Goods Services Procurement Section Unit Lead

**IMPORTANT NOTE: Only those currently serving as a permanent or probable permanent i.e. probationary Administrative Procurement Analyst will be considered. ***


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 highquality 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.

The Bureau of Wastewater Treatment (BWT) is responsible for the operation and maintenance of all facilities related to the treatment of sewage within the five boroughs of the city. This includes 14 wastewater treatment plants sludge dewatering facilities collections facilities (pumping stations combined sewer overflow retention facilities regulators tide gates etc.) wastewater laboratories and harbor vessels.

Under the general direction the selected candidate will serve as the Unit Lead of the Purchasing Unit under the Goods & Services Procurement Section in the Bureau of Wastewater Treatment (BWT). In this capacity he/she will be responsible for assisting on planning directing maintaining and evaluating the performance of staff employees serving in the titles of Procurement Analyst and Associate Staff Analyst. These employees are engaged in procurement process and approval for small purchase of goods and services for BWT. The selected candidate will assist to initiate and manage requirement contracts for equipment and goods purchases. In addition he/she will be assisting the section chief on budget planning and budget management for BWT small purchases and requirement contracts. He/She will also be responsible on initiating new or replacement master contracts of equipment and parts purchasing to meet the needs of BWTs operations.

Job Task/Duties
1. Under direction of Goods and Services Procurement Section Chief supervises and oversees daily operations of the Purchasing Unit.
2. Develops implements and maintains procedures processes and data management systems for contract and procurement activities.
3. Reviews and approves specifications before initiating requisitions to meet the agencys requirements.
4. Monitors the bureaus DMSS PASSPort and FMS interface relating to purchase order/PCard to ensure compliance with spending initiatives.
5. Prepares and updates reports for upper management and provide recommendations for corrective actions. Assists to initiate new procurement improvements.
6. Serves as Bureaus Liaison with bureau Legal Affairs the ACCO Office Budget Payments & Accounting as well as other bureaus office and agencies related to procurement activities.
7. Demonstrates knowledge of and support for EEO standards and procedures.
8. Promotes a workplace free from safety hazards and ensure that employees adhere to and comply with environmental health and safety (EH&S) laws rules and regulations and the policies standards and procedures outlined in the DEP Employee Environmental Health and Safety Handbook.

ADM PROC ANALNM FRM M13 8297A

Qualifications :

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of fulltime satisfactory professional experience in purchasing procurement contract administration or a related field at least eighteen months of which must have been in an administrative managerial or executive capacity or supervising professional personnel performing duties in one or more of the above fields; or

2. A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to 1 above. However all candidates must have the eighteen months of administrative managerial executive or supervisory experience described in 1 above.

Possession of an acceptable professional procurement certification may be substituted for up to one year of the experience described in 1 above. However all candidates must have the eighteen months of administrative managerial executive or supervisory experience described in1 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