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Engineer

Breaking Ground

NYFull-time$21.97/hrSeen 1mo agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$21.97/hr
Location
NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Breaking Ground is hiring an Engineer. Breaking Ground, operating nearly 4,000 housing units across New York City, upstate New York, and Connecticut, provides supportive, affordable housing paired with services to help residents maintain long‑term homes. The organization’s Street to Home outreach and transitional housing programs assist chronically homeless individuals, including those with mental illness, in moving indoors and staying on a path to permanent housing. The Bronx‑based Park House offers 248 units of permanent supportive housing for low‑income New Yorkers.

Key focus areas include Provide routine and preventative maintenance, Complete regular and emergency electrical and plumbing repairs, and Log and maintain work orders initiated during shift.

Important skills include Power Tools Operation, Electrical Repair, and Plumbing Repair. Preferred (not required): Basic Computer.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Power Tools OperationElectrical RepairPlumbing RepairBasic Computer

Qualifications

Three Years Comparable Work ExperienceHigh School Diploma or GED or Trade School Diploma or EquivalentAble to Lift and Move Furniture and Appliances and Stand for Many HoursAble to Climb Multiple Flights of Stairs if Elevators FailWorking With Elderly Disabled or Formerly Homeless Population

Full job description

ABOUT US: - We believe that everyone deserves a home!

Breaking Ground operates nearly 4,000 units of housing across New York City, along with housing in upstate New York and Connecticut. Supportive housing - affordable housing paired with services designed to help people maintain their homes for the long-term - is widely recognized as a proven and cost-effective solution to chronic homelessness.

But we didn't stop at providing housing. Breaking Ground's programs and services help people experiencing street homelessness - especially those who have been on the streets the longest - to come indoors. Through our Street to Home outreach program and transitional housing resources, we help people get, and stay, on the path to a permanent home.

Located in the Bronx, Park House offers 248 units of permanent supportive housing to low-income New Yor kers , 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

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled

Job Details

Pay Type Hourly

Hiring Min Rate 21.97 USD

Hiring Max Rate 21.97 USD

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