Civil Engineer

About the role

The selected candidate will be working as a Civil Engineer for DEP’s Bureau of Water and Sewer Operations (BWSO) within the Division of Engineering, Connections, and Permitting's Drilling Unit. The Drilling Unit evaluates civil engineering plans with a potential impact on the New York City water supply including critical infrastructure and sewer systems. The selected candidate will be responsible for supervising and reviewing, analyzing, and approving extremely complex designs of the proposed geothermal and excavation plans to ensure compliance with DEP rules and standards and engineering practices. The Plan Review group ensures that a network of city infrastructure vital to the continued operation is protected and that service interruption is minimized.

Responsibilities

• Assist in reviewing and/or spearhead modifications to standards, specifications, and guidelines for drilling and geothermal-related projects; maintain in-depth knowledge or willingness to learn all regulatory and relevant standards.
• Independently apply the drilling and excavation rule, DEP, and other standards within specified periods to analyze plans submitted to the Plan Review unit, focusing on impacts to NYC critical infrastructure such as water tunnels and water supply facilities.
• Under supervision of EIC/Chief, review extremely complex drilling applications and ensure engineering design meets NYCDEP standard requirements.
• Maintain detailed and accurate records of reports using computer or automated office systems.
• Attend meetings, prepare presentations, response letters, and maintain office records of drawings, plans, maps, surveys, and inspection data.
• Engage in research of existing water and sewer records, investigations, or studies to determine the extent of critical infrastructure within the review area.
• Coordinate verbally via phone and in-person communication to explain the Drilling and Excavation Rule and Plan Review standards and submission deficiencies to applicants.
• Prepare monthly and/or quarterly job status reports.
• Plan, assign, and review the work of subordinates, and prepare progress reports.
• Represent the Division in meetings with various City and State agencies, private developers, and their respective consulting engineers/architects.

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 employment.

Qualifications

A master’s degree in civil engineering from an accredited college or university may substitute for one year of the required civil engineering experience.

Special Note: To be eligible for placement in Assignment Levels II and III, individuals must have at least one year within the last three years of experience as a major contributor or a project leader on a complex project requiring additional and specific expertise in the disciplines needed to design or construct the project.

Preferred Skills

• Experience using Microsoft Office, specifically Excel.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• A motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York is required.

Pay

$93,614.00 – $107,656.00