2026-BEDC-002-PMO Intern
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 BEDC Project Management Office (PMO) seeks to hire an Intern for the Cost Estimating Group (CEG), located in Queens, NY. Under the guidance of a construction cost estimator, the intern will perform elementary data collection and entry work to assist with the development and implementation of a unit price database; assist in compiling labor rate data; assist with the evaluation of consultant-provided cost estimates for completeness and consistency, flagging discrepancies to senior staff; and assist with preparing quantity takeoffs from drawings and specifications. In addition, the summer intern will develop a final presentation to display assignments they have been involved with while working as an intern at the DEP Interns Closing Ceremony.
Requirements
- As of June of the Program year the prospective intern must be a student matriculated in a college or be a recent college graduate (winter/spring term of the Program year).
- Appointment to this title is only valid for the duration of the Program, June - August each year.
Responsibilities
- Perform elementary data collection and entry work to assist with the development and implementation of a unit price database
- Assist in compiling labor rate data
- Assist with the evaluation of consultant-provided cost estimates for completeness and consistency, flagging discrepancies to senior staff
- Assist with preparing quantity takeoffs from drawings and specifications
- Develop a final presentation to display assignments they have been involved with while working as an intern at the DEP Interns Closing Ceremony.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
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