Job Description

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.

New York City has approximately 140,000 catch basins, 114,000 hydrants, 90,000 valves, 14 gatehouses, 3 reservoirs, 68 groundwater wells, a 100 million gallon underground storage tank and 7,000 miles each of both sanitary sewers and water mains. The responsibility of maintaining these vast networks falls under the Department of Environmental Protection’s Bureau of Water and Sewer Operations (BWSO).

The Bureau of Water and Sewer Operations (BWSO) is seeking to hire an Engineering Technician III, within the Division of Capital Program Management (CPM). The Engineering Technician will be responsible for activities in several main areas, which are:

• Communicate and collaborate effectively, using written or verbal methods.

• Under the direction of a supervisor or Engineer-in-Charge, create geographical information system (GIS) maps and drawings from complex data, with or without sketches.

• Use the drainage manual and other standards according to guidelines to independently review Amended Drainage Plans (ADPs).

• Address frequently occurring problems within maps created in ArcGIS Pro or AutoCAD, applying well-defined methods and principles to resolve them.

• Extract data from various sources, including manuals, standard reference guides, field notes, reports, databases, and Excel files.

• Read and interpret complex drawings, such as those involving an unusual projection, and check for errors in ADPs.

• Digitize, update, and maintain information from maps into databases as needed.

• Georeferenced images, maps, and information into GIS.

• Generate reports based on findings.

• Make calculations that may require the application of geometric, trigonometric, and algebraic principles, formulas, and techniques.

• Be responsible for the indexing, accessioning, and filing of maps, plans, and drawings.

• Assist engineers in the gathering and selection of data and in the treatment of the data.

ONLY CANDIDATES WHO ARE PERMANENT IN THE TITLE OF ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN OR WHO HAVE FILED FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE EXAM FOR ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN WILL BE CONSIDERED

Qualifications

Qualification Requirements

For Assignment Levels I – II

1. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a state’s department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and two years of full-time satisfactory experience as an engineering technician; or

2. An Associate degree from an accredited college or technical institution with a specialization in engineering technology; or

3. A combination of education and experience which is equivalent to two years of satisfactory experience. To determine educational equivalency for experience, see “Special Note” below.

Special Note

One year of experience credit will be given for each 30 semester credits for college education leading to a degree from an accredited college in engineering technology. However, all candidates must have at least a high school diploma or its educational equivalent.

License Requirement For Certain Positions

For assignment to certain positions, the candidate must possess at the time of appointment or assignment a Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.

Additional Qualification Requirements

For Assignment Levels III – IV

To be eligible for placement in Assignment Levels III and IV, individuals must have, after meeting the requirements for Assignment Levels I and II, either

1. At least one year of satisfactory service as an Engineering Technician with the City of New York; or

2. A Baccalaureate degree in engineering technology from an accredited college; or

3. After meeting the minimum requirements described for Assignment Level I, at least two additional years of full-time satisfactory experience performing engineering technician work; or

4. A satisfactory combination of education and experience equivalent to

Additional Qualification Requirement “3” above and in “Special Note” above.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.