Reporting to: Property Manager and Secondary Program Director
Schedule: 9am-5pm; must be on-call for emergencies outside of normal work hours
Location: 163rd Street Improvement Council, locations
The 163rd Street Improvement Council empowers individuals and families including veterans, the formerly incarcerated, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and those with physical, cognitive, or developmental challenges by providing housing and connecting them to the resources, support, and opportunities needed to transition from homelessness to stable, healthy, and fulfilling lives.
Founded in 1966, the 163rd Street Improvement Council, Inc., was established to address the chronic, systemic lack of resources in the South Bronx. As pioneers in housing justice in the Bronx, we began by developing affordable housing for some of our most vulnerable Bronx residents.
Today, we are a tenant-centered organization driven by our core values of Strength, Support, and Stability. We offer a continuum of care from transitional housing to congregate living designed to promote dignity, foster independence, and support long-term stability for those we serve.
The Superintendent will be responsible for maintaining the overall operation of the buildings to include building maintenance, internal and external, ensuring that the buildings maintain proper operating certifications as required by codes and compliance with all Federal, State and City property regulations. Super will be responsible for working closely with facility maintenance staff.
The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address building needs and changing business practices.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
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Responsible for keeping binder logs for preventative maintenance, safety inspections, building inspections, and vendor delivery receipts. As well as equipment and supplies inventory.
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Maintains inspection logs for all building systems, including, but not limited to sprinkler systems, fire extinguishers, fire safety logs, carbon monoxide detectors, battery replacements, and boilers.
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Coordinate with the maintenance technician to ensure facility is well-maintained on a daily basis in accordance with good housekeeping and maintenance practices, safety, and prevention of potential hazards.
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Ensure that all mechanical infrastructure systems, plumbing, heating, electric, ventilation, HVAC are well maintained
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Work with outside agencies such as the Fire Department of New York (FDNY), Department of Health (DOH), Department of Buildings (DOB), and Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). Human Resources Administration (HRA), Office of Temporary Disability assistance (OTDA), to ensure compliance with all local, state and federal regulations related to facilities and grounds.
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Attend classes and training such as boiler maintenance, electrical repair, fire safety, etc. in order to adequately address the maintenance needs of buildings and to increase knowledge of building systems.
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Be on-call for emergency calls including, but not limited to, repairs, lockouts, urgent repairs (i.e. leaks)
Essential Skills & Qualifications:
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Operations, services, and activities of a building maintenance and repair program. materials, methods, terminology, equipment and tools used in the maintenance, repair systems including those used in performing rough and finished carpentry, plumbing, heating, electrical, mechanical, and painting work.
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Experience in all following fields: carpentry, electrical, plumbing, masonry, and painting.
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Ability to operate and maintain appropriate machines such as floor buffers, trash compactors, snow blowers, etc.
Language: English/ Spanish (preferred)
