Supervisor; Watershed Maintenance

• Job Category:
  Building Operations & Maintenance
• Compensation: USD 84,394 - USD 87,862 -

ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE OF SUPV. WATERSHED MAINTENANCE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION.

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.

New York City has approximately 140,000 catch basins, 114,000 hydrants, 90,000 valves, 14 gatehouses, 3 reservoirs, 68 groundwater wells, a 100-million-gallon underground storage tank and 7,000 miles each of both sanitary sewers and water mains. The responsibility of maintaining these vast networks falls under the Department of Environmental Protection’s Bureau of Water and Sewer Operations (BWSO).

The primary responsibilities of the Bureau of Water and Sewer Operations are the operation, maintenance and protection of the City’s drinking water and wastewater collection (sewer) systems; the protection of adjacent waterways; and the development and protection of the Department’s Capital Water and Sewer Design Program. The Bureau also approves and inspects water and sewer connections performed by licensed plumbers and/or authorized contractors.

In addition, the Bureau has overall responsibility for the approval and inspection of all public and private construction projects which could impact on the City’s water or sewer systems.

The Bureau of Water and Sewer Operations seeks to hire a Supervisor, Watershed Maintenance Level I for the Division of Distribution Operations, Richmond Chlorination, located in Staten Island, NY. Richmond Chlorination's role in the Bureau is to ensure that potable water is treated to the appropriate level for distribution to Staten Island residence.

The selected candidate will supervise one or more Watershed Maintainers in the operation, maintenance, repair, and inspection of water treatment facility and all its equipment. They will collect chlorine samples, records, and prepare reports, perform basic calculations, adjust chemical feeding rate, perform chemical feed pump calibrations, and perform inspections. They will perform corrective and preventive maintenance, cleaning, landscaping, and snow removal tasks.

They will perform tasks that require physical labor, i.e. entering confined spaces, lifting heavy objects (not more than 30 lbs.), climbing ladders, etc., and ensure that facilities and work methods are in compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations and policies. Selected candidate will use current Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) stores and track all maintenance activities and prepares reports as needed.

They will review and assign work to personnel in the operation, maintenance, repair and inspection of water plant facilities and locations associated with water plant operations. They will also perform annual evaluations of subordinates, prepare periodic reports of water quality, and provide on-the-job training to develop watershed maintainer’s skills and knowledge.

Within 6 months of employment, candidate shall obtain and maintain FDNY Certificate of Fitness for Storage and Handling of Corrosives and Oxidizers (C42) and Handling of flammable liquids (S94). Training material will be provided free of charge by FDNY and the test fees are waived.

Within 1 year of employment, candidate shall obtain a grade 2B Water Treatment Operator License from NYS Department of Health and maintain the license throughout his employment by taking continuing education classes. NYCDEP will provide all training material and bear the costs.

SUPERVISOR (WATERSHED MAINTENA - 91314

A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, plus…