Lead Compliance Officer, Compliance & Risk Management

About the Agency:

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is the nation’s largest municipal housing preservation and development agency. Its mission is to promote quality housing and diverse, thriving neighborhoods for New Yorkers through loan and development programs for new affordable housing, preservation of the affordability of the existing housing stock, enforcement of housing quality standards, and education programs for tenants and building owners.

Your Team:

Reporting to the Chief Compliance Officer, the Lead Compliance Officer, will be a key member of the agency’s new Office of Compliance & Risk Management (CRM). CRM will coordinate the agency’s compliance programs, oversee agency-wide compliance work, and manage risk for the agency. The Office, in collaboration with program teams across the agency, will ensure that HPD and its partners comply with laws (federal, state, and city), regulatory requirements, policies, and procedures. The Lead Compliance Officer may have the opportunity to help strengthen the office and agency’s compliance capacity and establish agency-wide policies and procedures related to lead compliance.

Your Impact:

In support of the Mayor’s LeadFree NYC Initiative, the Lead Compliance Officer will oversee HPD’s agency–wide lead compliance operations. The LCO responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

- Evaluate the implementation of lead-related procedures across all areas of the agency.
- Perform assessments and evaluations to proactively identify risk areas and program noncompliance. Provide corrective action plans, recommendations, and a set of best practices, as necessary to mitigate risks.
- Work closely with the Director of the Lead Audit Unit to develop comprehensive auditing procedures that provides guidance on auditing landlord documentation required under Local Law 1 of 2004.
- Coordinate compliance monitoring related to requirements under federal, state, and local laws including Local Law 1 of 2004 and Title X.
- Support the development of internal reporting mechanisms for specialized initiatives for public reporting.
- Participate with audits of lead-based paint compliance both in coordination with HPD’s Field Audit Review Unit and external audits.
- Participate in the development of agency-wide trainings related to lead.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications
- Knowledge of New York City’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2003, also known as Local Law 1 of 2004 (LL1)
- EPA-certified Lead Inspector and/or Lead Risk Assessor
- Experience in the lead-based paint field, particularly related to project, staff, and vendor management
- Experience in housing policy, law, or regulations
- Experience in environmental, health, and safety
- Demonstrated competency with EPA Lead Inspector/Risk Assessor responsibilities
- Knowledge of generally accepted government auditing standards, including experience interacting with regulatory authorities and/or oversight agencies
- High level of capacity for creative thinking and problem solving; a motivated team player.
- Strong collaborator across all levels of management and experience, and with a wide array of internal and external stakeholders
- Passion for public service



Please submit a cover letter as part of your application.

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college with emphasis in transportation, city or urban planning, sustainability, civil or transportation engineering, urban studies or design, architecture, business or public administration, economics, operations research, organizational behavior, or a related field; and two (2) years of satisfactory, full-time experience in an area related to the above-described duties; or

2. A satisfactory equivalent of education and experience. However, all candidates must possess at least one year of the experience as described under “1”.

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.