Job Description

IMPORTANT NOTE: Only those currently serving as a permanent Associate Project Manager will be considered

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 Wastewater Treatment (BWT) is responsible for the operation and maintenance of all facilities related to the treatment of sewage within the five boroughs of the City. This includes 14 wastewater treatment plants, sludge dewatering facilities, collections facilities (pumping stations, combined sewer overflow retention facilities, regulators, tide gates, etc.), wastewater laboratories and harbor vessels.

Collections facilities include, but are not limited to: 96 wastewater and stormwater pumping stations,

four (4) Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) facilities, wastewater and stormwater forcemains between

pump stations and/or sewer connections, sludge forcemains between Wastewater Resource Recovery

Facilities (WRRFs), approximately 500 regulators, tide gates, tide gate chambers, and approximately 140

miles of interceptors sewers.

The posted position resides within the Collections Support Division of the Project Delivery Directorate

and primarily entails the planning, coordination and oversight of the delivery of several assignments and

projects to support the continuous operation of collections facilities and linear assets.

Job Purpose:

The Civil Engineer, either directly or through a staff of project managers, inspectors and/or

other technical/administrative staff, directs and coordinates the oversight of the design and

construction of various projects of low to moderate size and complexity. These projects are

primarily related to the wastewater collections facilities, equipment and linear assets, such as

pumping stations, regulators, interceptors, tide gate structures, etc. Projects may be managed

within DEP, or through outside entities.

The Civil Engineer’s primary responsibilities include:

1. Seamless communication/coordination with Collections Operations, Agency Bureaus,

other City Agencies, and key Stakeholders and lead reviews of design and construction

documents to confirm conformance with the Agency’s standards and goals, and to make

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sure that the project/assignment’s goals and milestones are met, ensuring that all

prepared schedules, reports, and work products conform to the approved scope of

work.

2. Support with the management of the Interceptor Improvement Program, as directed.

3. Coordination of multiple assignments of moderate to high technical complexity with

major potential impact on agency engineering operations and/or City’s infrastructure.

4. Preparation, negotiation, and processing of new solicitation as well as appropriate

modifications to existing vendor’s contract scope, cost, and schedule for successful

completion of the project or assignment at hand.

5. Day-to-day guidance and oversight of subordinates’ work assignments, motivation of

current employees, approval of time and leave, evaluation of staff members and

development of staffing requirements for implementation of the assignment at hand.

6. The Civil Engineer must have the minimum technical knowledge and be a “hands-on”

professional capable of quickly recognizing what is required for an assignment and

providing the sustained effort necessary to see that assignment through from inception

to completion.

7. Where necessary, the Civil Engineer will be responsible for managing staff efficiently

and effectively to ensure adequate staffing of projects/assignments and opportunities

for professional growth.

8. The Civil Engineer reports directly to the Section Chief.

Qualifications

Qualification Requirements

One year of full-time satisfactory experience in supervising employees performing project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, on engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects, or supervising a construction project with a value of $1,000,000 or more, and either:

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, architectural technology, landscape architecture, business administration, or public administration, and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, for engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects; or

2. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of experience as described in “1” above; or

3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent plus any combination of college or university education and/or experience described in “1” above to make up the equivalent of five years of education and experience. One year of experience credit will be given for (a) each 30 semester credits of college or university education leading to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, architectural technology, landscape architecture, business administration or public administration; (b)

a Masters degree from an accredited college or university in one of the disciplines described in “1” above; or (c) a valid New York State license as a Professional Engineer, Registered Architect, or Registered Landscape Architect.

Experience which is primarily of a design nature is not acceptable towards meeting the qualification requirements.

4. In addition to meeting the qualification requirements for Assignment Level I, candidates must have at least one additional year of experience as described in "1" above in a supervisory capacity or have served for at least one year as a project manager for a large and/or complex construction project.

5. In addition to meeting the qualification requirements for Assignment Level I, candidates must have at least two additional years of experience as described in "1" above in a supervisory capacity or have served for at least two additional years as a project manager for a large and/or complex construction project.

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.