DESIGN LEAD ARCHITECTURAL

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 storm water, 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 Engineering Design & Construction (BEDC) currently has a portfolio of capital projects valued at $23.8B, and another $10.5B 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 business case 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 the 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 an Architect 3 for IHD’s Architectural Section, located in our Lefrak office in Queens, NY. Under direction of a Section Manager, the selected candidate will take the lead in the delivery of the capital projects through the design phase by supervising the design team. This will include, producing and/or reviewing the preparation of contract documents including architectural drawings and specifications for buildings associated with water and wastewater pumping stations and treatment facilities which are of the highest priority for the Agency. Specific work areas where the candidate will be engaged include, but are not necessarily limited to, supervising design staff of varying titles and levels of experience, mentoring lower-level engineers; serving as a design lead on selected projects; signing and sealing of drawings and specifications with an RA seal; conducting and overseeing the preparation of plans and specifications for building elevations, floor plans, site landscaping, fencing/screens, and paving. The selected candidate will also review and/or oversee staff review of designs prepared by outsourced architectural and engineering firms for the same types of facilities.

**** Only those applicants with permanent civil service status as an Architect or who took the previous Architect Promotional Exam No. 3040 or Open Competitive Exam No. 3524 are eligible to apply to this JVN. If you do not have permanent civil service status as an Architect or have taken the mentioned exams, please do not apply to this position as you will not be considered for an interview.****

Qualifications

1. A valid New York State Registration as an Architect. Current New York State Registration as an Architect must be maintained for the duration of your employment.

2. 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.

3. 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.

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.