Supervisor of the Wards Island Priority Pollutants Laboratory

IMPORTANT NOTE: Candidates selected to fill an Associate Chemist position from this posting will be appointed on a provisional basis. As a provisional employee, you will be required to take and pass the next Associate Chemist civil service examination and be given a list number by the NYC Dept. of Citywide Administrative Services in order to be considered for probable permanent employment in this title. Anyone who does not take and pass this examination, or who is not reached on the established list, will be terminated as a provisional Associate Chemist.

The NYC 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. DEP delivers more than 1.1 billion gallons per day of the highest quality drinking water to 8.5 million NYC residents and more than 1 million people in Upstate New York and has a wastewater conveyance and treatment system capable of processing over 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater per day to protect the environment and the city’s surrounding waterways.

The Bureau of Wastewater Treatment (BWT) is responsible for the operation and maintenance of all
facilities related to the treatment of sewage within the five boroughs of the City. This includes 14
wastewater treatment plants, sludge dewatering facilities, collections facilities (pumping stations,
combined sewer overflow retention facilities, regulators, tide gates, etc.), wastewater laboratories and
harbor vessels.

The Laboratory Supervisor will be located within the Wards Island Priority Pollutants Laboratory (WIPPL) which is part of the Division of Laboratory Operations (DLO), currently comprised of two Process Control laboratories, two Priority Pollutants laboratories and one Microbiology laboratory with a total staff of approximately 70. The WIPPL includes 10 staff and is currently responsible for the analysis of wastewater and solid waste for metals (including low level mercury), cyanide, hexavalent chromium, oil and grease and phenol. The Laboratory Supervisor will also be the Technical Director of WIPPL.

The Laboratory Supervisor will report directly to the Section Chief of Laboratory Operations. Under general direction, with some discretion for independent action, the Laboratory Supervisor will be responsible for the technical and administrative work of a group of analysts performing chemical analyses in the laboratory and/or in the field.

Duties include but are not limited to:

- Supervising the performance of analysis of wastewater and solid waste for parameters including metals (including low level mercury), cyanide, oil and grease and phenol;
- Performing required duties and activities related to maintenance of New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP) accreditation;
- Adhering to Uniform Code of Discipline and DEP Employee Handbook;
- Complying with the EH&S procedures that relate to work assignments and work environment;
- Ensuring that all activities in the laboratory meet Bureau goals and BWT policies;
- Managing the lab’s personnel, including time keeping, performance evaluations, training and career development:
- Reviewing reports of analyses for technical adequacy, correlation of test data and proper interpretation;
- Actively participating in the implementation and optimal use of WIMS and LIMS.

ASSOCIATE CHEMIST - 21822

Qualification Requirements
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, including or supplemented by 16 semester credits in chemistry and 8 semester credits in any one or a combination of the following areas: chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, environmental science, forensic science, or other natural science.

Certificate Requirement
At the time of appointment to a clinical laboratory, candidates must possess a valid License as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist issued by the New York State Education Department. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.
Additional Qualification Requirements For Assignment Level II and above.

To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II and above, individuals must have, after meeting the minimum requirements described for Assignment Level I, at least two years of fulltime satisfactory experience performing chemical or physical analyses in a laboratory.

Education may be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 graduate semester credits from an accredited college in any of the areas of study described in the qualification requirements above for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college with the specialized credits as described above.

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.