Deputy Director, MEP Services, Construction Services For The Division Of Building And Land Development Services

Mechanical Engineer - 20415

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. The Office of Development (OOD) leads the agency's effort to create and preserve affordable housing in collaboration with other HPD offices as well as other city, state and federal agencies. The Division of Building and Land Development Services leads the agency's effort in providing architectural, engineering, cost valuation, environmental planning, and construction support services to the various divisions within OOD.

Under the supervision of the Executive Director of the Bureau of Engineering, the Deputy Director will be responsible for reviewing, and overseeing the MEP unit responsible for reviewing, the design and monitoring the installation of mechanical systems for both newly constructed and rehabilitated multi-family buildings. This role also involves coordination with internal and external stakeholders to address complex conditions in existing buildings and support effective project delivery.

The ideal candidates should have a background in Construction Management with a specialization in the installation of mechanical systems including elevator systems and possess a thorough understanding of design and construction means and methods for multi-family housing in New York City.

Your responsibilities include supervising the MEP Unit and undertaking the review of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and sprinkler plans and contract documents, assuring compliance with industry design standards and pertinent codes, attending design consultations with internal and external stakeholders and providing technical MEP feedback on proposed design and scope of work, conducting field surveys and inspections of existing mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and sprinkler systems, monitoring the installation of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and sprinkler systems during the construction/alteration of multi-family buildings to ensure conformance of work to approved plans, contract specifications, industry standards and pertinent codes, and timely adherence to the proposed construction schedule.

Preferred skills include candidates with supervisory experience, thorough knowledge of all aspects of Engineering, including HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, and Sprinkler systems including experience with existing, legacy and electrified building systems to provide technically sound recommendations and determinations, experience in review of plans and contract documents for mechanical, plumbing, fire alarm, and sprinkler systems for multi-family housing, proficiency in AutoCAD and Microsoft Suite, ability to read and understand drawings/plans, scopes of work, and specifications, experience in conducting MEP inspections at construction job sites for new and existing buildings, ability to negotiate with diverse technical specialists, ability to work independently, apply independent judgment in technical matters, take initiative, and work effectively with others, excellent mathematical, technical, writing, verbal, analytical, and organizational skills, demonstrated ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, coordinate multiple projects in a timely manner, and deal with sensitive, complex issues that may arise.

Qualification requirements include a valid New York State Professional Engineers License and four years of full-time experience in mechanical engineering. A master's degree in mechanical engineering from an accredited college will be accepted as equivalent to one year of the full-time experience in mechanical engineering.