HQE Inspector Division of Budget and Program Operations

About the Agency:

The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) oversees housing standards across all 3.7 million homes in New York City.

As the nation’s largest municipal housing agency, HPD is responsible for building and preserving affordable housing, protecting tenants from harassment and displacement, and holding landlords accountable across the five boroughs. Under Commissioner Dina Levy and the Mamdani Administration, HPD is pursuing an ambitious housing agenda focused on the needs of New York’s tenants. With a broad set of tools including standards enforcement, tenant resources, and the creation of new affordable housing, HPD is committed to making New York City a more affordable place for renters and homeowners alike.

Your Team:

The Division of Budget and Program Operations (BPO) within the Office of Housing Access and Stability provides support services to the Division of Housing Opportunity, Division of Tenant and Owner Resources, the Division of Housing Stability, and the Division of Policy and Program Innovation. BPO assists with monitoring and supporting program budgeting and planning, including both staffing and procurement support. The Division also manage the Housing Quality Enforcement and related inspection functions for the Office.

In addition, the BPO team coordinates technology initiatives and analytics across the Office in coordination with key technology stakeholders across the agency, providing support on key systems to internal and external stakeholders.

HPD and NYCHA are both designated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ) as Public Housing Authorities ( PHAs ) for purposes of administering the federal Housing Choice Voucher ( HCV ) program in the City of New York. NYCHA received approval from HUD to convert certain public housing units to the tenant-based assistance Housing Choice Voucher Program (the “Non-Public Housing Units”) which are located in twenty-one (21) State and City-Aided Developments.

For the PHA-owned units receiving assistance under the tenant-based HCV Program, the PHA must obtain the services of a HUD approved independent entity to perform certain PHA functions for such PHA-owned units including Housing Quality Standard ( HQS ) inspections; HPD is a separate entity that has expertise in performing Section 8 HQS inspections and NYCHA has obtained HUD's approval for HPD's role in performing such HQS Inspection Services in NYCHA’s Non-Public Housing Units.

Your Impact:

A Housing Quality Enforcement Inspector in the Division of Budget and Program Operations (BPO) conducts Housing Quality Standard Inspections of certain public housing dwelling units converting to project-based assistance. HQE inspectors will conduct Vacant, Initials and Biennial inspections for the above-mentioned units using NYCHA’s electronic handheld equipment.

Your Role:

• Be able to perform inspections independently as to the condition of the dwelling
• Attempt to perform twenty-five (25) inspections per day, provided that NYCHA schedules the day’s inspections for each inspector in a single development or neighborhood.
• Collect all data from inspections in order to enter information into Elite Database System
• Ability to carry equipment necessary to perform inspections
• Communicate clearly if issues arise to supervisor
• May perform inspections in team, if necessary

Preferred skills

• Computer knowledge
• Possess Interpersonal Skills
• Knowledge of rental subsidies or Section 8 subsidy preferred
• Knowledge of housing structures and housekeeping standards preferred
• Bilingual a plus

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1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities…