Engineering, Architecture, & Planning
Design Engineer 2
$93,614 to $130,058 a year
Posted until November 7, 2026 · posted September 8, 2026
Requirements
License or certificate
Exam
Competitive title
A job title where you show you are right for it by passing a competitive exam: multiple-choice, practical, education and experience, or a mix. On our job pages this shows as "Civil service exam title".
From ≈ $45.01 an hour · $3,601 every 2 weeks, before taxes (40-hour weeks).
NYC minimum wage is $17/hr. This beats it by $28.01/hr, with health insurance and a pension on top.
What you'd have made
$3,588 If you'd started this job 2 weeks ago, at this pay, before taxes.
An hour of this job pays for about 15 subway rides ($3 fare).
Price anything in hours of this job
Overtime added $3,504 on average that year, and it isn't guaranteed. Base salary of active employees paid a yearly rate, fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025). Source: NYC's payroll data
Check yourself
What they actually ask for.
A license or certificate is part of the requirements
(1) Four (4) years of full-time, satisfactory experience in civil engineering work; and
(2) A valid New York State Professional Engineer’s License. Current New York State registration as a Professional Engineer must be maintained for the duration of your employment.
A masters degree in civil engineering from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) may be substituted for one year of the civil engineering experience required in “1" above.
Special Note:
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In addition to above qualification requirements, to be eligible for placement in Assignment Levels II and III, individuals must have at least one year within the last three years of experience as a major contributor or a project leader on a complex project requiring additional and specific expertise in the disciplines needed to design or construct the project.
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The work
What the job is.
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Driver license
“A valid New York State Driver’s License”
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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 storm water, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution.
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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 Engineering Design & Construction (BEDC) currently has a portfolio of capital projects valued at $35B, and another $13.6B projected over the next 10-year commitment plan. The projects BEDC implements allows DEP as a whole to continue to operate and maintain an exemplary water supply system.
Our In-House Design (IHD) directorate provides design and engineering services to meet operations’ needs in a manner consistent with BEDC’s core values of safety, schedule, quality, and customer service.
IHD supports projects from the capital project initiation process through preliminary design, design, procurement construction, and finally with the turnover to operations.
IHD’s Design Services division includes Architectural, Site Civil, Structural, Process Mechanical/HVAC, Water Tunnel Mechanical Systems, and Electrical discipline sections.
Each design section prepares design and construction documents including engineering plans and specifications for the construction of water supply, sewer, and wastewater treatment infrastructure. IHD projects are typically of the highest priority for the Agency.
IHD’s Engineering Services includes Quality Assurance, Laboratory Services, Specifications/Standard Operating Procedures, Sustainability, and BIM/CADD sections.
The Engineering Services division focuses on project’s sustainability, resiliency, laboratory material testing, quality reviews and inspections, standardization of documents, project delivery standards and uses current BIM/CADD technology to streamline engineering design processes.
BEDC seeks to hire a Civil Engineer 2 for IHD’s Civil Section, located in our Lefrak Office in Queens, NY.
Under direction, with great latitude for the exercise of independent judgment or action, the selected candidate will perform highly difficult and technically complex work, as engineering specialists in site-civil engineering.
General duties will include serving as consultants on major engineering matters, preparing original proposals and reports of a complex nature on a project of great technical complexity or with potential impact on agency engineering operations and/or City infrastructure.
Under direction, with great latitude for the exercise of independent judgment or action, the selected candidate will implement capital projects through the design phase by preparing engineering documents for water tunnels, wastewater treatment systems, and other large, complex facilities which are of the highest priority for the agency.
Specific work areas where the selected engineer will be engaged include, but are not necessarily limited to, preparing plans and specifications and related calculations; conducting field visits; design services during construction (DSDC) including reviewing shop drawings, material approvals and requests for information; preparing change orders; conducting research; preparing proposals and reports; witness shop testing and commissioning of complex systems; development of project schedule; communicating and coordinating with other engineers and stakeholders; and documenting issues/resolutions in issues logs.
The selected candidate may also review and/or oversee staff reviews of designs prepared by outsourced engineering firms for the same types of facilities. When necessary, s/he may also oversee or aid the duties of Engineers Level 1, Assistant Engineers, or Intern Engineers.
This position will also require traveling to job sites to perform site investigations and attend site meetings during design and construction phases of projects, as needed. When necessary, this position will require signing and sealing construction documents.
PREFERRED SKILLS
- Five (5) years of full-time, satisfactory experience in civil engineering work
- Proficient use of AutoCAD and Civil 3D
- Experience designing using site-civil BIM software including Autodesk Civil 3D
- Experience in the planning, layout, and details of contract drawings, specifications, shop drawing review, and field inspections and investigations
- Experience in the application of code requirements and preparation of technical reports and submitting formal design calculations
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Experience in use of Microsoft Office Applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- A valid New York State Driver’s License
Before you apply
The fine print.
Where you have to live
NYC residency not required
New York City Residency is not required for this position
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