Electrical Engineer

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection seeks an Electrical Engineer to join the Bureau of Wastewater Treatment in New York City. The role involves highly complex electrical engineering work, project leadership, and consulting on major engineering matters.

Qualified candidates will have four years of electrical engineering experience and a New York State Professional Engineer’s license. A master’s degree may substitute for one year of experience. This is a permanent City job in NYC.

Qualifications

• Four years of full-time electrical engineering experience.
• Valid New York State Professional Engineer’s License.
• Master's degree may substitute for one year of experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform highly difficult electrical engineering work as a specialist.
• Serve as a consultant on major engineering matters.
• Lead teams on technically complex projects with potential city impact.
• Prepare original proposals and reports of a complex nature.
• Sign and seal engineering and other official documents.
• Hold duties of Engineer Level 1 when required.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Project leadership

Education

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

• Job Category: Engineering, Architecture, & Planning
• Salary Band: $125,000 to $150,000
• Compensation: USD 93,614 - USD 130,058

Job Description

***IMPORTANT NOTE: Only those currently serving as a permanent or probable permanent, i.e. probationary, Electrical 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.

Under direction of the Section Chief, with very great latitude for the exercise of independent judgment the selected candidate will serve as an Engineer Level 2.

Job duties include but not limited to:

• Perform highly difficult, responsible and technically complex work as an engineering specialist in electrical engineering.
• Serve as a consultant on major engineering matters.
• Conducts or directs a significant portion of research on very complex and important engineering projects.
• Prepares original proposals and reports of a complex nature.
• Serves as team leader on a project of great technical complexity or with potential impact on agency engineering operations and/or City infrastructure.
• Signs and seals engineering and other official documents.
• Perform the duties of an Engineer Level 1 in a capacity where they do not represent the majority of job responsibility over an extended period of time.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER - 20315

Qualifications

(1) Four (4) years of full-time, satisfactory experience in electrical 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 electrical 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 electrical engineering experience required in “1" above.

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.

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