Professional Engineer 2 (Environmental) - 20504

Description Duties

The Professional Engineer (PE) 2 (Environmental) position will serve as one of two section chiefs in the Implementation Section within the Bureau of Water Supply Protection. The Implementation Section establishes drinking water program priorities in the field statewide and works with regional offices and local health departments to ensure the tools needed to comply with the regulatory requirements reach utilities. The incumbent will have the ability to develop and implement a policy vision for the drinking water program that ensures all New Yorkers have equitable access to drinking water that meets regulatory standards. The PE 2 (Environmental) will supervise a team that is responsible for developing and updating guidance for local health departments and utilities; assessing local health department and regional office training needs and sanitary survey performance; and ensuring training programs such as the basic environmental health program and sanitary survey course are up to date. This position requires conducting sanitary surveys in accordance with federal guidance at public water systems of various sizes and complexity and reviewing local health department performance against sanitary survey metrics. This position requires frequent interaction with co-regulators, local health departments and elected officials as well as members of the public.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:
  • Transfer or Reassignment: Current New York State Department of Health employee with one year or more of permanent or contingent-permanent, competitive status as a Professional Engineer 2 (Environmental), Grade 27, AND a current NYS Professional Engineer’s License and Registration, OR a New York State employee with one year of permanent or contingent-permanent competitive service in a title eligible for transfer to a Professional Engineer 2 (Environment), Grade 27.
  • Promotional Provisional Opportunity: Current New York State Department of Health employee with one year of permanent competitive service as a Professional Engineer 1 (Environment), Grade 24.
  • For more information on provisional opportunities, please visit the following website: https://www.cs.ny.gov/announarchive/announcements/31-468020.cfm.
• Non-Competitive Promotion: If there are three or fewer qualified candidates interested in the appointment to this position, a permanent appointment may be made pursuant to Section 52.7 of the Civil Service Law. To be eligible, candidates must be an employee of the Department of Health and have one year of permanent competitive service as a Professional Engineer 1 (Environment), Grade 24.

Preferred Qualifications: The preferred candidate will have at least five years or more experience conducting sanitary surveys at municipal drinking water treatment plants and implementing drinking water regulations. They will also have advanced knowledge of the Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), and will have the ability to communicate technical concepts to executive leadership, elected officials and the public. They will prepare presentations and develop guidance for the regulated community on a variety of drinking water topics including rules and regulations, engineering concepts, and enforcement.

Additional Comments: Transfer candidates may be asked for their Social Security Number to verify your transfer eligibility. For more information on transfer types, transfer eligibility criteria, and the current transfer determinants for your title, visit the following website: https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/title-search/index.cfm. When reviewing qualifications, omissions and vagueness cannot be interpreted in the candidate’s favor. Candidates are responsible for providing accurate and clear descriptions of their experience demonstrating how they meet the minimum qualifications.

Benefits

• Holiday & Paid Time Off
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Pension from New York State Employees’ Retirement System
• Shift & Geographic pay differentials
• Affordable Health Care options
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost
• NYS Deferred Compensation plan
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, and U.S. Savings Bonds
• And many more...

The NYS Department of Health is committed to making New York a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. Understanding health equity, social determinants of health and health disparities is critical to accomplish our goal of eliminating health disparities. For more information on the NYS Department of Health’s Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan, please visit: https://health.ny.gov/commissioner/index.htm.

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