Project Engineer

Description

This is an Assistant Civil Engineer role, posting code 20210, reporting to the Senior Project Manager for green infrastructure design and construction.

The company runs New York City's water system, delivering 1.1 billion gallons of high-quality drinking water and managing wastewater and stormwater. It also works to cut air, noise and hazardous materials pollution.

It is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country and has close to 6,000 staff.

Its supply system includes 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes across a 2,000 square mile watershed that reaches 125 miles north and west of the city.

Responsibilities

• Test porous pavement assets and carry out field inspections for green infrastructure, then prepare and submit reports.
• Check maintenance logs, geotechnical reports, contract plans and as-builts for porous pavement work.
• Work with project managers and porous pavement cleaning operators on upkeep.
• Audit inspections to confirm cleaning is done properly during maintenance, and assess contractor performance on green infrastructure builds.
• Visit sites during design, geotechnical investigation, construction and after construction.
• Analyze subsurface soil and review geotechnical findings for green infrastructure.
• Run desktop and on-site assessments to pinpoint where green infrastructure belongs.
• Use AutoCAD and/or ArcGIS to analyze tributary areas and contract boundaries.
• Check that contract progress, quality, safety and workmanship meet the contract documents, NYC Standards and applicable codes.
• Enforce compliance with the DEP sewer use regulations.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in civil engineering from an accredited college or university, plus one year of full-time satisfactory civil engineering work.
• Or a bachelor's degree in civil engineering technology from an accredited college or university, plus three years of full-time satisfactory civil engineering work.
• Or a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in civil engineering, both from accredited colleges or universities.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to read maps, graphs and tables.
• Basic AutoCAD, GIS and ArcGIS knowledge is helpful for this role.

Conditions

To be interviewed, applicants need to show proof of filing for the recent DCAS Civil Service Exam for Assistant Civil Engineer.

The work covers green infrastructure across the whole city.

The city is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce and a workplace free from discrimination and harassment based on legally protected status.