Labor Compliance Officer, Labor Monitoring Unit

City of New York•New York City, NY

About The Position

HPD’s division of Economic Opportunity and Regulatory Compliance (EORC) promotes inclusion and economic opportunity while also enforcing legal requirements on existing projects. The Labor Monitoring Unit (LMU) is a department within EORC and monitors affordable housing construction projects to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local labor laws. LMU’s labor compliance officers analyze payroll records and make field visits to affordable housing construction sites to establish contact with laborers and mechanics in the course of performing investigations for wage theft and other labor law violations. Labor compliance officers are required to regularly make unannounced visits to construction sites, respond to tips, and investigate labor standards complaints. HPD is seeking a highly motivated individual to join LMU’s team of labor compliance officers. The selected candidate will monitor city-financed development projects subject to prevailing wage and other labor law requirements and/or projects subject to the agency’s Enhanced Review program.

Requirements

1. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and four years of satisfactory full-time experience in one or more of the fields of accounting, auditing, criminal justice administration and planning, forensic science, inspection, investigation, law enforcement, personnel administration, police science, or
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college; or
3. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above.
COMMUNITY COORDINATOR - 56058 Qualifications
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
2. High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in "1" above.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of labor law and/or prevailing wage laws and regulations and/or experience related to labor law enforcement
Strong organizational, written, and interpersonal communication skills, effective time management, detail-oriented
Comfortable working both individually and in group settings
Computer proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel and ability to learn computer systems and databases required
Experience in debt collection
Bilingual, Spanish speaking preferable.

Responsibilities

Monitoring labor law compliance on city-financed development projects subject to prevailing wage and other pay requirements
Analysis of payroll records to identify potential wage underpayments and other labor law violations
Conducting frequent unannounced visits to active construction sites and documenting observations
Interviewing laborers and mechanics both in person and by phone to assess labor conditions
Communicating with employers to gather payroll related information and provide labor law education
Performing complex calculations to determine restitution owed to underpaid workers on projects
Coordinating with internal and external partners to collect information to support enforcement action
Writing detailed reports to document monitoring and investigative activities

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