City of New York

City of New York

Field Scientist

Thiels, NY, United States · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 1 day ago
ExcelPublic HealthResearchCommunicationTime ManagementMicrosoft OfficeSharePoint

About the role

  • 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 a Scientist (Water Ecology) II for a position in the Drinking Water Operations Directorate, Water Quality Division at Hawthorne Laboratory, in Hawthorne, New York.

Requirements

  • Scientists (Water Ecology) may be required to work shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
  • May be required to work shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
  • Performing sample collection and field analyses, from a boat as required, within Watershed Water Quality Operations (WWQO) in accordance with approved Standard Operating Procedures

Skills

  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint
  • A general knowledge of field sampling equipment and standard water quality sensors.
  • Experience using basic hand tools.
  • Boater safety course experience
  • Familiarity with piloting, trailering, launching and retrieving small motorized watercraft
  • Experience with remote/robotic monitoring systems
  • Familiarity with field sampling and data collection techniques
  • Ability to operate computers and several different software packages for data collection and management
  • Ability to think logically, focus on objectives, and prioritize multiple goals
  • Ability to be trained to use environmental monitoring equipment such as YSI sondes and dataloggers
  • Ability to work weekends
  • Ability to work in all weather conditions

Benefits

  • Complying with applicable environmental health & safety (EH&S) laws and regulations, and DEP's policies and procedures.
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