Supervisor, Maintenance Unit

NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission; Woodside (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) seeks a seasoned Supervisor of the Maintenance Unit to lead facility maintenance for TLC facilities, including the Inspection Facility. You will supervise staff, plan maintenance, and ensure systems run safely and efficiently.

Under the Chief of Facility Services, you will manage daily inspections, preventative maintenance, and coordination with vendors while upholding safety and reliability across TLC locations.

Qualifications

• Four years of recent full-time satisfactory experience as a construction laborer or in the construction, maintenance or repair of sewers, streets, highways or water supply systems, one year of which must have been in a supervisory capacity; or a satisfactory equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Daily inspection of TLC facilities to determine problems and maintenance needs.
• Prepare weekly maintenance plans, review schedules and allocate work to staff.
• Oversee the operation, maintenance, and repair for all building systems and equipment, including day-to-day supervision of staff.
• Inspect and maintain building systems and HVAC to ensure proper function.
• Monitor inventory of materials, tools and equipment.
• Oversee outside vendor work to ensure compliance with contracts and scope of work.
• Develop and implement preventative maintenance procedures.
• Review and update Track-It Requests for facility-related work.
• Supervise and perform routine maintenance and minor repairs.

Job description

Job Description

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) is the City agency responsible for regulating for-hire transportation in New York City, including taxis, street hail liveries, high-volume for-hire services such as Uber and Lyft, black cars, luxury limousines, livery vehicles, commuter vans, and paratransit vehicles.

The TLC oversees a transportation ecosystem that moves nearly 1 million riders every single day the equivalent of the entire Boston transit system. TLC is the agency responsible for regulating New York City's taxicab and for-hire vehicle industry. With approximately 180,000 licensed drivers, 1,000 businesses, 115,000 vehicles including and the iconic yellow taxi at the heart of our city’s identity, TLC is entering a new era of dignity, accountability, and collaboration across the for hire vehicle sector.

TLC continues to be on the front lines of a rapidly changing mobility landscape and our innovative efforts--whether requiring minimum pay for app drivers, ensuring wheelchair accessible service, making our licensed fleet more environmentally sustainable, working to eliminate traffic fatalities, or preventing discriminatory service--often serve as a model for other cities.

In this New Era for TLC, the agency is guided by three core priorities:

• Driver and Passenger Dignity ensuring every interaction reflects respect and fairness
• Corporate Accountability holding regulated entities to consistent, transparent standards
• A Transportation System that Works Together equitable, modern, and accessible

TLC's Uniformed Services Bureau (USB), made up of Enforcement, Safety & Emissions, Administration, Facility Services, Fleet Services, and Support Operations, is responsible for ensuring the safety and compliance of TLC-licensed vehicles and its drivers.

Facility Services is responsible for managing, maintaining and overseeing all TLC facilities and facilities-related operational support services. This includes space planning, security, fire safety, health and safety, the agency storehouse, and mailroom operations.

TLC USB is seeking an experienced and dynamic leader to serve as Supervisor of the Maintenance Unit, responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of all TLC facilities, including TLC's Inspection Facility.

Under general supervision of the Chief of Facility Services, key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Daily inspection of facilities to determine problems and necessary maintenance at all locations.
• Prepare weekly maintenance plans, review schedules and allocate work to staff.
• Oversee the operation, maintenance, and repair for all building systems and equipment to include day-to-day supervision and training of the maintenance staff.
• Inspect and maintain building systems and HVAC to ensure all systems are functioning properly.
• Monitor inventory of materials, tools and equipment.
• Oversee any work performed by outside vendors to ensure work is properly performed as per the service contract or scope of work.
• Oversee and enforce good record keeping practices.
• Accurately prepare clear and concise reports of any and all facilities related issues.
• Develop and implement preventative maintenance procedures.
• Review, resolve, and update all Track-It Requests for facility-related work.
• Monitor and maintain all light equipment assigned to the facility, including snow blowers and landscaping equipment.
• Fully prepare for inclement weather and storms; supervise and perform snow and ice removal from the facility, including the salting and de-icing as needed to ensure the facility is ready to open and safe from any hazards.
• Supervises and performs brush cutting and other work in connection with the care of the grounds.
• Supervises and performs routine maintenance and minor repair work.
• Proposed salary will be determined based on experience and preferred skills of the selected candidate.

Qualifications

• Four years of recent full-time satisfactory experience as a construction laborer or in the construction, maintenance or repair of sewers, streets, highways or water supply systems, one year of which must have been in a supervisory capacity; or
• A satisfactory equivalent.

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.