Issuer for the Emergency Operations and Enhanced Enforcement Division (EOD) Procurement Unit (Small Purchase)

About the Agency:

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation (HPD) promotes quality and affordability in the citys housing and diversity and strength in the citys neighborhoods because every New Yorker deserves a safe affordable place to live in a neighborhood they love.

We maintain building and resident safety and health.
We create opportunities for New Yorkers through housing affordability.
We engage New Yorkers to build and sustain neighborhood strength and diversity.

HPD is entrusted with fulfilling these objectives through the goals and strategies of Housing Our Neighbors: A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness Mayor Adams comprehensive housing framework. To support this important work the administration has committed $5 billion in new capital funding bringing the 10year planned investment in housing to $22 billion the largest in the citys history. This investment coupled with a commitment to reduce administrative and regulatory barriers is a multipronged strategy to tackle New York Citys complex housing crisis by addressing homelessness and housing instability promoting economic stability and mobility increasing homeownership opportunities improving health and safety and increasing opportunities for equitable growth.


Your Team:

The Office of Enforcement and Neighborhood Services (OENS) leads the agencys effort to work closely with other HPD divisions and outside community partners to identify buildings in distress assess and develop appropriate strategies to address those properties and work closely with responsible owners to develop a plan to improve conditions and return buildings to firm financial footing and physical health. OENS uses enforcement tools within its Division of Code Enforcement Housing Litigation Division Emergency Operations and Enhanced Enforcement and the Division of Neighborhood Preservation to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory obligations.

The Office of Enforcement and Neighborhood Services is composed of six divisions: Data Management & Technology (DMT) Division of Neighborhood Preservation (DNP) Administration & Internal Compliance (AIC) Housing Litigation Division (HLD) Division of Code Enforcement (DCE) and Emergency Operations and Enhanced Enforcement Division (EOD).

Your Impact:

Under the general direction of the Director of the Procurement Unit and/or the supervisor within that unit within the Emergency Operations Division (EOD) the successful candidate will exercise independent initiative and judgment performing various tasks involved in the preparation solicitation award registration renewal & modification of construction and services Contracts necessary for HPD to implement its community development programs. All work is performed in accordance with agency city state and federal requirements and procedures including those of the Procurement Policy Board and the Mayors Office of Contracts.




Your Role:

You will perform as a Community Associate/Issuer in the Emergency Operations and Enhanced Enforcement Division (EOD) Procurement Unit (Small Purchase). The selected candidate will be responsible for but not be limited to the following:
Your Responsibilities:

Under supervision performs moderately difficult and responsible clerical work.
Under supervision solicit bids for construction work related to building maintenance.
Under direction prepare bid packages for final approval printing reports and informs the winning vendor.
Create and maintain procurement bid packages and other miscellaneous paperwork.
Make and answer phone calls and take messages from vendors and site office related to work.
Manage a portfolio of contract actions multitasking to keep them all moving along.
Primary focus will be on processing small purchase awards for registration utilizing the FMS 510 procurement method registering such awards utilizing requisitions (RQC1s) and contracts (CT1s).
Serve as the point of contact for vendors being considered for contract award or renewal or whose contract is being amended or modified.
Serve as the point of contact for Agency personnel involved with contract actions providing authoritative interpretation of complex problems and technical assistance and training to subordinate staff in techniques of program implementation and management where necessary.
Request receive and evaluate information and documents required for the contract action. Address inconsistencies and errors directly and escalate their handling when necessary.
Prepare letters and memoranda forms and submission packages.
Utilize PASSPort and FMS information systems as well as various webbased resources to retrieve data and to enter contract actions for subsequent registration.
Access and maintain unit files.
Address various obstacles delaying the registration of actions and escalate their handling when necessary.

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATE 56057

Qualifications :

Qualification Requirements
1. High school graduation or equivalent and three years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to duties described above; or
2. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to 1 above.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime