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City of New York Permit Coordinator in New York, New York
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 storm water, 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 Engineering Design & Construction (BEDC) currently has a portfolio of capital projects valued at $23.8B, and another $10.5B projected over the next 10-year commitment plan. The projects BEDC implements allows DEP as a whole to continue to operate and maintain an exemplary water supply system.
The Program Management Office (PMO) within BEDC provides technical support to the project delivery teams. This includes the following sections and groups: Project Controls, Schedule Controls, Permitting Support, Cost Estimating, Business Solutions, Data Analytics, and management of the Enterprise Program Management Information System (ePMIS). The PMO uses people, processes, and tools to mitigate issues that may impact a project.
BEDC seeks to hire a Project Manager to serve as a Permit Coordinator for the Permitting section within the PMO. This position is located at our headquarters in Queens, NY. Under supervision, with some latitude for the exercise of independent initiative and judgment, the selected candidate will perform water quality/ecology research and analyses; evaluations of scientific/technical and programmatic observations and data; accuracy reviews of technical information; data and statistical analyses using computer software and/or mathematical models to support the review and development of environmental assessment statement (EAS) and environmental permit documentation related to regulatory programs such as State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES), Public Water Supply Improvement, and Protection of Waters programs; Federal Rivers/Harbor and Clean Water Acts; the NYC Watershed Rules and Regulations; and City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) procedures.
The Permit Coordinator’s daily activities will include the performance, assignment, and oversight of literature reviews, quantitative and statistical analyses, data entry/database management and development, and review of design and construction documents and plans, scientific/engineering technical reports, permit applications, regulatory guidance documents, and source regulations to support environmental permit compliance planning, as well as EAS and permit document review and development. Additional activities include review of water quality standards in relation to water quality data to make projections, performs cost-benefit analyses of approaches to meeting water quality standards, maintaining records, report writing and answering general correspondence, preparing and conducting presentations, and attending and coordinating meetings with Bureau project teams as well as local, state and federal environmental regulatory agencies and others relevant to advancing the Permitting Section’s objectives.
The result of these activities will be presented to the Permitting Section’s Manager to obtain optimum efficiency in the utilization of resources for permit identification, acquisition, and compliance as well as environmental reviews.
PREFERRED SKILLS
Strong organization, writing, communication skills, with a strong vision of the goals
Excellent interpersonal, written and communication skills
Excellent research and analytical skills
Experience with large datasets
Excellent computer skills in MS Word, MS Access, MS Excel, and/or equivalent statistical/data management software
Ability to travel citywide and within the New York City watershed
Additional Information:
DEP is an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to the diversity of our organization and workforce. Your voluntary response to the NYCAPS on-line application section for referral information will assist us tremendously in our ability to track the success of our outreach and recruitment efforts. Please be sure to indicate your source of referral to this job.
All appointments are subject to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval.
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Qualifications
1.A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural technology, construction, construction management, construction technology, sustainable design, urban planning, urban studies, city planning, transportation planning, business administration, or public administration, and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, for engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects; or
A four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of experience as described in "1" above; or
A four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent plus any combination of the experience and/or college education as described in "1" above to make up the equivalent of five years of education and experience. One year of credit will be given for each 30 semester credits of college education leading to a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural technology, construction, construction management, construction technology, sustainable design, urban planning, urban studies, city planning, transportation planning, business administration, or public administration.
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.