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. We deliver 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 we collect and treat an average of 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater per day.

The Bureau of Environmental Planning and Analysis (BEPA) is a seeking a City Research Scientist who, under general supervision, will be responsible for managing consultants/contractors that will assess the condition of City-owned arterial highway stormwater drainage assets. These assets include, but are not limited to, catch basins, scuppers/downspouts, culverts, green infrastructure, wetlands, retention ponds, structural treatment systems, etc. as well as to conduct representative outfall sampling to understand the pollutant loading contributions from the arterial highway outfalls or field screening points. The candidate will be responsible for preparing task orders, reviewing and approving work plans as well as project related deliverables. The candidate will inventory the existing stormwater drainage assets on City owned highways, assess their existing condition, create a prioritization for capital asset repairs and cost, identify operation and maintenance costs for these assets identifying repair, and determine a cost for meeting Municipal Separate Stormwater Sewer System (MS4) permit requirements.

Under general supervision, the selected candidate will be responsible for contract management tasks including but not limited to:
- Preparation of scopes of work and cost estimates.
- Monitoring project phases to ensure compliance with timelines and deliverables.
- Report preparations, budget tracking, coordinating meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
- Preparation of meeting materials with public, regulatory agencies and other stakeholders.

The candidate will perform special studies as assigned to support other MS4 permit and stormwater projects such as:
- Planning, coordination, implementation and assessment of stormwater management projects.
- Engineering and design research, investigations, studies and calculations.
- Site-specific recommendations for stormwater management and pollution prevention practices.

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.