Procurement Analyst

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 a 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.

strategic services comprises five diverse teams who provide key business services and drive operational excellence across a&cm. Core functions of strategic services include: leading capital planning and financial administration including cost estimating for capital projects; supporting business departments to apply best-practice project management and project controls frameworks; enabling strategic vendor and contract management services; providing business intelligence services across the division to ensure data-driven management and decision-making;

and, supporting business operations through supporting human resources management and logistics administration.

the a&cm division’s vendor & contract management department seeks a contract & procurement analyst. Reporting directly to the deputy director for contract management, the contract & procurement analyst performs complex professional, analytical, and administrative work supporting the full lifecycle of procurement and contract administration activities for a&cm contracts and associated task orders. The contract & procurement analyst works closely with internal departments, procurement, law, finance, oversight agencies, and other stakeholders to facilitate timely contract actions, maintain compliance, analyze and resolve procurement and contract administration issues, and support effective contract portfolio management.

The position exercises independent judgment in carrying out assigned responsibilities and may provide technical guidance and training to staff. In the absence of the deputy director, the contract & procurement analyst may represent the department at meetings and coordinate contract-related activities with internal and external stakeholders.

duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• perform complex professional work related to the planning, development, procurement, award, registration, administration, and closeout of contracts and associated task orders.
• review procurement and contract documents for completeness, accuracy, and compliance and provide recommendations regarding awards, renewals, amendments, modifications, change orders, time extensions, terminations, and other contract actions.
• provide technical guidance to departments in developing scopes of work, cost estimates, procurement strategies, solicitation documents,…