Reliability Centered Maintenance Engineer

IMPORTANT NOTE: Only those currently serving as a permanent or probable permanent Administrative Engineer 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 direction with broad scope for the exercise of independent initiative and judgment the selected candidates serve as consultants on major engineering matters to the Facility Manager or Collections Facilities Operations (CFO) Division Chief BWT Directors and the Executive Director of Operations. The selected candidates perform highly difficult and responsible work in wastewater flow collection conveyance and resource recovery engineering. The selected candidates will be responsible for the full range of Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) tasks at their assigned facilities participating in the Bureaus RCM and Asset Management Programs. This position collaborates with the Asset Management Steering Committee Facility Operations Maintenance and Capital Planning staff to give support and guide the Bureaus RCM Program. The selected candidates engage in multiple programs and initiatives of extraordinary size and capital cost requiring extraordinary professional competence and creativity having extraordinary impact on New Yorkers. Each selected candidate reports to a Facility Manager and advises the leadership at the assigned facilities including the Facility Manager (or CFO Division Chief) Process Engineer Plant Chief and the Plant Deputy Chiefs as applicable on best practices to enhance the maintenance program of the facilities and serves as the inhouse expert in one or more of the specialized electromechanical systems used in WRRFs (blowers sewage & process pumps odor control systems HVAC systems etc.) and Collections Facilities such that a robust network of expertise is developed among BWT Operations that constitute the Reliability Centered Maintenance team across all 14 WRRFs and two Collection Facilities Sections.

The Reliability Centered Maintenance Engineer will provide technical lead responsibilities for the daytoday implementation of the Reliability Centered Maintenance Program through the use of integrated data systems for assigned Facilities including the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) the HACH WIMS system Collection Facilities SCADA systems the WRRF SCADA system(s) and network of mobile and static sensors (vibration IR pipe thickness etc.). For the assigned facilities the Reliability Centered Maintenance Engineer reviews and approves complex work requests monitors and works to enhance the usage of CMMS and may serve as a liaison between the Operations leadership and the BWT Engineering team on complex electromechanically intensive projects refining work requests and sizing and identifying equipment particularly where inkind replacement is not viable.

The Reliability Centered Maintenance Engineer position utilizes data and strategic planning to affect timing of equipment overhauls and replacements technology enhancements maintenance planning and energy conservation while ensuring reliable performance of our facilities at the expected level of service. This position relies as much on coordination and communication skill as it does on technical and engineering skills to be successful. The position must work closely and cooperatively with the Maintenance and Operations deputy chiefs other supervisors and staff providing technical training to staff and supporting routine and specialized equipment selection exercises advising the WRRF leadership team on the prioritization of maintenance activities and leading crossBureau workgroups to enhance state of repair of specific facilities and unit processes.

JOB SUMMARY: Under general direction with the greatest latitude for the exercise of independent judgement is engaged in several programs/initiatives of extraordinary size and capital cost or requirements of extraordinary professional competence and creativity or extraordinary impact on the community. This position will provide technical lead responsibilities for the development and implementation of the Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) program for Mechanical Electrical and Instrumentation equipment and programs at the assigned Wastewater Resource Recovery Facilities. The Reliability Centered Maintenance Engineer provides technical oversight quality control testing procedures and certification of plans and documents relating to reliability centered maintenance systems supporting BWT projects and maintenance activities. This position will implement RCM tools and techniques to enhance the program from the ground up leading to the development of datadriven and optimized decisions in maintenance planning capital refurbish/replace and capital investment prioritization and will provide recommendations for optimal costeffective equipment maintenance strategies based on industrywide best practices. The Reliability Centered Maintenance Engineer will serve as a bureauwide subject matter expert in one or more electromechanical technical areas.

PRIMARY JOB DUTIES: the following is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the position:
Work closely with WRRF Facility Managers (or CFO Division Chief) chiefs and supervisors to plan upcoming maintenance assignments in coordination with other work at the facility. Program maintenance activities with key operational staff including plant superintendents and/or the deputy superintendent who handle maintenance skilled trade supervisors maintenance SEEs and BWT Engineering staff from the Job Order Contracts (JOC) and requirement contracting teams. Advise on industrial maintenance planning and scheduling techniques.

Performing complex work involving wastewater treatment and collections systems including: asset loading CMMS asset structuring PM/PdM programming and development of recommendations project management program design economic analysis reliability centered maintenance practices and review of design and contracts documents.

Organize and manage information and data of existing assets. Complete asset inventory audits capture the asset identification number description of the asset manufacturer model and serial number and other available information. Complete the data organization by standardizing terms and protocols for identifying an asset establishing criticality standardizing prefixes and equipment abbreviations facility and equipment numbering and process hierarchy. Provide information for annual fixed asset reporting.

Manage collection analysis and reporting of various data streams. Provide information on physical condition asset performance and reliability of assets. Identify condition monitoring frequency and operational systems data required to be captured to best provide predictive failure information within CMMS. Solicit craft input for critical assets and develop new procedures to ensure we collect this information in the future. Provide sound datacentric trendinganalysis to management and to initiate appropriate strategies to prolong equipment life.

Diagnose and analyze maintenance data including condition monitoring data to provide analytics and appropriate corrective actions to optimize equipment life and to achieve equipment performance goals. Utilize standard statistical RCME tools.

Develop a reliabilitycentered maintenance data and information for critical assets. Identify define and evaluate the consequences of various failures and the likelihood of these failures to occur. Work with facility leadership to develop maintenance plans to achieve maximum uptime while minimizing failures. Utilize condition monitoring and predictive maintenance methodologies and train staff on the use of the technologies.

Participate in crossfunctional teams through Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and maintenance improvement strategies to prevent premature equipment failure of critical equipment.

Assist with spare parts and stores management systems.

Assist with commissioning and acceptance of new assets at assigned facilities. Document new assets locations and vendor information and input into CMMS.

Prepare periodic updates and annual reports to the Operations Directors and other maintenance program stakeholders utilizing Key Performance Indicators.

Analyze data to provide businessbased maintenance strategies for critical assets. Develop maintenance plans to achieve maximum asset reliability.

Participate in project alternative analysis using Lifecycle costs evaluations for capital projects including asset replacement decision justifications. Ensure that ongoing maintenance costs are properly captured within CMMS.

Participate with project design teams to promote Reliability Design concepts; and in coordination with the senior facility leadership develops the maintenance strategy for newly designed and acquired assets. Provide input to all equipment purchases routine replacements and Capital Projects.

Provides technology transfer internally within the Bureau and the Department as well as within the industry through organizations such as NYWEA WEF and ASME among others.

ADMINISTRATIVE ENGINEER 10015

Qualifications :

1. A valid New York State License as a Professional Engineer and six (6) years of fulltime satisfactory experience in chemical engineering civil engineering electrical engineering environmental engineering mechanical engineering or plan examining work at least two (2) years of which must have been in an executive managerial or administrative capacity.

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