Assistant Environmental Engineer/Technical Review

Description

Seven Assistant Environmental Engineer openings (job code 20617) sit in the Technical Review Unit of the Asbestos Control Program, part of the bureau that enforces the city's asbestos, air and noise rules.

The bureau has three divisions: Air and Noise Policy and Enforcement, Air Permitting and Enforcement, and the Asbestos Control Program.

The unit is preparing for a rise in affordable housing, office conversion and accessory dwelling unit applications, tied to a mayoral order that asks agencies to speed up housing approvals.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve asbestos project notices, amendments, variance requests and workplace safety plans.
• Check design and construction drawings against federal, state and city asbestos rules, using a web-based system and several databases.
• Inspect sites before and during asbestos removal tied to variance requests, checking compliance with state and city rules and flagging FDNY and Buildings Department life safety problems.
• Write detailed inspection reports, record worksite measurements, diagrams and photos, and collect and log asbestos samples.
• Read lab results and air sampling reports.
• Issue Notices of Violation when needed, build case files and evidence, and testify at Environmental Control Board hearings and trials.
• Respond to citywide asbestos emergencies: map the extent of contamination, set up hot zones, collect bulk samples, advise abatement contractors and air monitoring firms, join inter-agency inspections, and take on tasks given by the On-Site Incident Commander.
• Put on and take off respiratory protection during field inspections when required.
• Work under the Technical Review Unit Director or Deputy Director, using some independent judgment.

Requirements

• Only current permanent Assistant Environmental Engineers or candidates on DCAS civil service exam 6014 will be considered.
• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college in environmental, fire protection, chemical, mechanical, petroleum, aeronautical or materials engineering, plus one year of full-time satisfactory experience in environmental or fire protection engineering.
• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college in environmental, fire protection, chemical, mechanical, petroleum, aeronautical or materials engineering technology, plus three years of full-time satisfactory experience in environmental or fire protection engineering.
• A bachelor's degree and a master's degree, both from accredited colleges, with the master's in environmental or fire protection engineering.

Conditions

Fieldwork and emergency callouts are part of the role.

The city is an equal opportunity employer that bars discrimination and harassment based on legally protected characteristics.