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 two (2) Watershed Maintainer (WSMs) within the Water Treatment Operations Directorate, for a position with Reservoir Operations located at 415 East 203rd Street Bronx, New York. Under supervision, the WSMs will utilizes computerized, electronic and mechanical equipment to perform duties related to maintenance, repair and inspection of facilities, roads, bridges, dams, bridges, equipment and lands in the watershed areas including reservoirs aqueduct and treatment related systems of the City of New York water supply. Specific duties include:

- Maintaining and repairing the lands, roads, bridges, dams and other structures and equipment in the watershed areas and aqueduct, and reservoir systems.

- Performing rigging and hoisting; operating welding and burning equipment; uses hand or power tools, machine tools and other types of tools and equipment.

- Operating and maintaining asphalt rollers, skid steers, backhoes, snowplows and other related equipment.

- Maintaining, installing and repairing pipes, mains, sewers, drains and appurtenances in the watershed area and aqueduct and reservoir systems, engaging in excavating, sheathing and shoring using hand or powered tools.

- Mixing concrete and preparing other materials in order to make repairs.

- Cleaning and painting structures, equipment and fences.

- Inspecting reservoirs, streams, water supply lands, systems and watersheds for compliance and conformity to Agency rules and regulations.

- Mowing, pruning, cultivating and maintaining lawns, shrubs, trees and grades. Operating, maintaining and repairing mowers, tractors, landscape trailers, backhoe and related equipment.

- Engaging in logging and lumbering operations; doing carpentry work.

- Operating, servicing and maintaining various types of motorized vehicles and equipment including specialized mounted equipment, earthmoving equipment and towed or portable power equipment and attachments.

- Instructing other employees in the operation, repair and maintenance of facilities.

- Maintaining records of operation, supplies and personnel.

- Complying with all environmental, health and safety laws, agency policies, rules and regulations.

- Operating of motor vehicles, snow removal equipment and other motor-powered equipment.

- Cleaning and maintaining facility grounds, structures and equipment.

- Installing, maintaining and repairing equipment, fixtures, gauges, meters and other equipment relative to the watershed, reservoir and aqueduct systems.


Medical Requirement

Candidates may be required to wear a respirator while performing the essential functions of this job. Employees must be physically able to wear a respirator. OSHA regulations have established medical guidelines for wearing a respirator; therefore, candidates will be required to have pre-appointment and periodic post-appointment medical examinations to demonstrate that they meet applicable OSHA standards and to monitor their medical status. Once hired, employees must continue to satisfy OSHA regulations for their 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. If you have moving violations, a license suspension or an accident record, you may be disqualified. This license must be maintained for the duration of your employment. All candidates shall be required to obtain and maintain any licenses, certifications or endorsements that the Agency deems necessary to perform the duties of the position.


Class A Commercial Driver’s License valid in the State of New York may be required. If required, this license must be maintained for the duration of employment.


Technical Competencies:

- Water Treatment Principles and Practices

- Mechanically inclined (plumbing, mechanical, electric or construction related trades)


Non-Technical Competencies:

- Conscientious

- Information Sharing

- Critical and Analytical thinking

- Good record keeping



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


Some of the physical activities performed by Watershed Maintainers and environmental conditions experienced are: lifting objects up to waist height; fingering, grasping, squeezing and/or turning objects such as tools and equipment; pushing and pulling objects such as tools and levers using one or two hands; reaching at a distance up to arm’s length; coordinating the movements of hands and feet; and balancing body on foot stools or ladders from 3 to 30 feet in height while standing and working with hands overhead. In order to perform the essential tasks of this position, Watershed Maintainers may be required to: wear protective equipment such as gloves, boots, goggles, earplugs, noise attenuators, face shields, and/or respirators; work in temperatures ranging from 0 F and 105 F in wetness and varying atmospheric conditions such as high and low humidity; work in the presence of toxic and/or corrosive chemicals and moving parts of machinery and equipment; and work in restricted spaces for up to 1 hour at a time and on surfaces made of metal gratings, macadam and/or cement.

Special Working Conditions: Watershed Maintainers may be required to work shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.


Additional Information:

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.


Preferred Skills:

- Ability to keep electronic logs of equipment performance and maintenance activities within a Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS)

- Ability to work with hand or power tools

- Ability to operate motor vehicles and motor-powered equipment

- Ability to keep accurate written and electronic records

- Understands and uses email


Residency Requirement:

New York City residency is not required for this position.


Hours/Shift:

40 hours per week / Shift work including nights, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.


Work Location:

415 East 203rd Street
Bronx, NY 10467

A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and one of the following:

1. One year of full-time satisfactory experience in the operation and maintenance of equipment used in the controlling or purification of water at facilities in watershed areas, reservoirs, or aqueduct systems, or performing duties involving the upkeep, inspection, maintenance or operation of watershed areas and related facilities; or

A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and one of the following:

2. Two years of full-time satisfactory experience as: a mechanic, journeyman or helper in the electrical trades or mechanical trades; or a technician in a chemical processing facility or chemical laboratory.

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. This license must be maintained for the duration of your employment.

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 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.

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.