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. The Bureau of Water Supply seeks to hire an Associate Laboratory Microbiologist III for a position in the Distribution Water Quality Operations (DWQO) Division, Drinking Water Operations Directorate located in Queens, New York. Under general direction, of the Section Chief of Laboratory Support and Microbiology, the Associate Laboratory Microbiologist III will serve as Microbiology Supervisor and will support the Distribution Laboratory in continuing to operate 365 days per year and ensure compliance with New York State Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP) and other applicable regulatory requirements. The Microbiology Supervisor will provide primary scientific, technical and administrative responsibility for microbiological sample processing and analysis in accordance with regulatory requirements for drinking water and environmental water testing using methods approved by New York State. Specific duties include: - Supervising Distribution Laboratory's Microbiology Section and assisting the Technical Director for Microbiology and Assistant Laboratory Director with technical and administrative functions. - Performing microbiology analyses of routine and other special environmental samples as needed. - Being responsible for all quality assurance procedures within the Microbiology Section. - Overseeing a quality control system in the media preparation room. - Coordinating research projects in water microbiology. Please note candidates must currently be serving in the Associate Laboratory Microbiologist title to be considered for an interview due to active civil lists. (This is a brief description of what you might do in this position and does not include all the duties of this position.) A Certificate of Qualification issued by the regulatory authority is not required. Preferred Skills: - Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite software including Excel, Word, Power Point. - An understanding of the Agency’s Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). - Familiarity with data compilation protocols, including use of data reporting programs associated with laboratory information management systems i.e., STARLIMS. - Ability to ensures data entries in notebooks and files of computer output are complete and legible. - Ability too promptly submits data for review by specified deadline. - Ability to maintain accurate electronic and written records. - Analytical ability. - Organizational skills. - Strong written and communication skills. - Interpersonal skills. - Time management skills. - Commitment to honesty, integrity, and to support others. - Adherence to all standard operating procedures and ability to follow good lab practices. Hours/Shift: 35 hours per week / May be required to work shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. Work Location: 96-05 Horace Harding Expressway Flushing, NY 11368 ASSOCIATE LABORATORY MICROBIOL - 21514 Qualifications 1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in medical technology or in one of the chemical, physical, or biological sciences, and one year of laboratory experience at the technologist level in the appropriate laboratory specialty or specialties; or 2. Ninety college credits from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by either (a) or (b) below, and one year of laboratory experience at the technologist level in the appropriate laboratory specialty or specialties. (a) For those whose training was completed prior to September 15, 1963: a total of at least 24 credits in chemistry and biology courses combined, including at least nine credits in chemistry, of which six credits must be in inorganic chemistry; and including at least 12 credits in biology courses pertinent to the medical sciences. (b) For those whose training was completed after September 15, 1963: 16 credits in chemistry courses acceptable towards a major in chemistry, including at least six credits in inorganic chemistry; and 16 credits in biology courses acceptable towards a major in biology; and three credits in mathematics. 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.