Green Infrastructure Program Coordinator

Job Description

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..

DEP is currently seeking a Green Infrastructure Program Coordinator to support NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) in implementation of the NYC Green Infrastructure Program. The NYC Green Infrastructure Program is a multiagency effort led by DEP to implement distributed green stormwater infrastructure to improve water quality in NYC waterways and enhance stormwater resiliency, supporting NYC regulatory requirements and strategic plans including: 2012 Consent Order to reduce Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) and NYC Long Term Control Plans (LTCPs), NYC Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit, DEP’s Strategic Plan, NYC Stormwater Resiliency Plan, the 2021 New Normal Report, Rainfall Ready NYC, OneNYC and AdaptNYC goals

The successful candidate will report directly to NYC DOT’s Green Infrastructure Unit in the Division of Budget and Capital Program Management In this capacity, the candidate will be managing the design review of a portfolio of right-of-way green infrastructure stormwater management projects and ensuring their progression through all required steps.

Responsibilities will include:
- Reviewing technical drawings and design details to ensure they comply with DOT street design standards and guidelines
- Creating maps to provide information on proposed green infrastructure projects
- Distributing design submissions, liaising with other DOT units and, coordinating DOT agency responses from numerous divisions
- Updating and tracking project schedules
- Responsible for communication with DEP, other city agencies and stakeholders to ensure that the projects are comprehensively developed
- Prepare reports, studies and correspondence
- Perform other related duties
- Stay up to date on latest guidelines and green infrastructure practices used by New York City Agencies

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.