Instrumentation Specialist II – 2 positions

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 two (2) Instrumentation Specialist II’s for a position in East of Hudson Early Warning & Remote Monitoring group located at the Catskill/Delaware Ultraviolet Facility in Valhalla, New York. The East of Hudson Early Warning & Remote Monitoring group operates and maintains continuous monitoring, water quality instrumentation in Westchester and Putnam Counties, as well as in the Catskill and Delaware districts west of the Hudson River. This critical instrumentation is located at numerous locations in aqueduct shaft buildings, underground vaults, and other industrial facilities. The data is used for compliance monitoring, process control, trend analysis, and event detection.

Under direction, of the Early Warning Remote Monitoring Supervisor, the Instrumentation Specialist II’s will ensure water quality instrumentation operates continuously, with accuracy and precision, following a quality assurance program for preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance, system updates, record keeping, and data management. Specific duties include:

• Servicing, calibrating and maintaining laboratory instrumentation, field instrumentation, and telemetry.

• Installing and upgrading monitoring equipment and instrumentation at water supply facilities.

• Diagnosing and repairing monitoring station equipment, instrumentation and associated telemetry systems.

• Performing quality control procedures according to protocols and maintain accurate log records of quality control data.

• Adhering to Agency & Bureau Policies and Procedures.

The work described above requires working in laboratory, field, industrial, and construction facilities and locations. Candidate must be able to drive a vehicle, be capable of lifting 50 pounds, be capable of working at heights, and be able to work skillfully with hand tools.

License Requirement

At the time of appointment, candidates must possess a Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. Employees must maintain this license for the duration of employment.

(This is a brief description of what you might do in this position and does not include all the duties of this position.)

Some of the physical activities performed by Instrumentation Specialists and environmental conditions experienced are: being around hazardous gases; wearing protective clothing; climbing and descending ladders and stairways; standing for long periods of time; walking to and from repair sites; bending, crouching and kneeling; working on scaffolds; lifting and carrying heavy equipment; working in confined areas; working outdoors in all kinds of weather; working in areas that have high noise levels and may be damp, dark, dusty, dirty and/or acrid; and using equipment for fecal testing.

Special Working Conditions: Instrumentation Specialists may be required to work shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

(1) An associate degree in electrical construction and instrumentation, electrical engineering technology, mechanical engineering technology, electromechanical engineering technology, or electronic engineering technology from a college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), AND one year of full-time satisfactory experience within the last ten years in the installation, maintenance and repair of electronic instrumentation and control systems, including microprocessors, and electrical and pneumatic instrumentation and control systems; or

(2) Graduation from a trade, technical or vocational school approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization with a major course of study in electrical, electronic, electromechanical or mechanical technology AND three years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in “1” above; or

(3) A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization AND four years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in “1” above.

College education leading to a degree in one of the areas of study described in “1” above may be substituted only in “2” or “3” above for a maximum of three years of experience at the rate of 30 semester credits for one year of full-time satisfactory experience.

Driver License Requirement: By the time you are appointed to this position, you must have a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York. If you have moving violations, license suspension(s) or an accident record, you may be disqualified. This license must be maintained for the duration of your employment.

1. To be assigned to Assignment Level II candidates must, in addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements noted above, possess an additional one year of full-time satisfactory experience as described in “1” above, for a total of five years of experience.

2. To be assigned to Assignment Level III candidates must, in addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements noted above, possess an additional two years of full time satisfactory experience as described in “1” above, for a total of six years of experience.

License Requirement:
2. At the time of appointment or assignment to Assignment Level III, employees may be required to possess a Federal Communications Commission license for
radio repairs.