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 seeks to hire an Associate Project Manager I within the Water Treatment Operations Quality Assurance Process Control Unit, Water Treatment Operations Directorate located in Valhalla, New York. Under supervision, of the Chief of Water Treatment Operations Risk Management and Process Safety Management Compliance, the Associate Project Manager I will be responsible for coordinating the implementation of the Drinking Water Operator Program through the planning, scheduling, applying, implementing, and instructing as required by Title 10 of the New York Codes of Rules and Regulations, Part 5, Subpart 5-1 and Subpart 5-4 of the Sanitary Code regulated by New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH). The candidate will directly oversee a very large, complex training program to license our operator teams. This work includes administration of all phases of the Drinking Water Operator Certification Program to support operations and maintenance of BWS facilities. Work components include: creation of courses and classes that receive approval from NYSDOH, update/create employee training profiles, schedule classes, align in-house instructors within BWS, prepare reports and supply training records; research course material, develop training plans with accurate up to date presentations based on Agency and Bureau policies, NYSDOH, Fire Department of New York and PESH regulations. The Associate Project Manager I’s will maintains the program needed to effectively provide quality training for the NYSDOH mandated Drinking Water Operator certification program to all licensed Water Treatment Operations operators and supervisors. Specific duties include:

- Supporting Drinking Water Operator certification programs and initiatives for over 200 employees and 4 major water treatment facilities in Westchester and Bronx counties

- Maintaining a management information system to provide data for the planning and control for the Program

- Establishing program schedules

- Determining and coordinating the activities required between the persons, agencies and departments responsible for initial certification completion

- Preparing all schedules, reports and orders to assure conformance with Program needs

- Checking work performance and preparing management reports which stress significant problems

- Resolves problems that arise in meeting schedules and costs

- Meeting with NYCDOHMH regulators

- Advising and making recommendations to Water Treatment Operations in formulating program needs, options, and consequences, assuring those functional requirements are adequately articulated and that program will fulfill these requirements

- Coordinating in-house training programs to meet the needs of renewal certification of operators and supervisors

- Supervising subordinate employees in laboratory analyses including: pH, temperature, chlorine residual, turbidity, UV254, color, jar testing, and alkalinity

- May incidentally perform duties of subordinates



Technical Competencies:

- Knowledge in trades (mechanical, plumbing, electric, etc ) and construction means and methods

- Mechanically inclined

- Excellent recordkeeping

- Detailed attention to scheduling


Non-Technical Competencies:

- Access and provide communications to employees with a variety of learning styles

- Conscientious

- Information sharing

- Critical and analytical thinking


Standards:

- Punctuality

- Employs safe work practices


Medical Requirement

For certain positions, you may be required to wear a respirator while performing the essential functions of this position. The selected candidate must be physically able to wear a respirator and must not have any condition that would prevent a good face seal when wearing a respirator. OSHA regulations have established medical guidelines for wearing a respirator. Therefore, the candidate will be required to have pre-employment and periodic post-appointment medical examinations to demonstrate that they meet applicable OSHA standards and to monitor medical status. Once hired, employees must continue to satisfy OSHA regulations for the duration of their employment.


License Requirement

At the time of appointment, candidates must possess a Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. Employees must maintain this license for the duration of employment.
(This is a brief description of what you might do in this position and does not include all the duties of this position.)


Some of the physical activities performed by Associate Project Managers and environmental conditions experienced are: walking to and from inspection sites and during the course of inspections; climbing and descending ladders or stairs to get to areas to be inspected, including exposed heights and confined spaces; standing for extended periods of time; distinguishing colors; bending, stretching, and stooping during inspections; communicating orally; climbing over and around various objects; walking in areas that may be damp, moldy, dark, dusty, smoky, vermin infested, noisy, acrid, or containing fumes, emissions, extreme heat and cold, lead dust, asbestos, or other potentially hazardous material; and working outdoors in all kinds of weather.

Special Working Conditions: Associate Project Managers may be required to work shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.


Preferred Skills:

- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Project

- Critical thinking and effective independent data analysis skills

- Excellent oral and written communication skills

- An understanding of project management principals

- An understanding of drinking water treatment processes and technology

- Ability to work in high volume environment

- Ability to traverse active construction sites and operational facilities (including walking on uneven terrain)

- Ability to perform outdoor job duties year round



Hours/Shift:

35 Hours per week/ May be required to work shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays.


Work Location:

465 Columbus Avenue
Valhalla, NY 10595

Valhalla is a hamlet in the Town of Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, NY approximately 28 miles from mid-town Manhattan.

One year of full-time satisfactory experience in supervising employees performing project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, on engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects, or supervising a construction project with a value of $1,000,000 or more, and either:

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural technology, construction, construction management, construction technology, sustainable design, urban planning, urban studies, city planning, transportation planning, business administration, or public administration, and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, for engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects; or

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

3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent plus any combination of college or university education and/or experience described in "1" above to make up the equivalent of five years of education and experience. One year of experience credit will be given for: (a) each 30 semester credits of college or university education leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural technology, construction, construction management, construction technology, sustainable design, urban planning, urban studies, city planning, transportation planning, business administration, or public administration; (b) a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in one of the disciplines described in "1" above; (c) a Juris Doctor degree, or (d) a valid New York State license as a Professional Engineer, Registered Architect or Registered Landscape Architect. Where experience which is primarily of a design nature is not acceptable towards meeting the qualification requirements.

In addition to meeting the qualification requirements for Assignment Level I, candidates must have at least one additional year of experience as described in "1" above in a supervisory capacity or have served for at least one year as a project manager for a large and/or complex construction project.

In addition to meeting the qualification requirements for Assignment Level I, candidates must have at least two additional years of experience as described in "1" above in a supervisory capacity or have served for at least two additional years as a project manager for a large and/or complex construction project.

- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Project - Critical thinking and effective independent data analysis skills - Excellent oral and written communication skills - An understanding of project management principals - An understanding of drinking water treatment processes and technology - Ability to work in high volume environment - Ability to traverse active construction sites and operational facilities (including walking on uneven terrain) - Ability to perform outdoor job duties year round

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.

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/

New York City Residency is not required 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.