Elevator Designer

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 200,000 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 $5 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 sustainability and resiliency technologies and practices, improving residents' quality of life while enhancing building performance.

The Architecture & Engineering Services Vertical provides design services and oversight of AE firms for the division and across NYCHA while setting overall design requirements and standards for properties input to technical scoping for vendor contracting across NYCHA.

Under the supervision of the Managing Electrical Engineer, the selected candidate will perform electrical and mechanical engineering tasks related to elevator design, which require innovative and strategic approaches to helping the Authority perform related work within NYCHA's Division of Asset and Capital Management.

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

• Serve as a subject matter expert on technical projects related to new and existing elevator designs and design standards.

• Prepare condition assessments and feasibility reports.

• Prepare plans and specifications of varying complexity for all phases of design and construction document production using AutoCAD/Revit/Bluebeam.

• Coordinate with other design teams to establish and assure implementation of mechanical and electrical design standards for the Capital Program.

• Perform project coordination and ensure completion of engineering tasks.

• Perform field visits including surveys in pre-design and design phases, inspections of projects under construction and site visits for emergency projects.

• Provide support during all phases of design and construction.

• Support and help prepare cost estimates and ensure conformance to budgets and on-time submission delivery.

• Provide weekly project progress and status updates.

• Review projects designed by consultants.

• Represent the Electrical & Elevator Unit at interdepartmental meetings.

• Serve as unit liaison on elevator engineering issues.

• Oversee technicians performing design and CAD work.

• Use AutoCAD/Revit/Bluebeam in the production of Contract Documents.

NOTE: Due to the existence of a civil service list, candidates must have permanent civil service status in the title of Assistant Mechanical Engineer to be considered.

NOTE: 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, click on the link below:

https://bit.ly/55aProgram

Additional Information

1.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 IS FOR THE SAME TITLE.

2.Candidates with permanent civil service status in the title of Mechanical Engineer L1 will also be considered.

3.Candidates may be given a skills assessment as part of the interview process.

4.NYCHA employees applying for 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).

5.NYCHA residents are encouraged to apply.

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

Minimum Qualifications

1.A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in mechanical engineering and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in mechanical engineering work; or

2.A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and a Master's degree from an accredited college in mechanical engineering.

Preferred Skills

1.Proficiency in Auto Cad, Blue Beam, Revit. 2. Knowledge of NYC Construction Codes, NYS Energy Code, NYC DEP requirements, FDNY, NFPA, and related applicable reference Codes and Standards. 3. Knowledge of the Safety Code for Elevators, Dumbwaiters and Escalators (ASME A17.1- year 2000 with 2003 addendum) as referred to in NYC building code Appendix K. 4. Knowledge of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA AG) and Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS) and N.Y.C. Local Law 58/87. 5. Experience in elevator mechanical and electrical design for both residential and senior center buildings including renovations and replacements of complete elevator systems including, but not limited to machine beams, cabs, cable transmission systems, machine rooms, control units, motor drives and entrances. 6. Experience in sizing machine beams, cab sizing entrance conversions sizing feeders for the elevator and elevator panel sizing variable voltage variable frequency AC hoist motor drives. 7. Strong written, verbal and interpersonal skills. 8. Experience presenting solutions to project teams and clients. 9. LEED AP certification, knowledge of Enterprise Green Communities criteria, Passive House criteria, and other high-performance building standards. 10. Four (4) plus years' experience creating contract packages of similar projects is a plus. 11. Proficiency in Microsoft Teams and Outlook. 12. Proficiency in Excel and Microsoft Word. 13. Experience with producing Wick's Law Contracts and Project Labor Agreement Contracts.

55a Program

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education's website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

Residency Requirement

NYCHA has no residency requirements.

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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.