Auditor

About the role

The Office of Engineering Audits (OEA) within the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) seeks a Civil Engineer-II. This position serves as an Engineering Auditor, providing independent audit of payments of a large portfolio of maintenance contracts for all of DEP's operating Bureaus.

Responsibilities

• Review and Audit partial, substantial, and final payments for construction-related and supply and service contracts, additional work orders and change orders, release of retainage, for work performed at various Water Pollution Control Projects, and other projects and various smaller contracts throughout the City.
• Examine financial transaction and/or performance indicators.
• Accepts special assignments as directed.
• Make appropriate deductions based on detailed findings where contracts requirements are not met.
• In the absence of a supervisor, may assume supervisory duties supervising auditors and consultant employees.
• Conduct field/site visits whenever the payment request is based upon work performed to physically verify invoiced amounts and to evaluate the quality and progress of the work in question.
• Assist the Deputy Director in reviewing, approving, and signing off on Contract Change Request (CCR) and Contract Change (CC) under Capital, Consultant, and Construction-Related Contracts.
• Responsible for supervising change order assignments and training of current city employees and consultants.
• Resolve miscellaneous audit findings and issues that may arise.

Requirements

• Four (4) years of full-time, satisfactory experience in civil engineering work.
• A valid New York State Professional Engineer’s License.
• Current New York State registration as a Professional Engineer must be maintained for the duration of your employment.
• A masters degree in civil engineering from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), may be substituted for one year of the civil engineering experience required in “1" above.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of NYC Comptroller’s Directive, Procurement Policy Board Rules, and NYC Directives.
• Broad knowledge of budget, purchasing and personnel management to coordinate activities of varied staff with diverse professions and skills.
• Managerial skills, administrative experience, technical expertise and creative ability to manage extremely difficult and complex engineering capital projects.
• Broad knowledge in Engineering practices.
• Management and Leadership skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, accounting and organizational skills a plus.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills including audit reports, business letters and memoranda.
• Experience in auditing contract payments and contract management.

Skills

• Driver's License 55a Program eligibility.

Pay

$93,614.00 – $130,058.00

Schedule

N/A