Building Operations & Maintenance
Assistant Resident Building Supt (HA)
$57,717 to $88,393 a year
Posted until September 28, 2026 · posted September 8, 2026
Requirements
Diploma + experience
Exam
Competitive title
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From ≈ $27.75 an hour · $2,220 every 2 weeks, before taxes (40-hour weeks).
NYC minimum wage is $17/hr. This beats it by $10.75/hr, with health insurance and a pension on top.
What you'd have made
$2,212 If you'd started this job 2 weeks ago, at this pay, before taxes.
An hour of this job pays for about 9.2 subway rides ($3 fare).
Price anything in hours of this job
Check yourself
What they actually ask for.
High school diploma plus experience
- One year of permanent service in the title of Supervisor of Housing Caretakers, Heating Plant Technician (Housing Authority), Maintenance Worker or Supervising Housing Groundskeeper; or
- A four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, plus four years of experience in the operation, repair and maintenance of large tenanted buildings, two years of which must have been in a supervisory capacity over at least two employees. Higher education may be substituted for up to two years of this experience on the basis of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for each year of experience. However, all candidates must have at least two years of experience supervising at least two maintenance employees.
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The work
What the job is.
- Oversee daily maintenance operations at development.
- Supervise the repair of structures and equipment, maintenance of roof tanks, standpipe systems, sprinkler systems and auxiliary equipment. Supervise the care of buildings and ground through labor and material resources.
- Monitor inventory supply and arrange for replenishment as needed.
- Conduct building inspections and follow-up on repairs for PHAS preparations.
- Monitor work orders in Maximo and deployment of staff to address repairs.
- Oversee the repair work done by Maintenance Workers in residents' apartments and public spaces.
- Supervise the preparation of move-outs.
Read the rest, from the posting
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 click on the link below:
https://bit.ly/55aProgram
Additional Information
- For NYCHA employees: This position is open as a promotional opportunity only. It is not open on a direct transfer (lateral) basis.
- 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).
- 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).
Please read this posting carefully to make certain you meet the minimum qualification requirements before applying to this position.
Before you apply
The fine print.
Where you have to live
NYCHA has no residency requirements.
How to apply, from the posting
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Sources
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Updated every day from the city's job data (last city update September 21, 2026). You apply through the official posting.
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