Asbestos Abatement Project Supervisor

City of New York • New York, NY

8h • $83,743 - $104,570 • Onsite

About The Position

The Construction Project Manager Level 3 / Asbestos Project Supervisor will report directly to the Director of the Asbestos Department in the Healthy Homes Department. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, overseeing NYCHA’s asbestos vendor abatement activities to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local asbestos regulations, including NYC DEP, NYS DOL, OSHA/EPA requirements, and NYCHA project requirements. This role involves planning, managing, and implementing daily asbestos abatement project schedules, and liaising between Property Management staff, Asbestos Department staff, vendors, and consultants across citywide developments to ensure successful scheduling, access, and completion of required asbestos abatement projects. The position also requires managing Maximo work orders daily for work scheduled for NYCHA, ensuring projects are scheduled in a timely manner, performed in compliance with applicable regulatory, safety, contract, and project requirements, and Property Management is updated upon completion of the work. Additionally, the role involves preparing field reports and presentations, reviewing daily reports from Field Inspectors and ensuring proper escalation to the Asbestos Leadership team, preparing weekly project status reports, and ensuring that Field Inspectors maintain accurate, complete, and current project records and update the project management system accordingly. Maintaining familiarity with applicable building codes, asbestos regulations, and governmental requirements is also a key responsibility.

Requirements

• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and five years of full-time satisfactory experience managing and/or inspecting one or more construction projects which must have a total cost of at least $300,000 for each of the five years of the required experience; or
• One year of the experience as described in “1” above and a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U. S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, architectural technology, landscape architecture, construction, construction technology, or construction management; or
• One year of the experience as described in “1” above and a valid license as a professional engineer, registered architect, or registered landscape architect, issued by a board of examining engineers, architects, or landscape architects duly established and qualified pursuant to the laws of any state or territory of the United States; or
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and a combination of at least two years of experience as described in “1” above and the education as described in “2” above to equal a total of five years of education and experience. Matriculation in an undergraduate college degree program as described in “2” above may be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 semester credits for one year of satisfactory full-time experience up to a maximum of three years of experience.
• Candidates must specify for each construction project they worked on: a description of the construction project, the time period they worked on the construction project, and the type of work they performed. Candidates must also specify the money allotted for the project.
• A motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York. If you have moving violations, license suspension or an accident record, you may be disqualified. This license must be maintained for the duration of your employment.
• For Assignment to Level III, in addition to meeting the Qualification Requirements for Construction Project Manager, candidates must have two additional years of satisfactory full-time experience working in Construction Project Manager Assignment Level I and II; or two additional years of satisfactory full-time experience as described in question "1" above and possess a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York which must be maintained for the duration of employment noting that if you have moving violations, license suspension or an accident record, you may be disqualified.

Nice To Haves

• NYCHA employees applying for promotional, title or level change opportunities must have served a period of one year at current location and in current title and level (if applicable).
• NYCHA residents are encouraged to apply.
• Applicants (candidates) that did not take and pass the civil service exam for the Construction Project Manager title on 03/25/25 will potentially not be considered; likewise, applicants not reachable on the established civil service list will potentially be in jeopardy of being replaced with an eligible civil service candidate.
• If this appointment is made on a provisional basis pursuant to 65 of the NYS Civil Service Law, no tenure or permanence accrues to an incumbent in this position by virtue of such appointment.
• Qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program should indicate in their cover letter that they would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a Program.

Responsibilities

• Oversee NYCHA’s asbestos vendor abatement activities to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local asbestos regulations, including NYC DEP, NYS DOL, OSHA/EPA requirements, and NYCHA project requirements.
• Plan, manage, and implement daily asbestos abatement project schedules.
• Liaise between Property Management staff, Asbestos Department staff, vendors, and consultants across citywide developments to ensure successful scheduling, access, and completion of required asbestos abatement projects.
• Manage Maximo work orders daily for work scheduled for NYCHA.
• Ensure asbestos abatement projects are scheduled in a timely manner, performed in compliance with applicable regulatory, safety, contract, and project requirements, and Property Management is updated upon completion of the work.
• Prepare field reports and presentations assigned.
• Review daily reports from Field Inspectors and ensure proper escalation to the Asbestos Leadership team.
• Prepare weekly project status reports and submit them to the responsible Asbestos Leadership.
• Ensure that Field Inspectors maintain accurate, complete, and current project records and update the project management system accordingly.
• Maintain familiarity with applicable building codes, asbestos regulations, and governmental requirements.

Benefits

• A choice of medical coverage plans
• Deferred compensation plans
• A defined pension benefit plan as a member of the New York City Employees' Retirement System

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED