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 a Water Treatment Plant Operator I within the Water Treatment Operations Division, for positions located at the Croton Filtration Plant, Bronx, New York. Under direct supervision of a certified operator, the selected candidates will receive training and assist higher level Water Treatment Plant Operators in the operation of a plant. This is an entry level position, during which employees will receive training and assist in the operation and maintenance of water treatment plant equipment. Specific duties include: - Receiving training in and assisting in operating the facility Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)/Human Machine Interface (HMI) systems including the Process Monitoring Control System (PMCS), Building Monitoring System (BMS), and Electrical Control and Monitoring System (ECMS) as well as other SCADA based control systems. - Receiving process control laboratory training and assisting in collecting water samples, performing water quality tests (i.e. chlorine residual, color, pH, turbidity, alkalinity, jar testing, phosphate, and fluoride) and in water quality data reporting. - Receiving training in and assisting in using the facility work management system to receive and execute work orders, performing facility housekeeping, making minor repairs and adjustments to equipment as needed, using hand and/or power tools and equipment, performing confined space entries, control of hazardous energy, and other environmental health and safety procedures as required by DEP policy. - Receiving training in and assisting in the delivery of water treatment chemicals such as: Sodium Hypochlorite, Aluminum Sulfate, Sodium Hydroxide, Sulfuric Acid, Phosphoric Acid, Hydrofluosilic Acid, and others; and off loading bulk storage trucks, moving and toting drums into the plant. - Receiving training in and assisting in the calibration of chemical feed systems. - Receiving training in and assisting in conducting regular inspections of ancillary facilities and reports any abnormal operating conditions, operates gates, and takes readings. - Receiving training in and assisting in the preparation of daily plant operations and activity reports, records readings of equipment such as meters and gauges, and keeps paper and electronic records. Driver License Requirement: Contingent with your appointment to this position, candidates must have a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York. If you have moving violations, a license suspension or an accident record, you may be disqualified. This license must be maintained for the duration of your employment. All candidates shall be required to obtain and maintain any licenses, certifications or endorsements that the Agency deems necessary to perform the duties of the position. Special Qualification Requirements: A valid Grade 2A Operator's certification issued by the New York State Department of Health must be obtained within two years of appointment to Assignment Level I and must be maintained thereafter for the duration of assignment to Assignment Level I. Medical Requirement: Candidates may be required to wear a respirator while performing the essential functions of this job. Employees must be physically able to wear a respirator. OSHA regulations have established medical guidelines for wearing a respirator; therefore, candidates will be required to have pre-appointment and periodic post-appointment medical examinations to demonstrate that they meet applicable OSHA standards and to monitor their duration of their employment. Essential Skills: Technical Competencies: - Water Treatment Principles and Practices - Mechanically inclined (plumbing, electrical or mechanical) Non-Technical Competencies: - Conscientious - Information Sharing - Critical and Analytical thinking - Good Record Keeping Standards: - Punctuality - Employ safe work practices Preferred Skills: - Driver’s license valid in the State of New York; maintained for duration of employment. - Ability to keep electronic logs of operations, equipment performance, maintenance activities and water quality. - Ability to operate equipment through Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA), Process Logic Controllers or other. - Ability to work with hand or power tools. - Ability to work independently. - Ability to take water samples. (This is a brief description of what a Water Treatment Plant Operators employee might do in this position and does not include all the duties of this position) Some of the physical activities performed by Water Treatment Plant Operators and environmental conditions experienced are: lifting objects up to waist height; fingering, grasping, squeezing and/or turning objects such as tools and equipment; pushing and pulling objects such as tools and levers using one or two hands; reaching at a distance up to arm’s length; coordinating the movements of hands and feet; and balancing body on foot stools or ladders from 3 to 30 feet in height while standing and working with hands overhead. In order to perform the essential tasks of this position, Watershed Maintainers may be required to: wear protective equipment such as gloves, boots, goggles, earplugs, noise attenuators, face shields, and/or respirators; work in temperatures ranging from 0 F and 105 F in wetness and varying atmospheric conditions such as high and low humidity; work in the presence of toxic and/or corrosive chemicals and moving parts of machinery and equipment; and work in restricted spaces for up to 1 hour at a time and on surfaces made of metal gratings, macadam and/or cement. Special Working Conditions: Water Treatment Plant Operators may be required to work shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Minimum Qualification Requirements 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 1 year of experience working with water or wastewater treatment equipment or mechanical equipment; or 2. An Associate Degree in Science or Applied Science, from an accredited college or university with a major in Environmental Health, Environmental Technology, Electrical Technology, Mechanical Technology, Chemical Technology, Engineering Technology or a related field. Hours/Shift: 40 hours per week / Shift work (Days, Evenings and Nights) including weekends. To Apply: Click the Apply Now’ button. Work Location: 3701 Jerome Avenue Bronx, NY 10467 Qualifications 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 1 year of experience working with water or wastewater treatment equipment or mechanical equipment; or 2. An Associate Degree in Science or Applied Science, from an accredited college or university with a major in Environmental Health, Environmental Technology, Electrical Technology, Mechanical Technology, Chemical Technology, Engineering Technology or a related field. 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.