Job Description

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.

New York City has approximately 140,000 catch basins, 114,000 hydrants, 90,000 valves, 14 gatehouses, 3 reservoirs, 68 groundwater wells, a 100 million gallon underground storage tank and 7,000 miles each of both sanitary sewers and water mains. The responsibility of maintaining these vast networks falls under the Department of Environmental Protection’s Bureau of Water and Sewer Operations (BWSO).

The primary responsibilities of the Bureau of Water and Sewer Operations are: the operation, maintenance and protection of the City’s drinking water and wastewater collection (sewer) systems; the protection of adjacent waterways; and the development and protection of the Department’s Capital Water and Sewer Design Program. The Bureau also approves and inspects water and sewer connections performed by licensed plumbers and/or authorized contractors. In addition, the Bureau has overall responsibility for the approval and inspection of all public and private construction projects which could impact on the City’s water or sewer systems.

The Bureau is also responsible for the operation of the Staten Island Bluebelt. This is an ecologically sound, cost effective natural alternative to storm sewers, which occupies approximately 15 square miles of land in the South Richmond area of Staten Island. This project preserves streams, ponds and other wetland ("bluebelt") areas, allowing them to perform their natural function of conveying, storing and filtering storm water. These areas also provide important community open spaces and a diverse wildlife habitat.

Working for the Bureau of Water and Sewer Operations within the Division of Distribution Operations, the selected candidate will assist Machinists in the operation, maintenance and repair of trunk water mains and regulators for the Distribution Water System throughout New York City. Work involves infrastructure in the streets as well as Shaft Chambers associated with City Water Tunnels 1, 2, and 3. In addition to field work, the Machinist’s Helpers will assist machinists in the machine shop to make parts needed for Infrastructure repairs. Machinist’s Helpers are also tasked with performing work in permit and non-permit required confined spaces; required to follow all Agency EH&S policies; operates a motor vehicle and other power equipment necessary to perform the job. The DEP’s Bureau of Water & Sewer Operations is seeking candidates for the Machinist’s helper position in the Distribution Operations-Trunk Main Maintenance.

Some of the physical activities performed by Machinist’s Helpers and environmental conditions experienced are: climbing stairs and ladders; standing upright for extended periods of time; using vision to read small numbers and markings on gauges and equipment; using vision and hearing to avoid injury from overhead piping when working around structures and taking measurements, and to avoid injury from rotating machinery; communicating orally in a noisy working environment; walking over wet and slippery concrete surfaces; working in areas containing gases from the combustion process and strong odors from grease, lubricants and solvents; working in confined areas which may be dusty and dark; lifting metal objects weighing up to 60 pounds; and working outdoors in all kinds of weather.

Qualifications

Qualification Requirements

1. Three years of full-time paid experience acquired within the last 10 years as a

Machinist's Helper; or

2. Not less than 1 ½ years of such experience plus sufficient training of a relevant nature acquired in an approved trade or vocational high school or M.D.T.A. supported training program to make up the equivalent of three years of acceptable experience. Six months of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of approved trade or vocational school or M.D.T.A supported training.

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.