About The Agency
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
Your Role
The First Deputy Commissioner (FDC) will oversee several divisions across the agency, supervising approximately 470 staff members across multiple offices including Finance and Administration, Compliance and Risk Management, and Housing Access and Stability.
The First Deputy Commissioner must exercise the highest degree of judgment on matters concerning agency policy and operations. The FDC will be deeply involved in major projects related to executing the agency’s priorities, operations within and/or outside their portfolio, with a focus on projects that involve multiple agencies and City Hall.
The First Deputy Commissioner’s Responsibilities Will Also Include
- Proactively identifying areas for operational improvement and ensuring implementation of needed actions to support the goals of the Administration’s housing plans and the strategic plans of the agency.
- Representing the Commissioner at public events, including town hall meetings hearings, and community events.
- Serving as the Commissioner’s liaison to City agencies that include the Departments of Investigation, Buildings, Citywide Administrative Services, Social Services, and Finance, along with the Offices of Management and Budget, Labor Relations and Emergency Management, and other local, state, and federal entities.
- Leading strategic efforts across agency offices to set priorities for shared resources.
- Working collaboratively with HPD attorneys to ensure appropriate handling of procurement and contractual matters, conflicts of interest, disciplinary and equal opportunity issues.
- Analyzing and improving HPD’s operations to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (HOUSING P - 95532
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college and 4 years of satisfactory experience
of a nature to qualify for the duties and responsibilities of the position, at least 18
months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, consultative or
executive capacity or supervising personnel performing activities related to the
duties of the position; or
- A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above.
However, all candidates must have the 18 months of administrative, managerial,
executive, consultative or supervisory experience described in "1" above.
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
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
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.
