IPS Analysis Chief (Associate Project Manager 2)

NYC Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP); New York (NY); On-site; USD 87,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) seeks an Associate Project Manager (Level 2) to supervise a team responsible for quality control and KPI development within the IPS Analysis Unit. You will oversee data accuracy in IPS (Infor Public Sector) and support operations, asset management, and financial planning.

The role partners with Bureau senior management and technical staff to monitor productivity and disseminate findings for executive decision-making.

Qualifications

• 1 year of full‑time supervisory experience in project management for engineering or related projects.
• Experience supervising a team on large or complex construction projects is preferred.
• One year of supervisory experience or one year as a project manager for large projects is required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team responsible for planning, coordinating, and expediting project work.
• Oversee data collection, analysis, and KPI development for water distribution and wastewater systems.
• Coordinate with Bureau senior management and technical staff for reporting and decision support.

Skills

Supervision

Project management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Professional Engineer license

Job description

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) protects public health and the environment by supplying clean drinking water, collecting and treating wastewater, 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 delivers more than 1.1 billion gallons per day of the highest quality drinking water to 8.5 million NYC residents and more than 1 million people in Upstate New York, and has a wastewater conveyance and treatment system capable of processing over 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater per day to protect the environment and the city’s surrounding waterways.

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).

Within DEP’s Bureau of Water and Sewer Operations, the Division of Operations Analysis and Regulatory Compliance contains the IPS Analysis Unit (the Unit). The Unit is seeking to hire an Associate Project Manager (Level 2) to serve as the Supervisor. This Unit works closely with Bureau senior management and technical staff, and monitors and reports on the bureau’s productivity as well as performing analysis and dissemination of collected data for use in operations, asset management and financial planning.

The Supervisor will provide direction and supervision to a team responsible for quality control and codification of operational activities recorded and maintained in the agency database of records IPS (Infor Public Sector). The Supervisor will oversee research, analysis, support, maintenance and KPI development regarding the performance of the water distribution and wastewater collection systems. The data accuracy of this system is critical to Field Operations, Distribution Operations, Capital Planning and Executive Management team for numerous business processes supporting the public and decision-making.

Another critical function of the Supervisor is mobile technology application development and support for critical mandates such as:

• Targeted Sewer Inspection Program
• City Council Law 17 of 2026: annual reporting on inspections of over 154,000 DEP‑owned catch basins.
• City Council Law 112 of 2018: annual reporting on inspections of nearly 110,000 DEP‑owned hydrants.
• MS4 Permit and Stormwater Management Program

Appointments are subject to OMB approval.

For Additional Information About DEP, Visit Www.nyc.gov/dep

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NOTE: This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program and also meet the education and experience requirements as listed in the job posting notice. Please indicate on your resume or cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a Program. This position is also open to non 55-a Program candidates who meet the education and experience requirements as listed in the job posting notice.

Minimum Qualifications

• One year of full‑time satisfactory experience in supervising employees performing project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, on engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects, or supervising a construction project with a value of $1,000,000 or more, and either:
  • A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural technology, construction, construction management, construction technology, sustainable design, urban planning, urban studies, city planning, transportation planning, business administration, or public administration, and one year of full‑time satisfactory experience in project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, for engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects; or
  • A four‑year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of experience as described in “1” above; or
  • A four‑year high school diploma or its educational equivalent plus any combination of college or university education and/or experience described in “1” above to make up the equivalent of five years of education and experience. One year of experience credit will be given for: (a) each 30 semester credits of college or university education leading to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural technology, construction, construction management, construction technology, sustainable design, urban planning, urban studies, city planning, transportation planning, business administration, or public administration; (b) a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in one of the disciplines described in “1” above; (c) a Juris Doctor degree, or (d) a valid New York State license as a Professional Engineer, Registered Architect or Registered Landscape Architect. Where experience which is primarily of a design nature is not acceptable towards meeting the qualification requirements.
• In addition to meeting the qualification requirements for Assignment Level I, candidates must have at least one additional year of experience as described in “1” above in a supervisory capacity or have served for at least one year as a project manager for a large and/or complex construction project.
• In addition to meeting the qualification requirements for Assignment Level I, candidates must have at least two additional years of experience as described in “1” above in a supervisory capacity or have served for at least two additional years as a project manager for a large and/or complex construction project.

55a Program

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

Residency Requirement

New York City Residency is not required for this position

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.

, $86,749.00 – $99,761.00