Engineer

Located in the Bronx, Park House offers 248 units of permanent supportive housing to low-income New Yorkers, and chronically homeless individuals, including individuals with mental illness. Breaking Ground coordinates property management services.

Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, the Engineer is a part of the department maintaining the common areas and apartments of our residential buildings. Examples of common areas include offices, multi-purpose rooms, roof deck, garden, trash collection area, lobby, fitness room, and sidewalks. Basic plumbing, wood-working, and electrical work is required to maintain these spaces. 

This position has a 35-hour work week.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Provide routine and preventative maintenance
• Complete regular and emergency electrical and plumbing repairs
• Log and maintain work orders initiated during shift
• Assist the painters and housekeepers when assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Three years of comparable work experience
• High School Diploma, GED, Trade School Diploma, or its equivalent required
• Skilled at operating power tools 
• Have basic knowledge of electric and plumbing
• Able to lift and move furniture and appliances and stand for many hours at a stretch
• Able to climb multiple flights of stairs if elevators fail
• Basic knowledge of computer is a plus, not required
• Working with elderly, disabled and/or formerly homeless population is a plus