Instrumentation Specialist 1

City of New York
NYC-ALL BOROS
$58.6K-$60.8K a year
Permanent
Full-time

PLEASE NOTE ONLY CANDIDATES WHO HAVE TAKEN EXAM NO. FOR INSTRUMENTATION SPECIALIST, OR ARE ALREADY PERMANENT IN THE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE OF INSTRUMENTATION SPECIALIST, 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 storm water, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution.

DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country, with nearly 6, employees. DEP's water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the system’s 2, square mile watershed that extends miles north and west of the City.

New York City has approximately , catch basins, , hydrants, 90, valves, 14 gatehouses, 3 reservoirs, 68 groundwater wells, a -million-gallon underground storage tank and 7, miles each of both sanitary sewers and water mains.

The responsibility of maintaining these vast networks falls under the Department of Environmental Protection’s Bureau of Water and Sewer Operations (BWSO).

Working for the Bureau of Water and Sewer Operations within the Division of Distribution Operations in the Operation Informational Systems Unit, the selected candidate will perform the following tasks : Maintenance and servicing work on electrical, electronic, mechanical, pneumatic and telemetric, instrumentation and controls and communication equipment in BWSO Facilities.

The selected candidate will install and set up instruments, controls, telemetric equipment and related equipment. Make periodic inspections of instrumentation, metering, controls and reports unusual malfunctions.

Keep detailed records on responsible equipment. Adjust, calibrate, test, service, maintain, repair, program, calculate parameter, tests automatic controls and instrumentation such as : telephone and radio communications, supervisory control and data acquisition systems, programmable logic controllers, gas monitoring systems, automatic chemical dosing systems, data recorders, Variable frequency drives, RPZ valves, analyzers, level meters, fire alarm systems, intercoms, security systems and other related instrumentation.

Minimum Qualifications

An associate degree in electrical construction and instrumentation, electrical engineering technology, mechanical engineering technology, electromechanical engineering technology, or electronic engineering technology from a 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), AND one year of full-time satisfactory experience within the last ten years in the installation, maintenance and repair of electronic instrumentation and control systems, including microprocessors, and electrical and pneumatic instrumentation and control systems; or

Graduation from a trade, technical or vocational school approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization with a major course of study in electrical, electronic, electromechanical or mechanical technology AND three years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "1" above; or

A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization AND four years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "1" above.

College education leading to a degree in one of the areas of study described in "1" above may be substituted only in "2" or "3" above for a maximum of three years of experience at the rate of 30 semester credits for one year of full-time satisfactory experience.

Driver License Requirement : By the time you are appointed to this position, you must have a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York.

If you have moving violations, license suspension(s) or an accident record, you may be disqualified. This license must be maintained for the duration of your employment.

1. To be assigned to Assignment Level II candidates must, in addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements noted above, possess an additional one year of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "1" above, for a total of five years of experience.

2. To be assigned to Assignment Level III candidates must, in addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements noted above, possess an additional two years of full time satisfactory experience as described in "1" above, for a total of six years of experience.

License Requirement :

2. At the time of appointment or assignment to Assignment Level III, employees may be required to possess a Federal Communications Commission license for

radio repairs.

55a Program

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs.

For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at class "jobad-residencyRequirement">

Residency RequirementNew York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County.

To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

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