Water Resources Scientist

About the Role

The Natural Resources Group (NRG) within the Division of Environment and Planning protects, restores, expands, and manages New York City's over 12,000 acres of natural spaces, including forests, grasslands, and wetlands. Under supervision from senior staff, this position provides guidance for stormwater management, coastal adaptation, stream and wetland restoration, and nature-based solution projects focused on natural area protection and climate adaptation of parkland across NYC.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and conduct integrated watershed and resiliency planning in partnership with other city agencies
• Coordinate and conduct technical design reviews and support construction oversight for Capital and interagency projects
• Identify project opportunities for stream and wetland restoration, coastal adaptation, and stormwater management
• Support project planning and development, including developing funding applications, scopes of work, and cost estimates
• Build and maintain relationships within the agency, with other city agencies, consultants, and non-profit partners to align goals and drive projects forward
• Communicate clearly and effectively with teams across different departments
• Support senior staff in evaluating restoration and nature-based projects to improve outcomes
• Manage projects to ensure they meet ecological, coastal resiliency, and stormwater management goals and are completed on time and within budget
• Assist in the design of stormwater management practices, shoreline stabilization, and stream and wetland restoration projects utilizing nature-based solutions
• Use and review outputs from software such as HEC-RAS, HydroCAD, Delft3D, and ArcHydro to conduct hydrologic and hydraulic modeling; use ArcGIS, Microsoft Excel, and R to map, visualize, and analyze data
• Supervise staff in data collection, monitoring, modeling, and design review
• Prepare maps, figures, and final reports for public, funders, internal staff, and regulatory agencies

Qualifications

Assignment Level I (only physical, biological, and environmental sciences and public health): A master's degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, or environmental science or in public health.

Assignment Level II and above, candidates must have:

• A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental, or social science and one year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative, or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization; or
• A master's degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental, or social science and three years of responsible full-time research experience in the appropriate field of specialization; or
• Education and/or experience equivalent to the above. However, all candidates must have at least a master's degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience as described in the second bullet. Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I can be substituted for the experience required in the first and second bullets.

Additional Information

Work Location: The Grove, Rego Park, Queens

This appointment is subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.