Heavy Duty City Park Worker
About the role
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 Environmental Planning and Analysis (BEPA) is responsible for design and construction of Green Infrastructure in NYC and maintenance operations of all constructed Green Infrastructure assets. To date, DEP has constructed over 11,000 assets in Queens, Brooklyn and Bronx in which the majority of these assets are located within the public right of way comprised of rain gardens, infiltration basins, porous panels and medians. More information on NYC Green Infrastructure Program can be found at gi-annual-report-2020.pdf (nyc.gov).
Responsibilities
- Remove sediments and litter, edging, seeding, snow removal, trimming, sweeping, cleaning, and maintain facilities including drainage structures (general maintenance).
- Perform minor repair work including masonry and carpentry.
- Conduct infiltration basin inspections.
- Conduct infiltration basin cleaning.
- Perform excavation to depths that do not require sheeting and shoring.
- Perform vacuum excavation of infiltration basins.
- Mix cement and concrete under direction.
- Move, lift,