New York City Housing Authority Design Department Work Values

Daily Duties at New York City Housing Authority Design Department:

Working initially (1992-94) as a lead electrician with one or two helpers, I would layout and plan for materials and tools required for wiring tasks throughout the NYCHA system of properties - generally sub-panel extensions to existing service, for support of new data infrastructure and reconstruction of existing community centers, admin areas and similar spaces. Raceway used was either threaded rigid or IMC conduit. After mid 1994, I was selected to fill a vacancy in the Electrical Section of the NYCHA Design Department. There I assisted engineers with gathering field data and preparing specifications, schedules and details for contract documents to be made available for open bid. I became familiar with Microstation and excel as a result. The scope of work generally involved wiring upgrades for service entrance equipment; apartment wiring upgrade; intercom and access control upgrades; cctv and security wiring installations; light fixture, power wiring and dedicated equipment wiring upgrades and installations.

What they like about New York City Housing Authority Design Department:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

AutoCAD, National Electrical Code (NEC), Microstation, Visual 2.0 (Photometrics platform), Comcheck (energy usage platform), EnergyGauge (energy usage platform), NFPA-72 (Life Safety Code), R.S.Means (estimation tool), Electrical Riser diagrams, Panelboard Schedules, Lighting Fixture Schedules, Electrical Load Tabulation Details, Main Switchboard Schedule, Connected load vs Demand load (diversity), Electrical Legend, Electrical Floor Plan wiring, Electrical Elevation Details, Emergency Generator wiring, Automatic Transfer Switch, HVAC Control wiring details, Fire Suppression wiring, Fire Pump / Jockey Pump wiring, Elevator control panel wiring, Site Lighting design, Voltage-drop calculation, Conductor / Conduit sizing, Photovoltaic panels, CCTV and Headend, CATV cabling, Data and voice cabling, Security sys. wiring, Access control equip., Fire Alarm Control Panel, Horn / Strobe, System smoke detection, HVAC duct smoke detection, Tamper switch / Flow Sw., Remote Annunciator Panel, Farragut TN, Concord TN, Clinton TN, Rockford TN, Maryville TN, Solar design, Alcoa TN, Friendsville TN, Loudon TN, Lenoir City TN, Sweetwater TN, Kingston TN, Oak Ridge TN, Norris TN, Andersonville TN, Dandridge TN, Rutledge TN, Kodak TN, Sevierville TN, Seymour TN, Newport TN, Jefferson City TN, Oliver Springs TN, Powell TN, Vonore TN, Halls Crossroads TN

Skills

AutoCAD Drafting, Commercial and residential wiring, Closed Circuit TV and access control equipment design and installation, Voice and data wiring design and installation, Photovoltaic panels and equipment design, Emergency generator back-up system design, Photometrics and light fixture selection and wiring design, Power distribution wiring and control equipment design

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with New York City Housing Authority Design Department: