Senior Inspector
About The Position
The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is hiring a Senior Inspector for the Bureau of Environmental Compliance’s Air Enforcement unit. The bureau enforces environmental laws and regulations related to asbestos, air pollution, and noise, and works to protect public health and the environment. DEP has nearly 6,000 employees and operates the country’s largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility. Under general supervision, with some latitude for independent action and decision-making, the selected candidate will conduct, plan, and direct citywide inspections of air and noise pollution sources to secure compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations. The goal is to reduce or eliminate conditions contributing to air and noise pollution. The position is based at either the Lefrak Building in Corona, Queens, or the Newtown Creek building in Brooklyn. Senior duties may include representing and training air and noise representatives at OATH hearings; understanding applicable air and noise codes and regulations; reviewing and maintaining summonses in the CRM database; assigning citizen idling complaints; training newly assigned inspectors; monitoring and managing idling complaints and summonses in complaint-management programs; reviewing and finalizing work; and managing timecard records. The Associate Air Pollution Inspector may also serve as a liaison with city and other governmental agencies and may act in the supervisor’s temporary absence.
Requirements
- One of two qualification pathways is required: a four-year high school diploma or equivalent plus five years of full-time satisfactory experience in inspection, operation, testing, design, or maintenance of equipment that may emit air contaminants or excessive noise; or a bachelor’s degree with at least 24 semester credits in a specified or related technical field plus two years of such experience.
- At least one year of the qualifying experience must have been in a supervisory capacity.
- Ability to understand applicable air and noise codes and regulations in order to represent the Department effectively at hearings.
Responsibilities
- Conduct, plan, and direct citywide inspections of air and noise pollution sources to secure compliance with laws, rules, and regulations.
- Represent the Department at OATH hearings and train other air and noise representatives for hearings.
- Review and maintain summonses in the CRM database.
- Assign citizen idling complaints.
- Conduct on-the-job training for newly assigned inspectors.
- Assist in monitoring and managing idling complaints and summonses in complaint-management programs, including CRM.
- Review and finalize work and perform other senior duties, including managing timecard records.
- Act as a liaison with city and other governmental agencies, and act in the supervisor’s temporary absence when needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
High school or GED
