Watershed Maintainer

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 Water Supply seeks to hire a Watershed Maintainer within the Drinking Water Operations (DWO) South Directorate, for a position located in Valhalla, New York.

The Drinking Water Operations Directorate is responsible for the operation, maintenance, treatment and quality of three water supply systems and all associated infrastructure that conveys water to New York City. These systems include the Croton, Catskill, and Delaware Systems.

The Directorate also operates and maintains seven Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRF’s), including five collection systems, that protect the headwaters of these systems.

The directorate provides maintenance and operation of the Croton Water Filtration Plant, Jerome Park and Hillview Reservoirs, the Cat-Del UV Plant, Chlorination and Fluoridation at Delaware Aqueduct Shaft 18, Chlorine Dioxide at Croton Lake Gate House and the Ashokan Chemical Treatment Facility, Pleasantville Alum Plant, and other associated dams, aqueducts, shafts, waterworks, highways, support systems, and offices.

Under the supervision of the Supervisor (Watershed Maintenance) I, the Watershed Maintainer, will be responsible for performing duties related to the operation, maintenance, repair and inspection of facilities, equipment and lands in the watershed areas and reservoir, aqueduct, and related systems of the City of New York water supply system.

Specific duties include:

• Performs simple calculations, takes water samples, maintains control room, performs inspections, and maintains overall drinking water quality per regulatory and DEP requirements.
• Inspects reservoirs, streams, water supply lands, groundwater systems and watersheds for compliance and conformity to Agency rules and regulations.
• Complies with all environmental, health and safety laws, agency policies, rules and regulations.
• Maintains and repairs facilities, lands, roads, bridges, dams, and other structures using hand or power tools, machine tools and industrial power equipment including snowplows, graders, backhoes, and loaders.
• Keeps paper and electronic logs of operations, equipment performance, maintenance activities and water quality and maintains communication using computers and other electronic equipment.
• Operates motor vehicles, snow removal equipment and other motor-powered equipment.
• Makes necessary road repairs, mows lawns, road edges and dams, and operates necessary equipment in connection therewith.
• Paints structures and equipment and performs carpentry work.
• Maintains and keeps marginal areas around reservoirs, facilities and locations throughout the Watershed clean.
• Assists skilled craftsmen in the performance of their work.
• May perform work in permit-confined spaces.

License Requirements:

• All candidates must have a Motor Vehicle Driver’s License valid in the State of New York. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.
• All candidates may be required to obtain a NYSDOH Water Treatment Plant Operator Grade IIB or IIA certification, as appropriate. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.

(This is a brief description of what a Watershed Maintainer might do in this position and does not include all the duties of this position)

Preferred Skills:

• Mechanically inclined (masonry, carpentry, plumbing, electrical or mechanical)
• Displays ability to correctly use various hand and power tools and industrial powered equipment
• Water treatment principles and practices
• Shows good working knowledge of facilities operation, maintenance and repair
• General Familiarity of MS Office, MS Outlook
• Ability to learn how to use a computerized maintenance management system and a computer tablet to receive work orders and input data
• Ability to navigate Citytime timekeeping program
• Capability to monitor and operate equipment through SCADA, Process Logic Controller or other
• Effectively communicate in writing legibly and verbally
• Punctual, efficient, work safely, and able to follow orders

Special Working Conditions: Watershed Maintainers may be required to work in confined spaces and should be able to work in varying degrees of outside temperature.

Candidates will be required to wear a respirator while performing the essential functions of this job. Employees must be physically able to wear a respirator.

OSHA regulations have established medical guidelines for wearing a respirator, therefore, candidates will be required to have pre-appointment and periodic post-appointment medical examinations to demonstrate that they meet applicable OSHA standards and to monitor their medical status.

Once hired, employees must continue to satisfy OSHA regulations for their duration of their employment.

New York City residency is not required for this position.