What are the responsibilities and job description for the Civil Engineer position at City of New York?
The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) protects public health and the environment by supplying clean drinking water collecting and treating wastewater and reducing air noise and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country with nearly 6000 employees. DEP delivers more than 1.1 billion gallons per day of the highest quality drinking water to 8.5 million NYC residents and more than 1 million people in Upstate New York and has a wastewater conveyance and treatment system capable of processing over 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater per day to protect the environment and the citys surrounding waterways.
The Bureau of Water and Sewer Operations (BWSO) is responsible for the maintenance of NYCs 140000 catch basins 114000 hydrants 90000 valves 14 gatehouses 3 reservoirs 68 groundwater wells a 100 million gallon underground storage tank and 7000 miles each of both sanitary sewers and water mains. BWSO is responsible for the operation maintenance and protection of the Citys drinking water and wastewater collection (sewer) systems; the protection of adjacent waterways; and the development and protection of the Departments Capital Water and Sewer Design Program. The Bureau is also responsible for the operation of the Staten Island Bluebelt. This is an ecologically sound cost effective natural alternative to storm sewers which occupies approximately 15 square miles of land in the South Richmond area of Staten Island.
BWSO seeks to hire a Civil Engineer level 2 in the Division of Capital Program Management (CPM). Under the direction of the EngineerinCharge (EIC) and Chief of Tunnels and Facilities CPM the selected candidate will perform engineering work of moderate to complex difficulty relating to the management of potable water and facility upgrade capital projects. These projects include the installation of new steel trunk water mains build out of new BWSO water transmission facilities and maintaining a state of good repair for BWSO existing water mains and facilities.
The responsibilities of this position include :
Coordinate with engineering professionals to determine project needs and develop capital projects coinciding with the bureaus strategic plans.
Prepare and develop Capital Project Initiations (CPIs) for capital projects designed and constructed by the Department of Design and Construction (DDC) and Business Cases (BCs) for projects designed and constructed by Bureau of Design and Construction (BEDC).
Coordinate with DDC or BEDC through project development facility planning design construction and closeout of capital projects to ensure BWSO needs are appropriately met.
Review schedules estimates specification contract drawings and other submittals to identify and address relevant issues.
Research and analyze information related to project matters and
Liaise with other city agencies designers construction managers consultants for capital project needs.
Attend and participate in project meetings and workshops.
Prepares technically memoranda reports and presentations to meet projects needs.
Continuously monitor project status to keep projects on budget and schedule.
ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE EITHER PERMANENT IN THE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE OF CIVIL ENGINEER OR MUST HAVE TAKEN CIVIL SERVICE EXAM NO. 4030 FOR CIVIL ENGINEER.
CIVIL ENGINEER 20215
Qualifications :
1) Four (4) years of fulltime satisfactory experience in civil engineering work; and
2) A valid New York State Professional Engineers License. Current New York State registration as a Professional Engineer must be maintained for the duration of your employment.
A masters degree in civil engineering from an accredited college or university accredited by regional national professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) may be substituted for one year of the civil engineering experience required in 1 above.
Special Note :
In addition to above qualification requirements to be eligible for placement in Assignment Levels II and III individuals must have at least one year within the last three years of experience as a major contributor or a project leader on a complex project requiring additional and specific expertise in the disciplines needed to design or construct the 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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
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