Deputy Chief Asset & Capital Management Officer

City of New York • New York, NY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is seeking a Deputy Chief Asset & Capital Management Officer (CACMO) to support the CACMO in leadership, oversight, and day-to-day management of the Asset & Capital Management (A&CM) Division. This division manages a $5 billion capital projects portfolio, focusing on preservation, modernization, sustainability, and resiliency. The Deputy CACMO will act as a strategic partner, ensure alignment across leadership, manage high-priority requests, and lead initiatives to strengthen the division's effectiveness. The role requires a commitment to public service, affordable housing, and strong strategic, analytical, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills. Experience in leading operational change, public forums, and liaising with government partners is critical. Experience with capital investment strategy, project delivery, sustainability, resiliency, architecture, and engineering is preferable.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four (4) years of satisfactory, responsible, full-time experience in a large government agency or business firm with programs in the field of housing, real estate/management, housing construction, engineering or a related field.
• At least eighteen (18) months of the experience must have been in a responsible administrative, consultative, managerial or executive capacity.
• Strong sense of commitment to public service and affordable housing.
• Strong orientation towards building trust with members of the public and advocates as well as staff.
• Excellent strategic, analytical, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated experience successfully leading major operational change initiatives.
• Ability to effectively represent NYCHA in public forums and liaise with government partners and other stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with capital investment strategy and project delivery.
• Experience with sustainability and resiliency.
• Experience with architecture and engineering.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a thought partner to the CACMO on strategic issues and division-wide strategies, priorities, and performance management.
• Join meetings and touchpoints with executives and senior staff, ensuring effective agenda-setting, preparation, and follow-up.
• Prepare outputs or briefing materials to support effective engagement within or on behalf of the Division, and represent A&CM and the CACMO in key meetings and on major issues.
• Address high-priority requests and urgent coordination needs, working closely with senior staff within AC&M Divisions, across NYCHA, and externally.
• Manage internal, NYCHA-wide, and external communication from the Office of the CACMO, maintaining touchpoints with staff, community groups, elected officials, and interagency partners.
• Identify and coordinate implementation of policy, procedural, and systems improvements in AC&M departments and cross-divisionally.
• Manage the Office of the CACMO (i.e., staff, activities) and directly oversee specific staff.

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 (NYCERS)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive