Maintenance Worker, Building Maintenance

the new york city department of veterans' services (dvs) connects, mobilizes, and empowers new york city's veteran community in order to foster purpose-driven lives for new york city service members – past and present – in addition to their caregivers, survivors, and families.

on june 16, 2022, governor kathy hochul signed the nyc public housing preservation trust act, which authorized the creation of the nyc public housing preservation trust (the trust). The trust is a public benefit corporation that will oversee the renovation and rehabilitation of the city’s public housing developments, owned by the new york city housing authority (nycha). Nycha will remain the permanent owner of the land/buildings and will enter a long‑term ground lease with the trust to secure section 8 vouchers.

The selected maintenance workers will be nycha employees assigned to nostrand houses and working on behalf of the nyc public housing preservation trust. Under direct supervision, they will assist in the routine maintenance, operation and repair of public buildings and structures, and the equipment they contain.

responsibilities

• maintain, adjust, and make minor repairs of building hardware, furniture, shelving, and equipment.
• replace broken window and door glass.
• repair windows and sash.
• make minor repairs to masonry, woodwork, flooring, and walls.
• make minor repairs to building electrical, plumbing, and heating systems.
• assist in relocating building equipment as directed.
• visually inspect public buildings, structures, and equipment to assess and check for defects, malfunctions, and hazardous conditions.
• visually check for and record the observable conditions of the premises.
• prepare reports and keep records.
• operate a motor vehicle to travel to and from work sites.
• create work order as a result of apartment inspections.

note: preferred candidates are those already serving and experienced in title.

note: if this appointment is made on a provisional basis pursuant to 65 of the nys civil service law, no tenure or permanence accrues to an incumbent in this position by virtue of such appointment.

this position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a program. Please indicate in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a program. For detailed information regarding the 55-a program, please refer to (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./55aprogram

additional information:

• interagency transfers into nycha of those permanent in title are not permitted in the face of an active and viable nycha promotion list or preferred list for the same title.
• 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.

nycha provides benefits that include a choice of medical coverage plans, deferred compensation plans and a defined pension benefit plan as a member of the new york city employees retirement system (nycers).

please read this posting carefully to make certain you meet the qualification requirements before applying to this position.

• three years of full‑time satisfactory experience as a mechanic, journeyperson or helper in the electrical trades, the mechanical trades, or the construction or maintenance of buildings;
• or at least two years of full‑time satisfactory experience as described in item 1 above plus sufficient full‑time training or education in the electrical, mechanical or construction trades in a trade school, technical school or vocational high school to make up the equivalent of three years of acceptable experience. Six months of experience will be credited for each year of full‑time acceptable training or education.
  
  Experienced (non‑manager)