Design Build Procurement Lead

City of New York • Long Island City, NY

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About The Position

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is the nation's oldest and largest public housing authority with more than 177,000 apartments, and responsibility for administering a citywide Section 8 leased housing program that serves over 150,000 additional tenants. NYCHA's mission is to provide quality housing for New Yorkers that is sustainable, inclusive, and safe, while fostering opportunities for economic mobility. NYCHA's Asset & Capital Management (A&CM) Division leads the Authority's capital, sustainability and resiliency programs that comprise a $6 billion capital projects portfolio - one of the largest in NY State - as well as range of activities related to property modernization and strategic asset management. A&CM aims to preserve and modernize NYCHA buildings and apartments through strategic portfolio planning, comprehensive design standards, innovative financing and project delivery models, strong partnership with NYCHA residents and other stakeholders, and effective program and project management of capital investments. The Division also positions NYCHA's housing portfolio for the future by piloting and scaling-up sustainable and resilient technologies and practices, improving residents' quality of life while enhancing building performance. The work culture of the Division is strongly customer service oriented, collaborative and delivery-focused. The Vendor and Contract Management team within the Strategic Services Department is seeking to hire a Design Build Procurement Led to manage end-to-end design-build procurement for NYCHA capital projects, from RFQ development through contract award and registration. The position ensures procurements are statutorily compliant, administratively defensible, and operationally aligned with NYCHA needs. Candidates should be strong communicators, effective project managers and be subject matter experts in public sector procurements and/or capital delivery. Ideal candidates will have experience working specifically on design-build projects and in or with a New York City government agency or authority.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of full-time satisfactory professional experience in purchasing, procurement, contract administration or a related field, at least eighteen months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity or supervising professional personnel performing duties in one or more of the above fields; or A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above.
• All candidates must have the eighteen months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience described in "1" above.
• Permanent civil service status in the title of Administrative Procurement Analyst to be considered.
• Candidates must have permanent civil service status in the title of Administrative Procurement Analyst to be considered.
• Strong communicators
• Effective project managers
• Subject matter experts in public sector procurements and/or capital delivery.
• Experience working specifically on design-build projects
• Experience in or with a New York City government agency or authority.

Nice To Haves

• Possession of an acceptable professional procurement certification may be substituted for up to one year of the experience described in "1" above.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of project specific procurement documents, particularly RFQs and RFPs, in partnership with Project Managers.
• Coordinate with Project Managers and technical subject matter experts to ensure design-build solicitations are right-sized and documents include clear performance requirements, an appropriately scaled basis of design, and evaluation criteria that are aligned with project risk and complexity.
• Ensure procurements are compliant with NYCHA Design-Build statute, HUD Form 5370, NYCHA Special Conditions, and city and federal procurement rules, as applicable.
• Ensure all necessary riders are attached to procurement documents.
• Establish procurement documentation standards that are auditable, protest-resilient and consistent across project delivery teams.
• Serve as procurement lead for internal reviews, audits, or legal inquiries.
• Manage the full evaluation lifecycle, including evaluation committee formation, training on evaluation protocols and conflicts, technical and price proposal reviews and compliance checks, and interviews, presentations and clarifications.
• Ensure evaluation outcomes are directly traceable to published criteria, properly memorialized and legally defensible against protests.
• Coordinate award approvals with A&CM stakeholders, procurement policy, NYCHA Legal, OMB/Comptroller/HUD as applicable.
• Manage post-selection activities, including negotiations, final contract assembly, and registration tracking.
• Ensure alignment with project management teams and DB oversight staff by ensuring procurement assumptions align with contract terms and that scope, alternates and pricing logic are clearly documented.
• Support issuance of Limited NTP or NTP, where applicable.
• Support additional procurements necessary for the design build process, such as the selection and onboarding of a Construction Management firm.

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: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees