IMPORTANT NOTE: Candidates selected to fill an City Planner position from this posting will be appointed on a provisional basis. As a provisional employee, you will be required to take and pass the next City Planner civil service examination and be given a list number by the NYC Dept. of Citywide Administrative Services in order to be considered for probable permanent employment in this title. Anyone who does not take and pass this examination, or who is not reached on the established list, will be terminated as a provisional City Planner.
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 Wastewater Treatment (BWT) is responsible for the operation and maintenance of all facilities related to the treatment of sewage within the five boroughs of the City. This includes 14 wastewater treatment plants, sludge dewatering facilities, collections facilities (pumping stations, combined sewer overflow retention facilities, regulators, tide gates, etc.), wastewater laboratories and harbor vessels.
The posted position resides within the Asset Management Planning Section, which is responsible for developing and administering a comprehensive Asset Management Program (AMP) for the Bureau’s facilities and assets to achieve service goals. The Program is to utilize AM principles and systems to optimize operations, maintenance, repair, and replacement of BWT’s assets to reduce the risk and cost of ownership to DEP’s ratepayers. The AMP will ultimately drive the Bureau towards a state of good repair, maximize the value of our assets, and support BWT’s vision of becoming an industry leader.
The AMP Planner will assess existing asset maintenance and management practices against AM standards (ISO 55000) to assist in the development an AMP maturation roadmap. Resulting analyses, plans, and guides are to be captured and updated in documents such as a mandated AM Workplan submitted to regulators, BWT’s AM Standards and Business Policies, and a comprehensive Strategic Asset Management Plan (SAMP). Other duties include the design of AM data models, advanced AM practices and systems to align with BWT’s digital transformation initiative, with tasks including the identification or production of data integration strategies for migration to updated technological systems.
Under administrative direction, selected candidate will
1. design and implement strategies to standardize, improve, and migrate existing data on assets and related activities to an updated Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
2. reconciliate various data sources to establish and validate as a master data source
3. examine and analyze data and systems to identify areas of improvement and create data models
4. engage with data owners to validate and produce executable data cleanup strategies that assures data or system quality
5. act as a data architect to create data models that will serve to align data and technology integration process
6. establish or reassess service levels and related objectives, asset failure impact on service goals, asset criticality assignments, and other key performance indicators (KPIs) for determining and forecasting asset conditions
7. compile or direct plan updates for the AM Workplan to submit regulatory mandated annual updates
8. develop and administer a comprehensive and accepted SAMP
9. assist in the creation or maintenance of CMMS standards such as asset ID assignment

Minimum Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and two years of satisfactory full-time experience in city planning; or
2. A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience that is equivalent to “1"" above. Graduate
education in city planning, urban planning, urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, transportation engineering, public administration, economic development or related fields may be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 graduate semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a baccalaureate degree.
Special Qualification Requirements
Assignment Level III
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level III, individuals must have, after meeting the minimum requirements, one additional year of professional experience as described in "2" above.
Assignment Level IV
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level IV, individuals must have, after meeting the minimum requirements, two additional years of professional experience as described in "2" above.

Preferred Skills

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/ Work Experience: 1. Solid skills and experience in working with databases, large and complex data sets 2. Strong proficiency and experience with designing data sets and governance rules 3. Skilled in data compilation, analysis, and visualizations to produce clearly defined conclusions 4. Competence with assessing and developing effective data quality assurance process or controls 5. Ability to understand, evaluate, and develop process, workflow, or logic trains 6. Good verbal and written communication skills and experience with diverse workforce Education and Work Experience 1. Extensive understanding or experience with data analytics tools, data application design/programming. (Note: Experience in computer operations, technical support, quality assurance, hardware installation, help desk, or as an end user will not be accepted for meeting minimum qualification requirements.) 2. Proficiency in the following computer programs: MS PowerBI, Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint. 3. Advanced knowledge or ISO 55000 certification on Asset Management standards and principles. 4. Familiarity with wastewater treatment plant and pumping station equipment and processes. 5. Strong background and comfort in working with databases and large complex data sets. Working Instruments: 1. A Motor Vehicle Driver’s License valid in the State of New York to operate city vehicles. 2. Agency’s computer, printers, telephone, and fax machines Health and Safety/Working Conditions: Environment and Physical: 1. Work in high volume office. 2. Be able to sit for prolonged periods of time. 3. Industrial sites are often under construction. Proper precaution, including required PPE is necessary to safety access the site.

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview

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.