Audit and Compliance Undergrad Intern

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 administrative support offices at DEP are responsible for managing the Agency’s daily operations. In these positions, the interns will assist the various offices and units within DEP in the preparation of documents, transactions, reports, and other clerical and administrative tasks as assigned. See below for more details on the areas that the interns may assist in:

• Expense Budget Office – Manages the agency’s operating budget, coordinates federal and state grants and miscellaneous revenues collections. Prepares payment packages for submission to the State to validate bond financings.

• Agency Chief Contracting Office – Procures all goods and services needed for operations, processes payments for all goods and services purchased, and performs other compliance requirements including MWBE.

• Engineering Audit Office – Audits and approves all capital contracts payments to ensure that appropriate work has been completed and billed appropriately.

As of June of the Program year the prospective interne must be a student matriculated in a college or be a recent college graduate (winter/spring term of the Program year).
NOTE: Appointment to this title is only valid for the duration of the Program, June – August each year.