What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Analyst Integrated Water Management position at City of New York?
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 highquality 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 6000 employees. DEPs water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the systems 2000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City.
The Integrated Water Management office under the Bureau of Environmental Planning and Analysis (BEPA) is currently seeking a Program Analyst for Integrated Water Management to support several highpriority initiatives including the Water Demand Management Plan and annual water conservation reporting (Water Supply Permit WSA#11352) Sustainable Rate Structure Analysis (OneNYC Initiative 28) and Integrated Water Management Planning and Assessment (OneNYC Initiative 28). These programs are part of DEPs One Water approach which applies a holistic water management framework to improve water quality climate resiliency and demand management while taking into account water rate affordability and equity. The Assistant Director will identify integrated water management opportunities conduct opportunities analyses and map these opportunities using ArcGIS and / or ArcMap Online to support stormwater / wastewater / drinking water nexus projects. They will gather organize and analyze data and research including land use demographics and climate and water demand projections and develop metrics and indicators including socioeconomic costs and benefits research and identify best practices monitor performance make programmatic recommendations and other expressed needs of the agency in support of MS4 LTCP DEPs Strategic Plan and the Mayors sustainability goals plus compliance with State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) Permit regulations.
Overall the Program Analyst will assist on a variety of technical administrative and quantitative duties and will assist with coordination with operational Bureaus and interagency teams. They will also assist in reviewing reports and deliverables prepared by consultants and contractors; assist in preparing coordinating and drafting annual reports and other publications; and support other large projects under the direction of BEPA senior managers. They will collect analyze and integrate relevant data and research from various sources to support agency planning efforts and will assist with coordination with operational Bureaus and interagency teams. Specifically they will assist in developing benefitcost analyses to determine the role of the Bureaus sustainability programs in reducing capital and operational expenses as well as minimizing costs to rate payers. They may also represent the agency in forums such as the Water Utility Climate Alliance US Water Alliance and Water Agency Leaders Alliance.
The ideal candidate will have experience in the field of water resources planning with competency in geospatial and data analysis. However experience in other fields such as climate resilience city planning as well as prior government experience will also be considered. The successful candidate will function in a support role to senior managers on a number of technical administrative costing and longrange planning tasks. This position will be part of a highly dynamic team working on a range of complex tasks simultaneously.
Qualifications :
1. For Assignment Level I (only physical biological and environmental sciences and public health) A masters degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical biological or environmental science or in public health.
To be appointed to Assignment Level II and above candidates must have :
1. A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical biological environmental or social science and one year of fulltime experience in a responsible supervisory administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization; or
2. A masters degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical biological environmental or social science and three years of responsible fulltime research experience in the appropriate field of specialization; or
3. Education and / or experience which is equivalent to 1 or 2 above. However all candidates must have at least a masters degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience described in 2 above. Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I can be substituted for the experience required in 1 and 2 above.
NOTE : Probationary Period
Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.
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.
Remote Work : Employment Type :
Fulltime
