Company:
City of New York
Location: New York
Closing Date: 07/11/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Company Description
Job Description
The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health for all New Yorkers by providing 1.1 billion gallons of high quality drinking water, managing wastewater and stormwater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country, with nearly 6,000 employees. DEP's water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the system's 2,000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City.
The Bureau of Water Supply seeks to hire an Assistant Civil Engineer within the Engineering & Construction Division within in the Source Water Operations Directorate, located in Grahamsville, New York.
The Source Water Operations Division is responsible for maintaining and operating water supply reservoirs, dams, facilities, aqueducts, shafts, hydroelectric plants, highways, bridges, waste water treatment facilities and watershed lands of the Delaware, Catskill and Croton water systems upstream of the Kensico and New Croton reservoirs in order to ensure a continuous delivery of an adequate, reliable supply of high quality drinking water to approximately 9.5 million people in NYC and upstate communities.
Under supervision, of the Deputy Division Chief Engineering, the Assistant Civil Engineer will serve as Project Engineer and will perform civil engineering work, may supervise subordinate employees, perform related work in planning, coordinating, and developing design and construction of capital works, and upgrades on Water Operations assets to support the division in the execution of its mission. This position will also provide the implementation and maintenance support for the Computer Management Maintenance System (CMMS). Specific duties include:
- Performing moderately difficult, responsible work in planning, coordinating, and the design and construction of capital works, repairs, and upgrades on Water Operations assets. Providing support to Wastewater Operations and Engineering and Construction Divisions as assigned.
- Completing and/or coordinating research, design, drawings, and specifications. Preparing in house designs, and construction bid documents for small projects. Designing may include use of AutoCAD.
- Participating in inspection operations by observing, checking, and certifying the installation of materials and equipment, attests to equipment performance and tests of materials.
- Providing support for the Division, implementation, and maintenance of this system to support a robust preventative maintenance plan.
License Requirement
At the time of appointment, candidates must possess a Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. Employees must maintain this license for the duration of employment.
(This is a brief description of what you might do in this position and does not include all the duties of this position.)
Some of the physical activities performed by Assistant Civil Engineers and environmental conditions experienced are: walking to and from inspection sites and during inspections; climbing and descending ladders or stairs to get to areas to be inspected; standing for an extended period of time; bending and stooping during inspections; working in confined areas; distinguishing colors; wearing hard hat and high voltage safety gloves for various inspections; communicating orally; carrying clipboard and inspection forms; climbing around and over various objects; walking in areas that may be damp, dark, dusty, smoky or acrid; working outdoors in all kinds of weather.
Special Working Conditions: Assistant Civil Engineers may be required to work shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
Qualifications
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in civil engineering and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in civil engineering work; or
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and a Master's degree from an accredited college in civil engineering.
Additional Information
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
Job Description
The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health for all New Yorkers by providing 1.1 billion gallons of high quality drinking water, managing wastewater and stormwater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country, with nearly 6,000 employees. DEP's water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the system's 2,000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City.
The Bureau of Water Supply seeks to hire an Assistant Civil Engineer within the Engineering & Construction Division within in the Source Water Operations Directorate, located in Grahamsville, New York.
The Source Water Operations Division is responsible for maintaining and operating water supply reservoirs, dams, facilities, aqueducts, shafts, hydroelectric plants, highways, bridges, waste water treatment facilities and watershed lands of the Delaware, Catskill and Croton water systems upstream of the Kensico and New Croton reservoirs in order to ensure a continuous delivery of an adequate, reliable supply of high quality drinking water to approximately 9.5 million people in NYC and upstate communities.
Under supervision, of the Deputy Division Chief Engineering, the Assistant Civil Engineer will serve as Project Engineer and will perform civil engineering work, may supervise subordinate employees, perform related work in planning, coordinating, and developing design and construction of capital works, and upgrades on Water Operations assets to support the division in the execution of its mission. This position will also provide the implementation and maintenance support for the Computer Management Maintenance System (CMMS). Specific duties include:
- Performing moderately difficult, responsible work in planning, coordinating, and the design and construction of capital works, repairs, and upgrades on Water Operations assets. Providing support to Wastewater Operations and Engineering and Construction Divisions as assigned.
- Completing and/or coordinating research, design, drawings, and specifications. Preparing in house designs, and construction bid documents for small projects. Designing may include use of AutoCAD.
- Participating in inspection operations by observing, checking, and certifying the installation of materials and equipment, attests to equipment performance and tests of materials.
- Providing support for the Division, implementation, and maintenance of this system to support a robust preventative maintenance plan.
License Requirement
At the time of appointment, candidates must possess a Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. Employees must maintain this license for the duration of employment.
(This is a brief description of what you might do in this position and does not include all the duties of this position.)
Some of the physical activities performed by Assistant Civil Engineers and environmental conditions experienced are: walking to and from inspection sites and during inspections; climbing and descending ladders or stairs to get to areas to be inspected; standing for an extended period of time; bending and stooping during inspections; working in confined areas; distinguishing colors; wearing hard hat and high voltage safety gloves for various inspections; communicating orally; carrying clipboard and inspection forms; climbing around and over various objects; walking in areas that may be damp, dark, dusty, smoky or acrid; working outdoors in all kinds of weather.
Special Working Conditions: Assistant Civil Engineers may be required to work shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
Qualifications
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in civil engineering and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in civil engineering work; or
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and a Master's degree from an accredited college in civil engineering.
Additional Information
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
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