Job Description The New York City 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. The DEP delivers 1.1 billion gallons of high quality drinking water per day to 8.5 million New York City residents and to more than 1 million people in Upstate New York. The DEP also collects and treats an average of 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater per day. The Bureau of Wastewater Treatment (BWT) is responsible for the operation and maintenance of all facilities related to the treatment of sewage within the five boroughs of the City. This includes 14 wastewater resource recovery facilities (WRRFs), collections facilities (pumping stations, combined sewer overflow retention facilities, regulators, tide gates, etc.), wastewater laboratories and harbor vessels. The Division of Pollution Prevention and Monitoring (DPPM) is responsible for overseeing the federally mandated Industrial Pretreatment Program (IPP) which prevents the introduction of pollutants from non-domestic source to BWT WRRFs. Within DPPM, the Industrial Resource Management and Permitting Section (IRMPS) is tasked with implementing the IPP. IRMPS is seeking to hire an Environmental Engineering Intern. The selected candidate will perform elementary engineering work in the office and field and will receive training in engineering work of moderate difficulty and responsibility. Under direct supervision from the Chief of IRMPS, the selected candidate will be responsible for the following tasks: Job Tasks/Duties: 1. Evaluate non-SIU, SIU, dental facilities and scavenger haulers responses, and their self-monitoring reports. 2. Negotiate compliance schedules and draft ECB Orders/Commissioner’s Order. 3. Perform unannounced on-going spot inspections before and after establishments achieves compliance. 4. Maintain files and status of active P-cases, dental facilities and scavenger haulers. 5. Coordinate enforcement strategies with the enforcement specialist and the Compliance Monitoring Section. 6. Become familiar with, and comply with applicable environmental, health & safety ("EH&S”) laws and regulations, and DEP’s EH&S policies and procedures as set out in Employee Environmental, Health and Safety Handbook. 7. Operate a City vehicle to conduct inspections Qualifications 1. A Baccalaureate degree in environmental, chemical, mechanical, petroleum, aeronautical, or materials engineering from an accredited college. A Baccalaureate degree in engineering technology is not acceptable. 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.