Job Description ***IMPORTANT NOTE: Only those currently serving as a permanent or probable permanent, i.e., probationary, 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 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 6,000 employees. DEP's water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the system’s 2,000 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. The selected candidate will serve as the Division Chief of the Construction Management Section under the Directorate of Engineering in the Bureau of Wastewater (BWT). Job Duties include but not limited to: 1. Plans and directs staff workload that 95% of the projects assigned to the section are complete by the original planned completion date. Implements available resources in performing highly complex and critical construction work. Responsible for allocating workload and the review of construction specifications, drawings and schedules related to such projects. 2. Supports to predesigned construction projects from the Bureau Engineering Program by using various resources (DEP staff and contracted consultants, etc.) in an appropriate manner. Directs staff to fully notify all concerned parties on the status of high priority projects on a daily or semiweekly basis. Oversees emergency work so as to personally ensure that 100% of emergency work is executed in an expedited manner, usually within 24 hours. Assigns emergency work to staff and notifies all parties of the point of contact until construction completion. Ensures that the staff keeps all parties abreast of the construction progress daily or as otherwise requested by upper management. 3. Manages the section's overtime budget to ensure that spending is within the budgetary guidelines, overtime caps are not exceeded, cap waiver requests are submitted only when warranted, and compensatory time (in lieu of paid overtime) is allowed only when duly justified. 4. Trains all staff to oversee field activities and produce reports. Keeps updated lists of all projects and briefs the Division Chief on a weekly basis on their status. Clearly presents the staff's status on design at monthly meetings. 5. Keeps abreast of construction management strategies. Recommends training and seminars of value to the section's staff to the section chief. Complies with newly revised codes and regulations that are applicable to the contract work of the Section. Monitors the usage and performance of critical equipment with the particular goal of preventing problems before failure and ensuring vulnerability issues are addressed. ADMINISTRATIVE ENGINEER - 10015 Qualifications 1. A valid New York State License as a Professional Engineer and six (6) years of full-time 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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy. Salary Min: $ 83,718.00 Salary Max: $223,299.00