PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATE

New York City, NY • Queens, NY

116d

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 stormwater, 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. Under general direction, with wide latitude for the exercise of independent initiative and judgment performs exceptionally difficult and still more responsible supervisory, analytic or specialized administrative or management work with the position of a executive assistant as well as assisting with the supervision of clerical staff in clerical and related daily duties. Assisting with ACCO related contract payments; assisting contractor/subcontractors in an as needed basis. Database; Updating Bureau's tracking database system (INFOR/IPS); Assisting Resident Engineers with daily requests; Assisting with the EC LEAD program; tracking/retrieval of EC Archive Data files; Willing to take on additional tasks as needed with no advance notice.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience, one year of which must have been in an administrative capacity or supervising staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty.
• An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience.
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience.
• Education and/or experience equivalent to the above, with the requirement of one year of administrative or supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform supervisory, analytic or specialized administrative or management work as an executive assistant.
• Assist with the supervision of clerical staff in daily duties.
• Assist with ACCO related contract payments.
• Assist contractors/subcontractors as needed.
• Update Bureau's tracking database system (INFOR/IPS).
• Assist Resident Engineers with daily requests.
• Assist with the EC LEAD program.
• Track/retrieve EC Archive Data files.
• Take on additional tasks as needed with no advance notice.

Benefits

• Eligibility for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs.
• Inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to diversity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees