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 a Watershed Maintainer within the Highlands Region, Water Operations Division, Source Water Operations Directorate, for a position located in Carmel, New York.

The Water Operations Division plans, manages, operates, maintains and provides responsible stewardship to all NYC water supply reservoirs, dams, facilities, aqueducts, shafts, hydroelectric plants, highways, bridges and watershed lands of the Delaware, Catskill and Croton water systems upstream of the Kensico and New Croton reservoirs. The division ensures the continuous delivery of an adequate, reliable supply of high quality drinking water through the Catskill and Delaware Aqueducts to approximately 9.5 million people in NYC and upstate communities in an environmentally healthy, safe, fiscally responsible and efficient manner while maintaining compliance with the provisions of the Supreme Court Decree of 1954 and all other applicable environmental, health and safety laws and regulations. The division leaders must lead and ensure a talented, well trained, motivated and equipped workforce that is capable and flexible at accomplishing current and future tasks. The division provides support to other DEP units operating in the Division’s area of responsibility and maintains communications with local governments, regulatory agencies and other stakeholders for better cooperation during routine and emergency situations.

Under the supervision of a Supervisor Watershed Maintenance, Watershed Maintainer will be responsible for performing duties related to maintaining the integrity of water supply lands through regular inspection, posting of signs, painting of boundary lines, maintaining monuments and reporting any instance of non-compliance or issue of concern regarding violation of policy, standards or procedures. Specific duties include:

- Maintaining the integrity of water supply lands by conducting inspections, which include conservation easements and fee properties to identify trespassing, encroachment, pollution, hazardous situations, vandalism, dumping and potential violations.

- Reporting any instance of non-compliance or issue of concern regarding violation of policy, standards or procedures to supervisor.

- Inspecting and maintaining boundary lines and monuments so that they are easily located in the field by department staff, recreational users and adjoining landowners and in accordance with established policy.

- Assisting with providing sustainable recreational opportunities to permit holders including issuance of boat tags, steam cleaning boats, boat mooring inspections and recreational use inspections.

- Assisting with preparing properties for acquisition.

- Forwarding requests for use of City lands, conservation easements and other special projects.


(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.


Preferred Skills:

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

- New York State Water Treatment Plant Operator License

- Class B Commercial Driver’s License

- General familiarity of Microsoft Office including Outlook

- Ability to navigate the CityTime, a timekeeping software application

- Ability to learn how to use a computerized maintenance management system and a computer tablet to receive work orders and input data

- Working knowledge of land management, maintenance and repair

- Ability to identify instances of non-compliance or issues that compromise the integrity of water supply lands

- Ability to effectively communication in writing and verbally

- Ability to manage time wisely to complete multiple tasks within allotted timeframes

- Ability to correctly use various powered equipment


Hours/Shift:

40 hours per week / May be required to work shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.


Work Location:

1286 Route 6

Carmel, NY 10512

Carmel is a town in Putnam County, New York approximately 60 miles north of New York City.

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.

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.