Project Manager

About the role

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) protects public health and the environment by supplying clean drinking water, collecting and treating wastewater, 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. We deliver 1.1 billion gallons of high quality drinking water per day to 8.3 million New York City residents and more than 1 million people in Upstate New York, and we collect and treat an average of 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater per day.

The Bureau of Environmental Planning and Analysis (BEPA) is responsible for conducting environmental reviews for DEP in accordance with all applicable City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) and State Environmental Quality Review (SEQRA) regulations. In addition, this office provides technical assistance to other City agencies especially in the areas of air quality, noise, hazardous materials, and infrastructure.

The Bureau also provides technical assistance for the preservation of natural resources (wetlands remediation and development of natural landscaping plans) and conducts long range planning (population/employment, consumption, and demand/flow) for the agency. Additionally, the Bureau conducts strategic planning to help ensure appropriate forecasting, trend analysis, regulatory review, and scientific modeling and research.

The BEPA seeks to hire two City Research Scientist Is for the Environmental Impact Analysis & Technical Review section located in Queens, NY. Under direction, the selected candidates will work as Project Managers with the responsibility of managing projects related to water supply, wastewater, water quality protection, and other DEP initiatives.

The selected candidate will manage environmental assessments in accordance with SEQRA/CEQR for the Department's water supply projects and other departmental initiatives such as rulemakings.

The candidate will manage and review complex environmental reviews and planning projects, perform scientific and applied research and analysis as part of conducting impact analyses and facilitating the development of mitigation measures of large plans related to the Department's capital improvement program.

The candidates will manage and review complex environmental reviews and planning projects, perform scientific and applied research and analysis as part of conducting impact analyses and facilitating the development of mitigation measures. In addition, the candidates would support the assessment of infrastructure conditions in light of development trends and forecasts.

Other responsibilities would include project planning, environmental and economic analyses as well as supporting the projects through permitting and land use approval processes.

The selected candidates are also expected to develop recommendations for upper management, such as, SEQRA/CEQR analysis; track and evaluate development trends; undertake sewer capacity analyses taking into consideration zoning; coordinates environmental review cases among DEP Bureaus as well as other agency partners; performs initial environmental studies; provides information to the public on environmental review procedures; and performs related duties as required.

Additionally, the candidate is also expected to interpret and explain legal, technical and procedural aspects of environmental review to the public and prepare technical reports and correspondences.

Qualifications & Requirements

• For 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.

To be appointed to 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 which is equivalent to "1" or "2" 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 described in "2" above. Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I can be substituted for the experience required in "1" and "2" above.

NOTE: Probationary Period

Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.