Wet Chemist

City of New York • Queens, NY

1d • 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 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. The Bureau of Water Supply seeks to hire an Associate Chemist II to serve as a Wet Chemist, to assist with performing daily operational tasks within the Wet Chemistry Section of the Distribution Laboratory. Under the supervision of the Chemistry Section Supervisor, the Associate Chemist II will perform routine qualitative and quantitative analyses of drinking water and environmental water samples, in accordance with regulatory requirements for drinking water and environmental water testing, using instruments of high complexity by following New York State approved methods.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, including or supplemented by 16 semester credits in chemistry and 8 semester credits in any one or a combination of the following areas: chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, environmental science, forensic science, or other natural science.
• At the time of appointment to a clinical laboratory, candidates must possess a valid License as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist issued by the New York State Education Department. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.
• After meeting the minimum requirements described for Assignment Level I, at least two years of fulltime satisfactory experience performing chemical or physical analyses in a laboratory.
• All candidates must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college with the specialized credits as described above.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite software including Excel, Word, Power Point, SharePoint and Teams
• Familiarity with database systems such as STARLIMS brand Laboratory Information Management System
• Ability to analyze samples accurately and precisely
• Ability to utilize the New York State Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP) administered in accordance with directives of the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference (TNI), and Standard Methods for assigned analysis to obtain Quality Control objectives
• Analytical ability
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication skills both written and oral
• Time management

Responsibilities

• Performing routine analytical testing using drinking wet chemistry approved methods following written protocols
• Ensuring that analyses are performed in accordance with regulatory requirements for drinking water and conduct routine laboratory quality control procedures according to the Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP)/ The National Environmental Laboratories Accreditation Conference (NELAC)/The NELAC Institute (TNI) protocols and the DWQ Quality Assurance Manual
• Implementing methods using spectrophotometers, autotitrators, Ion-Selective Electrode (ISE) meters and Ion Chromatography (IC)
• Reviewing data; generating reports; preparing standards and reagents
• Performing instrument calibration and maintenance; performing minor repairs; obtaining satisfactory calibration, QC, and proficiency test results
• Conducting research and investigations as directed by the supervisor
• Preparing method SOPs under the direction of the supervisor
• Preparing and maintaining inventory of equipment and supplies

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level