ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN III
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN III
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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 6000 employees. DEPs water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the systems 2000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City.
New York City has approximately 140000 catch basins 114000 hydrants 90000 valves 14 gatehouses 3 reservoirs 68 groundwater wells a 100 million gallon underground storage tank and 7000 miles each of both sanitary sewers and water mains. The responsibility of maintaining these vast networks falls under the Department of Environmental Protections Bureau of Water and Sewer Operations (BWSO).
The Bureau of Water and Sewer Operations (BWSO) is seeking to hire an Engineering Technician III within the Division of Capital Program Management (CPM). The Engineering Technician will be responsible for activities in several main areas which are:
Communicate and collaborate effectively using written or verbal methods.
Under the direction of a supervisor or EngineerinCharge create geographical information system (GIS) maps and drawings from complex data with or without sketches.
Use the drainage manual and other standards according to guidelines to independently review Amended Drainage Plans (ADPs).
Address frequently occurring problems within maps created in ArcGIS Pro or AutoCAD applying welldefined methods and principles to resolve them.
Extract data from various sources including manuals standard reference guides field notes reports databases and Excel files.
Read and interpret complex drawings such as those involving an unusual projection and check for errors in ADPs.
Digitize update and maintain information from maps into databases as needed.
Georeferenced images maps and information into GIS.
Generate reports based on findings.
Make calculations that may require the application of geometric trigonometric and algebraic principles formulas and techniques.
Be responsible for the indexing accessioning and filing of maps plans and drawings.
Assist engineers in the gathering and selection of data and in the treatment of the data.
Qualifications :
Qualification Requirements
For Assignment Levels I II
1. A fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a states department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and two years of fulltime satisfactory experience as an engineering technician; or
2. An Associate degree from an accredited college or technical institution with a specialization in engineering technology; or
3. A combination of education and experience which is equivalent to two years of satisfactory experience. To determine educational equivalency for experience see Special Note below.
Special Note
One year of experience credit will be given for each 30 semester credits for college education leading to a degree from an accredited college in engineering technology. However all candidates must have at least a high school diploma or its educational equivalent.
License Requirement For Certain Positions
For assignment to certain positions the candidate must possess at the time of appointment or assignment a Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.
Additional Qualification Requirements
For Assignment Levels III IV
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Levels III and IV individuals must have after meeting the requirements for Assignment Levels I and II either
1. At least one year of satisfactory service as an Engineering Technician with the City of New York; or
2. A Baccalaureate degree in engineering technology from an accredited college; or
3. After meeting the minimum requirements described for Assignment Level I at least two additional years of fulltime satisfactory experience performing engineering technician work; or
4. A satisfactory combination of education and experience equivalent to
Additional Qualification Requirement 3 above and in Special Note above.
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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
