The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) protects public health and the environment by supplying clean drinking water, collecting and treating wastewater, 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 delivers more than 1.1 billion gallons per day of the highest quality drinking water to 8.5 million NYC residents and more than 1 million people in Upstate New York and has a wastewater conveyance and treatment system capable of processing over 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater per day to protect the environment and the city’s surrounding waterways.
The Bureau of Environmental Planning and Analysis (BEPA) is responsible for design and construction of Green Infrastructure in NYC and maintenance operations of all constructed Green Infrastructure assets. To date, DEP has constructed over 11,000 assets in Queens, Brooklyn and Bronx in which majority of these assets are located within the public right of way comprised of rain gardens, infiltration basins, porous panels and medians.
More information on NYC Green Infrastructure Program can be found at https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dep/downloads/pdf/water/stormwater/green-infrastructure/gi-annual-report-2020.pdf
DEP is in partnership with various City agencies to construct green infrastructure rain gardens, for the purposes of stormwater capture and improved water quality of NYC waterways. The majority of rain gardens will be sited in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx. DEP is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of these green infrastructure systems. Green infrastructure rain gardens combine engineered stormwater capture with the natural elements of soils and plants and require particular and specialized care and maintenance.
As City Park Workers, the selected candidates will assist in general maintenance work, including edging seeding, snow removal, cultivating, fertilizing, trimming, sweeping, removal of sediments and raking of litter; clean and maintain facilities including drainage structures; perform minor repair work including but not limited to plumbing, masonry, carpentry, metal work and vehicle and equipment repair; drive vehicles and operate certain other motorized equipment; perform safety checks on facilities and equipment; and may move furniture, climb and perform other physical activities as required in the performance of
assigned duties.
Environmental Conditions: Some of the environmental factors that the candidate will face performing this job include walking for extended periods of time, entering the rain gardens, and working in extreme heat or cold.
CITY PARK WORKER - 90641
Qualification Requirements
1. There are no formal education or experience requirements for this position.
2. A Motor Vehicle Driver's License valid in the State of New York is required.
3. Ability to read and to understand and obey orders is required.
4. There are certain medical and physical requirements.
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