SECTION MANAGER, TUNNEL MECHANICAL

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE ONLY SEEKING INTERNAL CITY EMPLOYEES FOR THIS POSITION.

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 $35B, and another $13.6B 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.

Our In-House Design (IHD) directorate provides design and engineering services to meet operations’ needs in a manner consistent with BEDC’s core values of safety, schedule, quality, and customer service. IHD supports projects from the capital project initiation process through preliminary design, design, procurement construction, and finally with the turnover to operations. IHD’s Design Services division includes Architectural, Site Civil, Structural, Process Mechanical/HVAC, Water Tunnel Mechanical Systems, and Electrical discipline sections. Each design section prepares design and construction documents including engineering plans and specifications for the construction of water supply, sewer, and wastewater treatment infrastructure. IHD projects are typically of the highest priority for the Agency. IHD’s Engineering Services includes the Quality Assurance, Laboratory Services, Specifications/Standard Operating Procedures, Sustainability, and BIM/CADD sections. The Engineering Services division focuses on project’s sustainability, resiliency, laboratory material testing, quality reviews and inspections, standardization of documents, project delivery standards and uses current BIM/CADD technology to streamline engineering design processes.

Under the jurisdiction of BEDC’s IHD Design Services Division, the Tunnel Mechanical Section is responsible for the design of systems associated with City Water Tunnel No. 3, and other major capital projects for the agency and assist in the continued operation and maintenance of an exemplary water supply and treatment systems to protect New York City’s public environment. The projects worked on are some of the largest public work’s contracts administered by the City. They are vital to the health and welfare of the citizens of New York and allow the designers to leave a lasting legacy by creating facilities that will be utilized for generations to come.

The Tunnel Mechanical Section is responsible for the preparation of mechanical engineering documents involving the construction, remodeling, operation, maintenance and repair of public infrastructure, including plans and technical specifications for large and complex projects for water supply and miscellaneous facilities. Specific work areas include, but are not necessarily limited to, preparation of plans and specifications for extremely complex rehabilitation efforts, upgrades, expansions, and new construction of major infrastructure and tunnel and wastewater facilities, such as pumping stations, reservoir gate houses, and large diameter tunnel and valves potable water facilities. Focus is on the mechanical/ process components for these projects. These projects are of the highest priority and must be frequently implemented without the interruption of the supply of drinking water. The Tunnel Mechanical Section also continuously coordinates with other disciplines including civil, structural, process mechanical, architectural, and electrical throughout the entire design process.

BEDC seeks to hire an Administrative Engineer M3 for IHD’s Tunnel Mechanical Section, located in Queens, NY. Under direction of the Deputy Director, with broad scope for the exercise of independent initiative judgment, the selected candidate will oversee staff to develop skills to meet the needs of the project scope; review and comment on designs of staff; perform high level engineering for the most critical and complex aspects of projects assigned to the section; liaise with operating bureaus and other agency stakeholders to ensure proper execution of work; establish standards, specifications and design criteria based on industry standards; and stay up to date on changing regulations and technology. The selected candidate will also be required to perform administrative functions including evaluations, time and leave approvals, staff planning and hiring processes.

**** Only those applicants with permanent Civil Service status as an Administrative Engineer are eligible to apply to this JVN. If you do not have permanent civil service status as an Administrative Engineer, please do not apply to this position as you will not be considered for an interview. ****

PREFERRED SKILLS

1. Minimum 10 years of experience in planning, design and design services during construction for mechanical/ environmental engineering projects

2. Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or environmental engineering is preferred

3. Excellent oral, written, and communication skills, ability to meet deadlines, and an ability to be flexible in assignment of work responsibilities

4. Experience with AutoCAD and Revit software programs

5. Strong organizational and computer skills

6. Process Mechanical/ Environmental Engineering design as it relates to water and wastewater projects

7. Management and supervisory skills

8. Interpersonal and mentoring Skills

9. Technical Writing Skills

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