Job Description

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) protects public health and the environment by supplying clean drinking water, collecting, and treating wastewater, 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 delivers 1.1 billion gallons of high-quality drinking water per day to 8.3 million New York City residents and more than 1 million people in Upstate New York and collects and treats an average of 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater per day.

The Bureau of Environmental Planning and Analysis (BEPA) is seeking to hire a City Research Scientist to work as a Water Quality Analyst within the Watershed Planning & Modeling unit. The selected candidate will be responsible for assisting in the implementation of a monitoring and assessment plan for the Stormwater Management Program, as required by the MS4 permit, and water quality data analysis. The Department collects a vast amount of water quality monitoring data under harbor survey and sentinel monitoring programs. The Water Quality Analyst will be responsible for analyzing water quality data and running the NYC MS4 Urban Stormwater Quality Model currently being developed to address the NYC MS4 permit requirements related to monitoring and modeling. In addition, s/he will provide technical support on implications of other water quality regulatory efforts such as Long Island Sound hydrodynamic and water quality modeling efforts.
Under general supervision with wide latitude to exercise independent judgment and initiative, the selected candidate will be responsible for analyzing water quality data and running the NYC MS4 Urban Stormwater Quality Model currently being developed to address the NYC MS4 permit requirements related to monitoring and modeling. In addition, s/he will provide technical support on implications of other water quality regulatory efforts such as Long Island Sound hydrodynamic and water quality modeling efforts. Primary tasks will include the following:
- Performing flow and water quality analysis/modeling of MS4 data as well as other water quality monitoring data under the harbor survey, sentinel monitoring and Long Island Sound monitoring
programs.
- Researching sources of pollution to New York City harbor waters to determine their effects on the environment and develop methods of pollution abatement or control.
- Systematically analyze flow and water quality data to determine validity, quality, and scientific significance and interpret correlations between human activities and impact on receiving water
bodies.
- Preparing charts and statistics from flow and water quality data using software’s such as SAS/JMP, Power BI, ArcGIS or other statistical analysis packages and providing easily communicated
findings on the environmental relevance of the data for policy level needs.
- Assisting in coordinating flow and water quality research efforts of BEPA with research efforts conducted by other DEP bureaus, NYC agencies, and other institutions such as USEPA and
NYSDEC
- Preparing water quality analysis/modeling presentations, white papers, research papers, studies and other policy documents as directed by management.

Qualifications

1. For Assignment Level I (only physical, biological and environmental sciences and public health) A master’s degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological or environmental science or in public health.
To be appointed to Assignment Level II and above, candidates must have:
1. A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and one year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization; or
2. A master’s degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and three years of responsible full-time research experience in the appropriate field of specialization; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least a master’s degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience described in "2" above. Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I can be substituted for the experience required in "1" and "2" above.

NOTE:
Probationary Period
Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.