Area Engineer

IMPORTANT NOTE : Only those currently serving as a permanent Admin 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, 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.

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.

Under the supervision of the Section Chief, the broad scope for the exercise of independent initiative and judgment, the selected candidate will serve as Area Engineer with the following responsibilities :

Directly supervise and serve as team leader to a staff of engineers at various levels and disciplines; oversees the preparation of contract specifications and drawings for the reconstruction, repair, or modification of any energy related equipment contained in the fourteen wastewater resource recovery facilities and collections facilities;

ensure specifications and drawings are technically accurate and provide technical and administrative guidance to the engineers.

The area engineer is also responsible for planning, organization, and assignment of work to meet deadlines and achieve goals as directed by the Section Chief, in addition to having the ability and knowledge to generate solutions to unusual complex engineering problems.

Additional duties include reviewing and approving proposals, payments, contingency work orders and tracking project procurement and budget;

serving as a consultant on major engineering issues, evaluating subordinates’ performance, tracking the progress of jobs, resolving conflicts of a contractual nature and briefing the Section Chief on a weekly basis.

The area engineer will also assign and track his / her overtime budget allocation, approve / disapprove of leave requests and conduct performance evaluations of his / her engineers.

In addition, the area engineer will respond to emergencies as they arise. Represents Section Chief at technical meetings with consulting engineers, contractors, and other City, State and Federal Agencies.

Minimum Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, business administration, or public administration, and five years of full-time satisfactory experience in the planning, administering or expediting of engineering design, and / or construction, or coordinating a very large engineering project, two years of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity; or

2. A four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and nine years of experience as described in "1" above;

two years of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity; or

3. Education and / or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. An accredited Master's degree in one of the disciplines described in "1" above, a law degree, or a valid New York State license as a Professional Engineer or Registered Architect or Landscape Architect may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

However, all candidates must have the two years of the administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described in "1" above.

Preferred Skills

Mechanical or Electrical Engineer with NYS PE License

Residency Requirement

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

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