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• Great verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Well-developed organizational skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks.
• Professional discretion
• Ability to remain calm under pressure

• Dubbed “New York’s real estate force”, life at Cavalry is many things, but it’s never dull. With 25 team members and growing fast, Cavalry has established and continues to nurture a great company culture that fosters high levels of work satisfaction and contribution from its employees.
• The Executive position is a great way to jump-start your career in an exciting industry with great growth potential and career advancement.
• Work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment in a role that offers rewarding experience and amazing support from your team.
• Our brand new super-cool office space is a great environment to work in and will help drive collaboration and innovation and help you realize your potential.

Details:

• This is a full-time position.
• Must be in-person at our Brooklyn office.

Cavalry Associates is looking to hire a Director of Human Resources to join our rapidly growing firm. This is an essential position as we increase our services and expand our office. In addition to the necessary experience, the successful candidate will have the skill set and personality that helps turn a staff into a team.

Responsibilities

• Human Capital Management
• Developing and Implementing On-Boarding
• Training and Development
• Performance Management
• Employee Retention
• Benefits Management
• Employee Relations
• Oversee Employee Engagement Initiatives

Requirements

• Excellent project management skills
• Demonstrated high-level of business acumen and knowledge of HR best practices.
• Ability to create effective and productive work relationships.
• Strong written & oral communication skills necessary
• Ability to create procedures, protocols, processes, and training manuals.
• Must be a self-starter with a solutions-oriented approach.
• Understanding of local and national employment laws and regulations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office including PowerPoint.
• Recruiting, Screening, and Interviewing Job Candidates

 Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a high-growth, fast-paced environment creating, scaling, and implementing HR policies and programs.
• A track record of influencing and advising on talent and employment matters.
• Significant experience with performance management and employee relations
• Proven experience in organizational development, management training, and employee coaching

Seeking a full–time drafter or architect in training to work with current architectural staff to execute the technical aspects of our projects. This will include generating presentations and construction drawings for a variety of projects under the supervision of a senior designer or architect.

This position will include work alongside architects, engineers, and expeditors with great potential for growth within the firm and professional development.

Skills and qualifications Required Include:

1. Auto CAD and Revit knowledge are a must and should be represented with sample work or portfolio. A skill test will be required for demonstration.
2. Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
3. Clear written, verbal, and visual communication skills.
4. Ability to work in a collaborative environment managing delegated tasks and production effectively with other members of the team.

Education and Experience Requirements:

1. Architecture degree or 2 years of experience in a similar position required.
2. Degree from accredited university and enrollment in AXP preferred.

Why Cavalry:

• Dubbed “New York’s real estate force”, life at Cavalry is many things, but it’s never dull. With 25 team members and growing fast, Cavalry has established and continues to nurture a great company culture that fosters high levels of work satisfaction and contribution from its employees.
• The Architectural Drafter position is a great way to get started in an exciting industry with great growth potential and career advancement.
• Work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment in a role that offers rewarding project milestones and amazing support from your team.
• Our brand new super-cool office space is a great environment to work in and will help drive collaboration and innovation.

Cavalry Associates is seeking to fill 3 Junior project manager positions with passionate career-minded professionals who are team players capable of contributing to a great group dynamic.

About us:

Cavalry Associates is an industry leader providing expediting services, and navigating city agencies on behalf of developers, builders, architects, engineers, property owners and other building professionals.

• Learn NYC real estate development field from the ground up. Including DOB and other municipal agency procedures and protocols on filing, approving, permitting, and obtaining signoffs on construction projects.
• Develop an understanding of the underlying planning and strategies of a project from conception to sign off, including risk assessment and follow-through
• Communicate and coordinate between the internal project and design teams, clients and their contractors, and city agencies, through email, phone, Plan Examinations, and in-person meetings. Organize and document all notes and observations from communications. Build a solid relationship with clients and others.
• Develop critical thinking skills by recording project requirements and transforming them into actionable items with senior staff.
• Become comfortable with Cavalry’s Project Management Software which tracks and manages all open and pending projects.
• Report directly to a Project Manager who will delegate items to you on open projects and manage open questions and trainings as needed.
• Interest in NYC real estate development is preferred, and any relevant experience is a major plus.

About the job:

• Organize client meetings and document all notes and observations
• Record project requirements and transform them into actionable items with senior staff
• Develop a strong and reliable communication line with the respective client
• Become comfortable with Cavalry’s Project Management Software
• Utilize and navigate NYC’s DOB system, including filings and approvals, violations management, permitting and signoffs, etc.
• Develop an understanding of the underlying planning and strategies of a project from conception to sign off, including risk assessment and follow-through

Desired Skills:

• Time management and multitasking
• Creative problem solving and critical thinking
• Attention to detail
• Strong Communication
• Ability to take direction and learn from critique

Why Cavalry:

• Dubbed “New York’s real estate force”, life at Cavalry is many things, but it’s never dull. At 25 team members and growing fast, Cavalry has established and continues to nurture a great company culture that fosters high levels of work satisfaction and contribution from its employees.
• The JPA position is a great way to get started in an exciting industry with great growth potential and career advancement.
• Work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment in a role that offers rewarding project milestones and amazing support from your team.
• Our brand new super-cool office space is a great environment to work in and will help drive collaboration and innovation.

Salary Range:

$20-25/Hour*

*Depending on relevant experience, skills

Cavalry Associates is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to join our rapidly growing firm. Our highly collaborative environment includes dedicated project managers, architectural designers and building system engineers. We are looking for a highly motivated professional capable of developing exciting designs to integrate with our team.

Overview

The SSE role is to assure that project goals are met, that deliverables are developed in accordance with appropriate codes, within budget, on schedule, and quality control objectives are achieved.

