Senior Engineering Auditor

City of New York • Queens, NY

15h • Onsite

About The Position

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is seeking a Senior Engineering Auditor to join its Asset & Capital Management (A&CM) Division. The A&CM Division oversees a significant capital program focused on delivering comprehensive repairs and modernizing NYCHA buildings. The Quality Assurance Vertical within A&CM, and specifically the Engineering Audit Department, performs independent reviews of payment requests for construction and construction-related work through field and desk audits. This role reports to the Deputy Engineering Audit Officer and requires a high degree of independent judgment and decision-making.

Requirements

• Six years of full-time paid experience as an architect, engineer, construction superintendent, mason, carpenter, plasterer, iron worker, and/or inspector of construction, one year of which must have been in a supervisory capacity.
• Four years of experience as described above, at least one year of which must have been in a supervisory capacity, plus two years of education in an accredited college or technical school in subjects directly related to construction, or education toward a baccalaureate degree in Engineering, Architecture, or Engineering Technology.
• At least one year of experience as described above, which must have been in a supervisory capacity, plus completion of an approved five year apprenticeship program in housing construction inspection.
• Completion of three years of apprenticeship in housing construction inspection plus either three years experience as described above, one year of which must have been in a supervisory capacity, or one year of experience as described above, which must have been in a supervisory capacity and two years of education as described above.
• Education and/or experience which is equivalent to the above qualifications.
• All candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in the first requirement, which must have been in a supervisory capacity.

Nice To Haves

• Candidates with permanent civil service status in the titles of Civil Engineer L2, Architect L2 and Construction Project Manager will also be considered.
• NYCHA employees applying for transfer, 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.
• Consideration for the 55-a Program is available for qualified persons with a disability.

Responsibilities

• Conduct reviews of very large and/or highly complex construction projects involving multiple contractors, trades, and payment structures.
• Perform field visits to physically evaluate the quality and progress of work to confirm that work performed is compliant with contract specifications and the contractors’ billed amounts are warranted.
• Identify defects in materials/workmanship and hazardous conditions.
• Audit documentation from contractors to ensure that sufficient supporting documentation and all required documents have been provided prior to the approval of payment requests.
• Schedule and attend meetings with stakeholders to resolve payment and change order related issues.

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: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree