Port Superintendent of Operations

About the role

Under supervision from Senior Port Captain, the selected candidate will be tasked with managing all aspects of vessel and crew scheduling, including but not limited to liaison with treatment plants to monitor vessel activity and communicate schedule postings and revisions as necessary, and assume managerial responsibility for skimming vessel operations including vessel and crew assignments. Candidate will also support additional responsibilities as assigned or directed by the Senior Port Captain and/or Marine Section Chief of Operations.

Minimum Qualifications

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by 30 credits in the biological and/or physical sciences, and four years of satisfactory full-time experience performing inspections to assure compliance with pertinent laws, rules and regulations governing the areas of food, drugs, and general environmental sanitation, eighteen months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity, or in supervising staff performing food, drug and general environmental sanitation inspectors or related work;
• An associate degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by 12 credits in the biological and/or physical sciences, and six years of satisfactory full-time experience as described above; or
• Education and/or experience equivalent to the above. However all candidates must have at least 60 credits from an accredited college or university, including 12 credits in the biological and/or physical sciences, and at least two years of experience as a public health sanitarian, including or supplemented by eighteen months of experience in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity.

Preferred Skills

• Minimum USCG Master of Self Propelled Vessels of Less than 100 GRT License (Inland, Near Coastal OR Oceans) or Third Mate Unlimited Tonnage Upon Oceans;
• Minimum 8 years of experience with vessel operations and administering vessel and crew schedules;
• Degree from accredited Maritime College preferred but not required.

Candidate(s) selected for the Administrative Public Health Sanitarian position through this posting will be hired on a provisional basis. To be considered for permanent employment in this role, provisional employees will need to take and pass the next civil service examination for Administrative Public Health Sanitarian and obtain a list number issued by the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services. Employees who do not take and pass the exam may not be able to continue in the provisional position.

55-a Program: This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered through the 55-a Program.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness: As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County.