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City of New York Project Manager, Bureau of Environmental Sciences and Engineering in New York, New York
Job Description
Established in 1805, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (the NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the country. Our mission is to protect and improve the health of all New Yorkers, in service of a vision of a city in which all New Yorkers can realize their full health potential, regardless of who they are, how old they are, where they are from, or where they live.
As a world-renowned public health agency with a history of building transformative public health programming and infrastructure, innovating in science and scholarship to advance public health knowledge, and responding to urgent public health crises from New York City’s yellow fever outbreak in 1822, to the COVID-19 pandemic we are a hub for public health innovation, expertise, and programs, and services. We serve as the population health strategist, and policy, and planning authority for the City of New York, while also having a vast impact on national and international public policy, including programs and services focused on food and nutrition, anti-tobacco support, chronic disease prevention, HIV/AIDS treatment, family and child health, environmental health, mental health, and racial and social justice work, among others.
Our Agency’s five strategic priorities, building off a recently-completed strategic planning process emerging from the COVID-19 emergency, are:
1) To re-envision how the Health Department prepares for and responds to health emergencies, with a focus on building a “response-ready” organization, with faster decision-making, transparent public communications, and stronger surveillance and bridges to healthcare systems 2) Address and prevent chronic and diet-related disease, including addressing rising rates of childhood obesity and the impact of diabetes, and transforming our food systems to improve nutrition and enhance access to healthy foods
3) Address the second pandemic of mental illness including: reducing overdose deaths, strengthening our youth mental health systems, and supporting people with serious mental illness
4) Reduce black maternal mortality and make New York a model city for women’s health
5) Mobilize against and combat the health impacts of climate change
Our 7,000-plus team members bring extraordinary diversity to the work of public health. True to our value of equity as a foundational element of all of our work, and a critical foundation to achieving population health impact in New York City, the NYC Health Department has been a leader in recognizing and dismantling racism’s impacts on the health of New Yorkers and beyond. In 2021, the NYC Board of Health declared racism as a public health crisis. With commitment to advance anti-racist public health practices that dismantle systems that perpetuate inequitable power, opportunity and access, the NYC Health Department continues to work in and with communities and community organizations to increase their access to health services and decrease avoidable health outcomes.
PROGRAM AND JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Division of Environment Health at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has a mission to prevent and control illness and injury related to environmental and occupational health risks through outreach and education, surveillance, and enforcement. Within the division, the Bureau of Environmental Sciences and Engineering (ESE) focuses on identifying and minimizing the risks of environmental and engineered hazards through field inspection, surveillance, scientific and engineering analysis, and data collection. Within ESE, the Technical Team (Tech Team) provides engineering support on a broad variety of systems including heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration equipment, building premise plumbing, the NYC drinking water supply treatment and distribution, recreational water facilities, and nonpotable water systems. The activities performed under this position are mandated under NYC Health Code, NYC Administrative Code, the Rules of the City of New York and New York State Codes, Rules and Regulations.
DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
Conduct scientific research/investigations and data analysis for the development and coordination of initiatives aimed at reducing risks associated with Legionella and other waterborne pathogens.
Lead the evaluation and analysis of a wide variety of engineered systems such as premise plumbing systems, cooling towers/evaporative condensers, water reuse systems for cooling tower makeup water, and drinking water tanks to address health hazards and enhance safety.
Independently researches best industry practices to enhance scientific and technical expertise and improve the technical unit's workflows.
Oversee the implementation of remediation techniques by environmental consultants and building facility owners to address health safety issues, including emerging remediation technologies and evaluation of the effectiveness of the control strategies.
Provide subject matter expertise and knowledge on the identification of hazard conditions under which engineered systems present health risks.
Provide day to day supervision and strategic direction in the technical unit to carry out program goals and objectives including tracking unit performance indicators, generating status deliverables to assess regulatory compliance, and ensuring quality control and timely completion within project deadlines
Manage emergency response activities in response to Legionnaires' disease epidemiological surveillance signals and other imminent public health risks. Provides executive summary to Agency leadership and works with other Bureaus to execute our emergency response protocols.
Collaboratively work with ESE's internal data systems to track, monitor, and evaluate performance metrics and report to external stakeholders as required including NYC OpenData and public websites
Lead ESE in achieving Bureau goals and objectives including the assessment of programmatic outcomes. Leads the coordination of multidisciplinary projects within ESE including planning, designing, developing, and implementing projects designed to improve program policies, procedures, and operations.
Effectively provide education and outreach for the regulated community, other government agencies and industry representatives to improve regulatory compliance.
Contribute to the preparation of the public speaking engagements (prepare PowerPoint, draft and/or review talking points).
**IMPORTANT NOTES TO ALL CANDIDATES:
Please note: If you are called for an interview you will be required to bring to your interview copies of original documentation, such as:
A document that establishes identity for employment eligibility, such as: A Valid U.S. Passport, Permanent Resident Card/Green Card, or Driver’s license.
Proof of Education according to the education requirements of the civil service title.
Current Resume
Proof of Address/NYC Residency dated within the last 60 days, such as: Recent Utility Bill (i.e. Telephone, Cable, Mobile Phone)
Additional documentation may be required to evaluate your qualification as outlined in this posting’s “Minimum Qualification Requirements” section. Examples of additional documentation may be, but not limited to: college transcript, experience verification or professional trade licenses.
If after your interview you are the selected candidate you will be contacted to schedule an on-boarding appointment. By the time of this appointment you will be asked to produce the originals of the above documents along with your original Social Security card.
**LOAN FORGIVENESS
As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at StudentAid.gov/PSLF.
"FINAL APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET APPROVAL”
“This position MAY be eligible for remote work up to two days per week, pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program.”
Qualifications
- For Assignment Level I (only physical, biological and environmental sciences and public health) A master's degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological or environmental science or in public health.
To be appointed to Assignment Level II and above, candidates must have:
A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and one year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization; or
A master's degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and three years of responsible full-time research experience in the appropriate field of specialization; or
Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least a master's degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience described in "2" above. Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I can be substituted for the experience required in "1" and "2" above.
NOTE:
Probationary Period
Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.
Additional Information
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.