Responsibilities

• Design structural elements and systems by hand and using computer software.
• Determine design criteria using relevant codes.
• Use software to analyze and design lateral systems.
• Design building foundation, gravity load, and lateral load systems/elements.
• Prepare structural drawings.
• Attend project meetings.
• Review shop drawings.
• Perform field inspections and write inspection reports.
• Mentor and train junior associates.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years related structural experience within NYC.
• Bachelor’s degree (minimum) with a concentration in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Experience working in a structural consulting environment.
• Familiar with renovating and enlarging existing NYC buildings.
• Familiar with the latest versions of AutoCAD and Revit.
• Familiar with the latest version of CSI software packages (i.e. SAP 2000, eTabs, SAFE)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• DOB Building filing experience preferred but not required.
  PE license in New York preferred but not required.

Why Cavalry:

• Dubbed “New York’s real estate force”, life at Cavalry is many things, but it’s never dull. At 25 team members and growing fast, Cavalry has established and continues to nurture a great company culture that fosters high levels of work satisfaction and contribution from its employees.
• The SSE position at Cavalry is a great way to do work in an exciting industry with great growth potential and career advancement.
• Work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment in a role that offers rewarding project milestones and amazing support from your team.
• Our brand new super-cool office space is a great environment to work in and will help drive collaboration and innovation.

Cavalry Associates is seeking to hire a Senior Filing Representative to join our rapidly growing firm.

Position Description

Senior Filing Representative for the following types of construction:

• Minor Alterations
• Major Alterations
• Major Alterations with New Building Requirements
• New Building Requirements

Responsibilities

• Filing and Expediting

Travel to the following city agencies in all 5 boroughs as required.

1. DOB borough offices
2. DEP HQ and local offices
3. FDNY HQ
4. DOT HQ and borough offices
5. DPR (Department of Parks and Recreation) local offices
6. NYPD (1 Police Plaza)

Validating Construction plans as well as documentation for filing the scope of work:

1. Approval
2. Permits
3. Signoffs

Attend appointments, as required, included but not limited to:

1. Plans Examination
2. Standard Walk-Ins
3. Walk-ups with Inspection Units
4. Commissioner meetings for waivers, pre-determination, and determination
5. TCO/CO appointments with other project advocates and/or the commissioner
6. Work with Project Management to resolve filing issues and objections from city agencies.
7. Communicate with agency personnel and colleagues in a professional manner.

Operations

1. Support senior staff with day-to-day operations.
2. Develop and maintain company standards, policies, and protocols.
3. Train and mentor Junior Project Associates

Requirements:

• Active DOB Class 2 Filing Representative License
• Active FDNY Filing Representative Registration
• US Citizenship or US work authorization
• Bachelor’s in Architecture and/or Engineering preferred.
• 3-5 years of experience with NYC Zoning, Building Code, Energy Compliance Code and Multiple Dwelling Law analysis.
• DOB Filing Experience
  • Approval
  • Corrections and Amendments
  • Notifications
  • Permits
  • Signoffs
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Strong technical, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage a high volume of work.
• Excellent time management and organization skills.

The Director of Architecture and Engineering is responsible for the overall performance of the design team in producing architectural and engineering plans and documentation for New York City construction projects. Basic responsibilities include executive communication and staff management.

Cavalry Associates works exclusively in the 5 boroughs of New York City. Our projects range from 1-2 Family homes to multi-story commercial building. The scope of projects can range from simple interior alteration to new building. We manage projects with demolition, alteration, enlargement, violations, and new construction.

Responsibilities

Leadership

• Create and refine scopes of work based on each client’s needs and products requested.
• Maintain effective internal communications to ensure team members are kept informed of company objectives.
• Determine employee/employment needs and facilitating staffing-related activities in conjunction with Human Resources and Executive Management.
• Assure maximum staff productivity through reviews, prioritizing and coordinating staff schedules, and negotiating deadlines to meet client requests/needs.

Production Manager

• Create and monitor quality control activities to ensure professional standards.
• Ensures that efficient work plans are developed for every installation project.
• Manage team assignments to ensure workload activities are appropriately balanced and supported.
• Check work progress to redirect activity and resources to meet project goals and time frames.

Mentor

• Provide coaching and direction to team members working on architectural and engineering projects.
• Work with Human Resources to develop and implement training programs for Architectural Interiors team members to increase productivity, effectiveness, and foster client relationships.
• Report to Human Resources and Executive Management regarding project and staff concerns and feedback on performance.

Requirements:

Minimum 10 years of experience in the following but not limited to project type:

• 1-2 Family Building
• Low-rise Residential Building
• Multi-story Commercial Building

Minimum 10 years of experience in the following application types:

• New Building
• Alteration Type 1
• Alteration Type 2
• DOB Now Building Filings (Mechanical System/ Plumbing / Fence)
• Site Safety Plans
• Tenant/Occupant Protection Plans

Mastery in the following but not limited to code references:

• 1938 NYC Building Code
• 1968 NYC Building Code
• 2014 NYC Building Code
• 2016 NYCECC
• 2020 NYCECC
• NYC Fire Code
• NYC Mechanical Code
• NYC Plumbing Code
• NYC Fuel Gas Code
• Multiple Dwelling Law
• Housing Maintenance Code
• NYC DOT Standards
• NYC DEP Cross Connection Handbook
• NYC DEP Site Connection Guidelines
• Mastery in the following but not limited to software platforms.
• Autodesk Revit
• Autodesk AutoCAD
• Autodesk Navisworks
• Trimble Sketchup
• NYC DOB Plan Examination Experience Preferred but not required.

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