑a Program; indicate interest in the cover letter.
• Inter‑agency transfers into NYCHA of those permanent in the title are not permitted if an active promotion list exists; preference is given to the same title.
• Candidates with permanent civil service status in the title of Construction Project Manager L3, Supervisor of Electrical Installations and Maintenance, or Associate Inspector (Housing Construction) will also be considered.
• NYCHA employees applying for transfer, promotional, title, or level change opportunities must have served one year at the current location and in the current title/level.
• NYCHA residents are encouraged to apply.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness and state repayment assistance programs may be available to prospective City of New York employees.
• There are no residency requirements for this position.