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 for a position within Community Water Division, Water Resources Management Directorate, located in Valhalla, New York. Under general supervision, of the Deputy Chief of Community Water, the Associate Project Manager I will serve as Community Water Project Manager and will provide metering oversight, design review and asset management with customers, consultants, and contractors on water projects throughout the lower Hudson valley of NY. They will provide clear communication for interactions with multidisciplinary agency teams of legal, engineering, and planning staff. The Community Water Project Manager will support other program operations including data retrieval, construction inspection, database updates, project planning, and coordination will be needed to ensure completion of program goals. They will prepare various reports and correspondence regarding projects and program operations such as comment tracking logs, agency review letters, meter testing reports, monthly billing models, water connection facility plans, drawings, and maps. The Community Water Project Manager will support other program operations including data retrieval, construction inspection, database updates, project planning, and coordination will be needed to ensure completion of program goals.

Field work and confined space entry shall be required to assist with enforcing water supply agreement contractual terms and inspection of project locations.

(This is a brief description of what you might do in this position and does not include all the duties of this position)


Preferred Skills:

- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

- Proficiency with network file sharing and Microsoft SharePoint environments

- Knowledge of capital construction project workflow

- Strong project management skills

- Knowledge of drinking water systems, drinking water regulations, and basic engineering principals related water system hydraulics.

- Ability to work effectively and cooperatively in a collaborative, priority driven workplace.

- Ability to work independently with initiative on taking on new responsibilities.

- Ability to follow instruction and training, read, critically review, and interpret construction drawings (blueprints)

- Ability to work with data collection equipment (retrieve, process)

- Ability to work with environmental monitoring equipment.

- An understanding of water system hydraulics and metering (pressure and flow)

- An Understanding of water system operations (treatment, storage, distribution)

- A Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.



Residency Requirement:

New York City residency is not required for this position.


Hours and 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.

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.