Utilization Monitor #2409-6528-01
- Date Opened
- Sunday, September 01, 2024 12:01 AM
- Close Date
- Sunday, November 03, 2024 11:59 PM
- Section
- Commission on Equal Opportunties
- Salary
- Within Local 884 Range 13: $57,613 - $68,874 annualized
- Employment Type
- Full-Time
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS
This position supports the enforcement of the City of New Code of Ordinances Chapter 12 ½ Article II (Hiring Practices in the Construction Trades) and related Federal, State, and City mandates regarding City-related construction projects.
The Utilization Monitor verifies that contractors comply with those mandates, which includes equal employment opportunity requirements; affirmative action hiring goals; apprentice recruitment and training goals; as well as minimum wage requirements based on the City’s Living Wage, State prevailing wage, or Federal prevailing wage scales as applicable.
The intent is to increase the participation of minority and women workers in the construction field and to ensure that all workers are paid appropriately. Responsibilities include verifying contractor compliance via site visits, preparing reports and statistics about the site visits, identifying and confirming violations, and recommending remedial action or penalties as appropriate.
The City of New Haven's Commission on Equal Opportunities (CEO) is the oldest municipal civil rights agency in the United States. In 1963, Mayor Richard C. Lee, upon his return from a meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors with President John F. Kennedy, decided that the social turmoil of the times, especially around racial equality and other human rights, demanded local action. Mayor Lee thus established a fact-finding committee on human rights, which held numerous public hearings regarding civil and human rights issues challenging the public and private sectors.
The Committee's findings included a recommendation that the City establish a Commission on Equal Opportunities that would combat racial and other types of discrimination and that would promote intergroup harmony. The Committee then drafted an ordinance for that purpose and submitted it to the New Haven Board of Alders. In 1964, the Board of Alders adopted the ordinance, establishing the Commission.
Today, the Commission's mandate has expanded as society's understanding of who we are has grown.
The Committee's findings included a recommendation that the City establish a Commission on Equal Opportunities that would combat racial and other types of discrimination and that would promote intergroup harmony. The Committee then drafted an ordinance for that purpose and submitted it to the New Haven Board of Alders. In 1964, the Board of Alders adopted the ordinance, establishing the Commission.
Today, the Commission's mandate has expanded as society's understanding of who we are has grown.
It is the responsibility of the Commission on Equal Opportunities to promote mutual understanding and respect among, and encourage equality of opportunity, for all the people of New Haven without regard for their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, familial status, and physical disability.
We conduct programs of education, research, investigation, and action for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Ordinance. The commission also works with governmental and private organizations and groups for the purpose of achieving harmonious inter-group relations in the community by developing and establishing positive programs which will help all members of the community enjoy equality in all phases of community life.
TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Visits construction sites to verify contractor compliance with the aforementioned local, State, and Federal mandates. This includes conducting interviews of employees on-site and reviewing daily sign-in, trade and demographics reports.
- Prepares reports on the results of site visits. Reports can range from an accounting of a day’s round of site visits to covering the progress and trends of a single project from start to completion, or of all projects assigned to him/her on weekly, monthly, annual, or multi-year bases, as appropriate.
- Conducts investigations to confirm apparent non-compliance by a contractor.
- Presents to the Executive Director findings from investigations and recommends remedial action or penalties as appropriate.
- Assists with compliance audits of contractors.
- Assists the Executive Director when asked at pre-bid, pre-construction, and other project-related preparatory meetings to explain and review applicable City, State, and Federal workforce utilization requirements and goals for specific target groups, related affirmative action plans; apprentice training requirements; and the certified payroll process that proves payment of applicable prevailing wages.
- Assists the Executive Director when asked at pre-award meetings to review (1) the apparent winning bidder’s submissions, including as applicable, its proposed affirmative action plan, estimate of workforce utilization, equal opportunity policy statement and practices, wage certification, payroll supervisor certification, and affidavit regarding any obligations owed to the City; and (2) the apparent winning bidder’s obligations to pay applicable prevailing wage, submit certified payrolls on a weekly basis, comply with OSHA and I-9 requirements, prepare daily workforce reports, and permit on-site interviews of employees for the City’s compliance review purposes.
- Advises contractors and unions on the implementation of their mandated recruitment and retention efforts to increase the participation of minorities and women
- At the behest of the Executive Director, attends community meetings and outreach events to encourage minority and female participation in the construction workforce.
- Assists in the preparation and presentation of workshops and seminars that explain Chapter 12½ and its related City, State, and Federal mandates.
- Performs related work as required.
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
Graduation from high school supplemented by college-level courses, or one-year certificate from a technical school where area of study is useful to carrying out the work of this position; or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of affirmative action and equal opportunities.
- Knowledge of the construction industry.
- Ability to collect, analyze and present statistical data.
- Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and to document procedures.
- Ability to analyze and apply Federal, State and local laws and regulations.
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with contractors, public officials, labor unions and the general public.
- Ability to effectively present information and to respond to questions from groups of managers, contractors, and the general public.
- Ability to organize issues, facts and evidence and present clear and logical material both orally and in writing.
- Ability to use computers, smartphones, tablets and standard business software and mobile apps to complete work tasks.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
- Possession of valid driver’s license and ability to maintain such license during term of employment.
SALARY, BARGAINING UNIT & TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
This is a General Fund, "Tested" position.
This position is included in a collective bargaining agreement with Local 884, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees..
Bargaining agreements available to review HERE.
General Funded hires into this class are not covered by Social Security and will not pay Social Security taxes. They instead participate in the City Pension; the employee contribution rate is 9% of pay. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of: (1) an extensive pre-employment background check performed to determine COLLECT eligibility, (2) a pre-employment physical examination, including pre-employment drug screening accordance with the City’s Drug Free Workplace Policy*, and (3) a 90-day probationary period. Instructions and information on this pre-employment process are included in Conditional Offer of Employment.
Selection Plan
Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the minimum requirements as listed within the job description; failure to do so may result in disqualification. Applicants meeting minimum requirements may be invited to participate in a Civil Service exam process at a later date.
It is critical that you complete the application thoroughly and submit information as outlined above, as the information you provide will be used to ascertain if you are eligible to move forward in the selection process. This information may be used to determine the eligibility list. As such, this job announcement should be considered the exam announcement, and submissions may be evaluated prior to the posted closing date.
Please note that the only method of communication with applicants for this position will be by email. You must provide a valid, working email address and you will need to monitor your email, including spam/junk folders, for correspondence from the New Haven Human Resources Department.
Conclusion
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