Compliance Specialist, Lead Hazard Control & Healthy Homes

New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development; New York (NY); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) seeks a Compliance Specialist for Lead Hazard Control & Healthy Homes to ensure agency-wide conformity with laws and standards. This role provides leadership and technical assistance to staff across HPD, focusing on lead-based paint, radon, mold, asthma triggers, and other health hazards.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Compliance & Strategy, you will coordinate monitoring, evaluations, corrective actions, and best

Responsabilidades

• Evaluate the implementation of lead- and healthy homes-related procedures across all areas of the agency.
• Coordinate compliance monitoring related to federal, state, and local laws, including 24 CFR Part 35 and Local Laws.
• Participate in monitoring's and/or audits; work with staff to coordinate, document, and strengthen lead and Healthy Homes hazard compliance.

Descripción del empleo

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 Compliance Specialist for Lead Hazard Control & Healthy Homes will be a key member of the Compliance & Strategy team within the agency’s Office of Compliance & Risk Management (CRM). This Office includes various compliance, oversight, and hearing functions to ensure fairness, consistency, and equity in both our external and internal engagement. CRM collaborates with programs across HPD to ensure the agency and its partners comply with laws (federal, state, and city), regulatory requirements, policies, and procedures. CRM includes the following Divisions and units:

• Compliance & Strategy
• Economic Opportunity & Regulatory Compliance
• Audit Support
• Adjudications
• Public Information

Your Impact

CRM is responsible for overseeing the agency’s compliance and risk management functions, liaising with the units and staff responsible for relevant compliance responsibilities, audit responses, site standard adherence for financed construction work, public-facing appeals and hearings, and managing risk for the agency. The Compliance Specialist for Lead Hazard Control & Healthy Homes will have the opportunity to use their expertise to provide leadership and technical assistance in support of health and safety requirements and compliance best practices throughout the agency, with a focus on environmental hazards. This role will also provide a unique opportunity to help strengthen agency compliance culture and ensure compliance is seamlessly incorporated into HPD program administration and operations.

Your Role

Reporting to the Executive Director of Compliance & Strategy, the Compliance Specialist for Lead-Hazard Control & Healthy Homes will manage cross-agency compliance of regulatory requirements and strengthen agency compliance by assessing risks and providing technical assistance and guidance to staff throughout the agency. The person in this role will focus on agency program compliance with existing, new, and revised laws and regulations related to lead-based paint, radon, mold, asthma triggers, carbon monoxide, and other health and safety hazards. The person in this role will work closely and liaise with Offices throughout HPD, including Enforcement & Neighborhood Services (ENS), Housing Access & Stability (HAS), Asset & Property Management (APM), Development (OOD), Policy & Strategy (OPS), Finance & Administration (OFA), and Legal Affairs (OLA) for effective monitoring, tracking, and strengthening of relevant agency compliance functions.

Your Responsibilities

• Evaluate the implementation of lead- and healthy homes-related procedures across all areas of the agency including:
  • Coordinate compliance monitoring related to requirements under federal, state, and local laws, including 24 CFR Part 35, Title X of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act; Local Law 1 (2004), 66 (2019), Local Law 31 (2020), Local Law 111 (2023), Local Law 122 (2023), and Local Law 123 (2023), as well as Local Law 55 (2018) and other regulations related to indoor allergens such as mold and pests.
  • Participate in monitoring's and/or audits Work with staff in the Offices of Enforcement & Neighborhood Services (ENS), Development, Asset & Property Management (APM), Housing Access & Stability (HAS), Neighborhood Strategies (ONS), and others to coordinate, document, and strengthen, as needed, lead and Healthy Homes hazard compliance.
• Perform assessments and evaluations to proactively identify risk areas and program noncompliance. Provide corrective action plans, recommendations, and a set of best practices,