Job Description

***To qualify for this position, you MUST be a permanent Clerical Associate in title ***

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 Environmental Compliance’s mission is the enforcement of environmental laws and regulations, which affect the health and safety of the public and environment. Specifically, the bureau enforces the City’s Asbestos regulations as well as the Air and Noise Codes. The Bureau is comprised of the Division of Air & Noise Policy, Permitting and Enforcement and the Asbestos Control Program. These divisions respond to; air and noise code complaints; inspect and track asbestos removal projects; and foster the goals of environmental protection.
The Clerical Associate will perform administrative duties in support of the New York City Air Pollution Control Program.

Under direction of a supervisory, the selected candidate will work as a Clerical Associate with the responsibility of performing clerical duties assigned by the supervisory. The Clerical Associate will perform the following duties:
- Performs clerical work in relation to records, files and reports using alphabetical and numerical procedures.
- Performs customer service by responding to email inquiries.
- Updates and uploads records in a database for accuracy of information and edits information in computer systems to update records.
- Performs moderately difficult and responsible clerical work in maintaining and checking various records, including scanning and basic excel skills.

The ideal candidate will have experience in customer service and administrative duties with New York City DEP with at least three years of professional experience. The Clerical Associate should be proficient in computers and have a working knowledge of MS Office skills, including Excel and Word.

Qualifications

Qualification Requirements
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and one year of satisfactory clerical experience.
Skills Requirement
Keyboard familiarity with the ability to type at a minimum of 100 key strokes (20 words) per minute.