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Agency Description:The New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) promotes quality and affordability in the city's housing, and diversity and strength in the city’s 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 10-year planned investment in housing to $22 billion the largest in the city’s history. This investment, coupled with a commitment to reduce administrative and regulatory barriers, is a multi-pronged strategy to tackle New York City’s 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 Development (OOD) leads the agency’s effort to create and preserve affordable housing as a critical part of Housing Our Neighbors: A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness in collaboration with other HPD offices as well as other city, state and federal agencies. The OOD is comprised of eight divisions that administer a range of programs. These divisions include New Construction Finance, Special Needs Housing, Housing Incentives, Building and Land Development Services (BLDS), Homeownership Opportunities and Preservation, Preservation Finance, Portfolio Management and Conversions, and Compliance and Enforcement.The Division of Building and Land Development Services (BLDS) provides architectural, engineering, cost valuation, environmental planning, and construction support services to the various divisions within HPD’s Office of Development. BLDS is the largest division within the Office of Development with over staff composed of seven units which include: the Bureau of New Construction Design Review Services, the Bureau of Preservation Design Review Services, the Bureau of Engineering, the Bureau of Construction Services, the Environmental Planning Unit, the Policy Unit, and the Program Management Unit.As a Cost Estimator, you will be responsible for preparing cost estimates based on construction documents, utilizing RS Means database, for both newly constructed and rehabilitated multi-family buildings assisted by HPD Funding/Assistance.Your Role:The ideal candidate should have a background in Cost Estimating, Engineering, Engineering Science, or related field, and possess a thorough understanding and strong knowledge base of New York City building and construction codes, as well as Federal, State, and City housing codes and regulations, along with experience in methods and standards in cost estimating of new construction and preservation of multi-family residential housing.Your Responsibilities:- Prepare cost estimate by gathering quantities from construction drawings and utilizing RS MEANS database, for multi-family new construction and renovated residential buildings;- Review cost estimates and change orders prepared by external consultants for accuracy and reasonableness multi-family residential buildings;- Perform value engineering to determine possible cost savings, and produce base costs and preliminary budget estimates for new construction and renovated residential buildings;- Review contractors’ bid proposals and prepare bid recommendations;- Assist in the processing of documents related to change orders and attend meetings related to change order negotiations with other HPD staff and external partners involved;- Review and analyze construction documents, including drawings, scopes of work, and project specifications; and- Assist in developing and maintaining a historical cost database in order to prepare, analyze, and validate estimates and budgets.Preferred skills1. Thorough knowledge of City, State and Federal housing regulations, procedures and practice.2. Familiarity with New York City government and housing issues.3. Proficient in the use of various cost estimating tools, including RS Means and Sage.4. Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, etc.).5. Thorough understanding of construction and cost estimating industry standards.6. Ability to read and understand drawings/plans, scopes of work, and specifications.7. Ability to negotiate with diverse technical specialists.8. Ability to work independently, apply independent judgment in technical matters, take initiative, and work effectively with others.9. Excellent technical, writing, verbal, interpersonal, analytical, and organizational skills.10. Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and coordinate multiple projects in a timely manner.11. Demonstrated ability to deal with sensitive, complex issues that may arise.12. Candidate may be subject to a background investigation conducted by the Department of Investigations.*SENIOR ESTIMATOR (GENERAL CON - Minimum QualificationsQualification Requirements 1. Eight years of full-time satisfactory experience in general construction estimating and a four- year high school diploma or its educational equivalent; or 2. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and a combination of the following sufficient to equal a total of eight years of experience, at least two years of which must be general construction estimating experience: a) Full-time satisfactory experience in civil engineering, architecture or construction can be substituted for construction estimating experience on a year-for-year basis. b) Education in civil engineering or architecture, leading to a Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or architecture, respectively, can be substituted for up to four years of required experience on the basis of 30 semester credits for one year of acceptable experience.55a ProgramThis 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 ForgivenessAs 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 class="jobad-residencyRequirement">Residency RequirementNew York City Residency is not required for this position
