Assistant Chief Operator of Water Resource Recovery Facility

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 a Supervisor (Watershed Maintenance) II within the Drinking Water Operations Directorate, for a position at the Port Jervis Water Resource Recovery Facility located in Port Jervis, New York. The Port Jervis Water Resource Recovery Facility responsible for the operation and maintenance of the collection system, and Grade 2 wastewater treatment plant serving the City of Port Jervis.

Under general supervision, of the Chief Operator of the Port Jervis Water Resource Recovery Facilities, the Supervisor (Watershed Maintenance) II will serve as Assistant Chief Operator of Water Resource Recovery Facility and will be responsible for the daily operation, maintenance and State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) compliance of the Port Jervis Water Resource Recovery Facility. Specific duties include:


- Supervising Plant Operations staff

- Operating and maintaining plants computer maintenance management system

- Creating work schedules and ensuring compliance with environmental and safety regulations

- Reviewing laboratory results and prepare MOR and DMR forms

- Serving as the Chief Operator in their absence


(This is a brief description of what you might do in this position and does not include all the duties of this position.)


Some of the physical activities performed by Supervisor Watershed Maintenance and environmental conditions experienced are: Ability to stand or walk for long periods, lift heavy objects, climb ladders and steep grades, enter small or confined spaces, 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, and entering permit or non-permit confined spaces In order to perform the essential tasks of the position.
Supervisor Watershed Maintenance 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 degree Fahrenheit and 105 degree Fahrenheit 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: Supervisors (Watershed Maintenance) may be required to work shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.


Preferred Skills:

- New York State Grade 2 Wastewater Operator Certificate

- Ability to obtain and maintain a New York State Grade 2 Wastewater Operator Certification.

- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel and Outlook

- Working knowledge of Avantis; a computerized maintenance management systems

- Working knowledge of the Network Discharge Monitoring Report (NetDMR) discharge monitoring reporting

- Ability to review and enter data on spreadsheets for reporting purposes.

- Ability to perform arithmetic calculations.


Hours/Shift:

40 Hours per week / Shift work including nights, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

Work Location:

46 North Maple Avenue

Port Jervis, NY 12771

Port Jervis is a city in Orange County, New York approximately 80 miles northwest of New York City.

SUPERVISOR (WATERSHED MAINTENA - 91314

A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, plus three years of recent satisfactory experience in the operation, maintenance, repair, construction or inspection of facilities, equipment and lands in a watershed area, including aqueducts, reservoirs, water and/or waste water treatment plants; at least one year of which must have been in a supervisory capacity.

For Assignment Level II
In addition to meeting the "Qualification Requirements" above, to be assigned to Assignment Level II, candidates must have one additional year of full-time satisfactory experience in a supervisory capacity, as described above, for a total of four years of experience.

For Assignment Level III
In addition to meeting the "Qualification Requirements" above, to be assigned to Assignment Level III, candidates must have four additional years of full-time satisfactory experience, as described above, at least two of which must have been in a supervisory capacity, for a total of seven years of experience.

License Requirement
A Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.

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.