Permit Coordinator

City of New York•Queens, NY

5d•Onsite

About The Position

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 $35B, and another $13.6B 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. The Program Management Office (PMO) within BEDC provides technical support to the project delivery teams. This includes the following sections and groups: Project Controls, Schedule Controls, Permitting Support, Cost Estimating, Business Solutions, Data Analytics, and management of the Enterprise Program Management Information System (ePMIS). The PMO uses people, processes, and tools to mitigate issues that may impact a project. BEDC seeks to hire an Assistant Environmental Engineer to serve as a Permit Coordinator for the Permitting section at our headquarters in Queens, NY. Under supervision, with some latitude for the exercise of independent initiative and judgment, the selected candidate will provide permitting support and coordination of regulatory and environmental review compliance programs for BEDC’s portfolio of capital projects.

Requirements

Permanent Civil Service Assistant Environmental Engineers are eligible to apply.
A baccalaureate degree in environmental, fire protection, chemical, mechanical, petroleum, aeronautical, or materials engineering from an accredited college and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in environmental or fire protection engineering work.
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in environmental, fire protection, chemical, mechanical, petroleum, aeronautical, or materials engineering technology and three years of full-time satisfactory experience in environmental or fire protection engineering work.
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and a master's degree in environmental or fire protection engineering from an accredited college.

Nice To Haves

Practical knowledge of environmental science topics
Strong organization and time management with ability to prioritize daily tasks
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written and communication skills
Experience with permitting, environmental review and regulatory requirements
Excellent research and analytical skills
Ability to meet quick deadlines and provide problem resolution to project issues
Experience with large datasets
Excellent computer skills in MS Word, MS Access, MS Excel, and/or equivalent statistical/data management software
Ability to travel citywide and within the New York City watershed

Responsibilities

Perform permit identification and assist in the acquisition and compliance of permits throughout the project life cycle.
Develop and review permit applications.
Prepare environmental review documentation.
Interact with regulatory agencies.
Provide regulatory guidance to project teams.
Maintain relevant processes within the permit tracking database.
Perform regulatory research.
Conduct evaluations of scientific/technical and programmatic observations and data.
Perform accuracy reviews of technical information.
Perform data and statistical analyses using computer software and/or mathematical models to support the review and development of environmental assessment statement (EAS) and environmental permit documentation related to regulatory programs such as State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES), Public Water Supply Improvement, and Protection of Waters programs; Federal Rivers/Harbor and Clean Water Acts; the NYC Watershed Rules and Regulations; and City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) procedures.
Perform quantitative and statistical analyses.
Perform data entry/database management and development.
Review design and construction documents, plans, and contract specifications.
Interpret scientific/engineering technical reports.
Prepare permit applications.
Review regulatory guidance documents and source regulations to support environmental permit compliance planning, as well as EAS and permit document review and development.
Maintain records, report writing and answering general correspondence.
Prepare and conduct presentations.
Attend and coordinate meetings with Bureau project teams as well as local, state and federal environmental regulatory agencies and others relevant to advancing the Permitting Section’s objectives.
Present results of activities to the Permitting Section’s Manager to obtain optimum efficiency in the utilization of resources for permit identification, acquisition, and compliance as well as environmental reviews.