INSTRUMENTATION SPECIALIST

IMPORTANT NOTE : Candidates selected to fill an Instrumentation Specialist position from this posting will be appointed on a provisional basis.

As a provisional employee, you will be required to take and pass the next Instrumentation Specialist civil service examination and be given a list number by the NYC Dept.

of Citywide Administrative Services in order to be considered for probable permanent employment in this title. Anyone who does not take and pass this examination, or who is not reached on the established list, will be terminated as a provisional Instrumentation Specialist.

The New York City 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 6, employees. We deliver 1.

1 billion gallons of high quality drinking water per day to 8.5 million New York City residents and more than 1 million people in Upstate New York, and we collect and treat an average of 1.

3 billion gallons of wastewater per day.

The Bureau of Wastewater Treatment is responsible for the operation and maintenance of all facilities related to the treatment of sewage, including wastewater treatment plants, collections facilities (pumping stations, combined sewer overflow retention facilities, regulators, tide gates), wastewater laboratories, harbor vessels and sludge dewatering facilities.

Under general direction, with latitude for independent judgment and decision, the selected candidate will oversee the instrumentation control operation of multiple BWT facilities.

• Responsibilities will include performing extremely responsible and complex work in planning, coordinating and overseeing the development and the implementation of corrective and preventive maintenance programs, inspections, testing and modifications of systems and equipment;
• supervising and training Instrumentation Specialist Trainees, Level 1 and / or Level 2 employees in the tasks of preventive and corrective maintenance, inspection, testing and modification of systems and equipment;

directing, from initiation of installation to completion, the installation of very large and complex instrumentation and control, telemetering, distributed control and communications systems and related equipment.

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.

Preferred Skills

1. Familiarity with wastewater treatment plant and pumping station equipment and processes.2. A Motor Vehicle Driver’s License valid in the State of New York to operate city vehicle.

Residency Requirement

New 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.