*The position is located in Kingston, NY, in Ulster County, NY without ready access to mass transit options.*

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 6,000 employees. DEP's water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the system’s 2,000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City.


The Bureau of Water Supply (BWS) employs nearly 1,000 people who are responsible for the management, operation, and protection of New York City's upstate water supply system, associated facilities and aqueducts, over 100 miles of road, 55 bridges, and approximately 150,000 acres of watershed lands. The mission of the Bureau of Water Supply is to reliably deliver a sufficient quantity of high-quality drinking water and to ensure the long-term sustainability of the delivery of this most valuable resource in order to promote public health, economic development, and quality of life of the City of New York. BWS is also responsible for the overall management and implementation of the provisions of the City's $1.5 billion Watershed Protection Program and for ensuring the City's compliance with the provisions of the Filtration Avoidance Determination. Within BWS, we have diverse roles and responsibilities, and each of us contributes to the same mission of reliably providing New York City with its most valuable natural resource.


Working in the Watershed Water Quality Operations Directorate, as a Chemist, the intern will participate in the water quality monitoring and support functions within the Kingston Lab Operations, located in Kingston NY. The main project objectives for the intern will be to assist with a variety of laboratory analyses relating to water quality including lead and copper turbidities, specific conductance, pH, chlorophyll sample preparation, UV254, sample reception, dishwashing and autoclaving sample bottles, bottle preparation and water sample collection. Candidates are expected to comply with all environmental, health and safety laws, as well as agency policies.


*The position is located in Kingston, NY, in Ulster County, NY without ready access to mass transit options.*

As of June of the Program year the prospective interne must be a student matriculated in a college or be a recent college graduate (winter/spring term of the Program year).
NOTE: Appointment to this title is only valid for the duration of the Program, June - August each year.

Student must currently be enrolled at a college/university at the undergraduate level with at least a sophomore class standing with coursework in chemistry, biology, or environmental science and limnology. Student must have at least a 2.5GPA (on a 4.0 scale). Familiarity or experience with MS Office suite, including spreadsheets and large data sets. General understanding of laboratory operations. Strong writing skills Effective communication and interpersonal skills. Leadership skills including self-motivation and the ability to work well with minimal supervision.

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 https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

There is no New York City residency requirement for this position.

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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.