Fire Safety Oversight Team (FSOTIS) Investigative Supervisor

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is the nation’s largest public housing authority, with an operating budget of $3.3 billion and over 11,000 employees who manage and maintain 325 developments that house about 400,000 residents. NYCHA also operates the country’s largest Section 8 program which provides rental assistance to about 200,000 additional people.

Reporting directly to the Fire Safety Oversight Assistant Director, the Fire Safety Oversight Team Specialists (FSOTS) play a critical role in the EH&S Department: overseeing NYCHA’s, and vendors engaged by NYCHA, adherence to regulations and standards governing fire safety.

The FSOTIS Under managerial direction, with broad latitude for independent initiative and judgement, directs operations of high complexity. May perform the duties of an FPI. Supervise Associate Fire Protection Inspectors Assignment Levels I and II and performs work of the same.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Conduct field oversight of NYCHA personnel and vendors performing work in the conduct of inspections to detect violations of laws, rules and regulations which are intended to reduce or
eliminate fire hazards or assist in extinguishing fires.
2. Ensure that those individuals who are performing inspections on NYCHA’s fire suppression systems have the appropriate licenses, certifications and follow NYCHA’s policies and procedures.
3. Prepare detailed reports outlining the findings of the field oversight which highlight the extent to which activities are being conducted in compliance with applicable regulations and industry best
practices, flagging potential gaps or risks for supervision.
4. Plan, direct and coordinate the operation of a city-wide fire safety oversight inspection program.
5. Respond to and investigate complaints of alleged fire code violations and prepare reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
6. Inspect, through visual observation, NYCHA facilities, to determine compliance with applicable fire safety laws and codes.
7. Reinspect NYCHA’s buildings, structures, or premises that have been identified by enforcing agencies and/or department inspectors as having violations that constitute a hazard to the health,
safety, or welfare of the occupants or intended occupants, firefighters, or the general public to determine if the violations have been abated.
8. Immediately escalate observances of Health and Safety noncompliance or malfeasance to the Assistant Director-Building Systems Safety.
9. Respond to and investigate complaints of alleged fire safety concerns and prepare reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
10. Interpret relevant policies, reports and inspection activities to determine compliance with rules and policies and to ensure the uniform application of fire safety codes.
11. Collaborate with business units to recommend required process improvements to ensure the safety of NYCHA’s residents and employees.
12. Advise and assist the Fire Safety Oversight Assistant Director in developing well-informed and operative strategies to maximize unit and department effectiveness.
13. Assist in the planning of and directs special programs and surveys: plans and directs in-service training programs.
14. Supervise, counsel and evaluate the work of subordinate personnel.
15. Perform special project tasks, ad-hoc analyses, and prepare relevant reports and presentations as assigned.
16. Provide oversight assistance to the other units within the Environmental Health and Safety Department.

Additional Information
1. 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).
2. 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).

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.

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, please visit the link below:
https://bit.ly/55aProgram

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

ASSOCIATE FIRE PROTECTION INSP - 31662

1. Five (5) years of full-time experience in or more of the following:
a. the manufacture or storage of explosives or flammables;
b. the development of safety standards for the manufacture or storage of such materials;
c. the inspection of premises where such materials are manufactured, stored or houses to detect potential fire and explosion hazards;
d. the design, installation, operation, repair and testing of sprinkler systems, standpipes, or other fire detection or fire extinguishing systems; or

2. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. Education from an accredited college or technical institution with specialization in fire science technology, chemistry, physics or engineering may be substituted for the experience requirement on the basis of one year of education (30 credits) for one year of experience, up to a maximum of 4 years.

License Requirement
A Motor Vehicle Driver's License valid in the State of New York.

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.