Community Associate

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). The DEP's Bureau of Water & Sewer Operations is seeking candidates for a position in the Cross Connection Control Program's Enforcement Unit. DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: - Researches and update information is database systems - Utilize various databases, websites, and other online sources to determine if properties are in compliance with Chapter 20 Cross Connection Control Devices installation guidelines and Local Law 65/96 Sewer Regulations - Issue failure to install or failure to test backflow prevention device summonses to property owners who are not complying with program guidelines. - Represent the DEP at the hearings associated with the previously mentioned summonses at the offices of the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH). - Interact in person, by phone and through email with the public, judges, attorneys, expeditors, and other city employees. - OATH hearing preparation and post hearing processing - Perform administrative and clerical tasks as they arise using automated and manual office systems Qualifications Qualification Requirements 1. High school graduation or equivalent and three years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to duties described above; or 2. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "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.