City of New York

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.

The Bureau of Water Supply seeks to hire two (2) Watershed Maintainers within the Drinking Water Operations Directorate, for a position(s) located in Valhalla, New York.

The Bureau of Water Supply, Drinking Water Operations Directorate, is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the treatment facilities located in the Bronx and Westchester County. The core mission is to protect the public and provide clean drinking water to approximately 9 million New York City residents and more than 1 million people in Upstate New York. Treatment processes include filtration, UV disinfection and or chemical addition. These functions are a vital part of New York City’s water supply which must be provided 24 hours a day, seven days per week.

Under the supervision, of the Supervisor (Watershed Maintenance) I, the Watershed Maintainers, working out of the Shaft 18 Facility will perform duties related to the operation, maintenance and inspection of equipment, water treatment facilities, watershed areas, reservoirs and aqueduct systems of the City of New York Water Supply. Specific duties include:

• Monitoring and controlling the various process control equipment and treatment systems using various computer based controls including the Process Monitoring and Control System (PMCS) or Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA).
• Performing simple calculations, take water samples, maintain control room and equipment logbooks, complete inspection and work ticket records and maintain overall drinking water quality per regulatory and DEP requirements, Maintaining computer based recordkeeping.
• Loading, unloading and ensuring the feed of chemicals, such as chlorine, fluoride and alum, to water; Identifying and contain leaks using emergency equipment.
• Installing, maintaining and repairing equipment, fixtures, gauges, meters and other equipment relative to the watershed, reservoir and aqueduct systems.
• Inspecting reservoirs, streams, water supply lands, groundwater systems and watersheds for compliance and conformity to rules and regulations.
• Maintaining and repairing the lands, roads, bridges, dams and other structures and equipment in the watershed area, aqueduct and reservoir systems.
• Maintaining, installing and repairing pipes, mains, sewers, drains and appurtenances in the watershed area, aqueduct and reservoir systems; engage in excavating, sheathing and shoring using hand or powered tools.
• Performing rigging and hoisting; operate and maintain hand and power tools, machine tools and other types of tools and equipment.
• Operating, maintaining and repairing various types of motorized vehicles and equipment including but not limited to asphalt rollers, skid steers, backhoes, tractors, mowers, landscape trailers, and snow removal equipment.
• Mixing concrete and prepares other materials in order to make repairs.
• Mowing, pruning, cultivating and maintaining lawns, shrubs, trees and grades.
• Cleaning and maintaining facilities grounds, structures and equipment; Painting structures, equipment and fences.
• Performing work in permit confined spaces.
• Serving as a member of the Emergency Response Team.
• Complying with all environmental, health and safety laws, agency policies, rules and regulations

Medical Requirement

Candidates may be required to wear a respirator while performing the essential functions of this job. Employees must be physically able to wear a respirator. OSHA regulations have established medical guidelines for wearing a respirator. Therefore, applicants and employees will be required to have pre-appointment and periodic post-appointment medical examinations to demonstrate that they met applicable OSGHA Standards and to monitor their medical status. Once hired, employees must continue to satisfy OSHA regulations for the duration of their employment.

License Requirements

• Driver License Requirement: Coincident with your appointment to this position, you must have a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York. If you have moving violations, a license suspension or an accident record, you may be disqualified. This license must be maintained for the duration of your employment. All candidates shall be required to obtain and maintain any licenses, certifications or endorsements that the Agency deems necessary to perform the duties of the position.
• Candidates must obtain and maintain a Grade 2B Water System Operator’s Certification issued by the New York State Department of Health after one (1) year of appointment.
• Class A Commercial Driver’s License valid in the State of New York may be required. If required, this license must be maintained for the duration of employment.

Technical Competencies

• Water Treatment Principals and Practices
• Mechanically inclined (plumbing, electrical or mechanical)

Non-Technical Competencies

• Conscientious
• Information Sharing
• Critical and Analytical Thinking
• Good Record Keeping

Behavioral Indicators

• Anticipates possible problems and develops contingency plans in advance
• Anticipates how treatment will react to changing conditions and plans accordingly
• Anticipates the consequences of situations and plans accordingly
• Works independently

(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 degrees F and 105 degrees 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.

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Qualifications

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.

Additional Information

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.