Staff Analyst

***IMPORTANT NOTE: Only those currently serving as a Staff Analyst will be considered.***

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 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.

Within BWT, the Budget Planning and Management Section is responsible for managing the Bureau’s capital budget and the Other Than Personnel Services (OTPS) expense budget. The Bureau’s ten-year capital budget is currently $8.4B and the annual expense budget for the Bureau is over $270M which is managed across over 100 distinct budget codes. The Staff/Procurement Analyst will assist the Budget Planning and Management Unit Lead Section Chief in managing the BWT budget.

Job Tasks/Duties:
1. Liaise with central DEP oversight Bureaus, the DEP Central Budget Office, CBMO and ACCO in order to manage and address budgetary issues.
2. Assists in the initiation and coordination of the yearly Bureau Accrual Process.
3. Assists in the initiation and coordination of the Bureau’s yearly spending plan, ensuring spending is forecasted appropriately and charged to the correct budget codes.
5. Prepares the BWT budget modifications and encumbrances throughout the fiscal years and develops metrics for trend analysis.
6. Assists in the development of monthly reports on the Budget Status, Issue Status Reports and ad hoc budgetary reports, as needed.
7. Assists in compiling New Needs Funding Requests for the Bureau for submission to OMB.
8. Assists in the preparation of quarterly dashboard reports and updates monthly fiscal reports for senior leadership.
9. Liaise with BWT staff to obtain budget projections.
10. Helps in identifying PEG submissions.

Minimum Qualifications

1. A master’s degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a closely related field; or
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience working in one or a combination of the following areas: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; or in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; or in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, labor relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation or fiscal management; or in a related area.
Special Note:
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II, individuals must have, after meeting the minimum requirements, one additional year of professional experience as described in "2" above.

Preferred Skills

1. Prepares Advice of Awards for all capital and Expense Projects 2. Assists in the determination of availability of funds for capital construction projects 3. Process CTL/CTR for contract registration 4. Assists in the preparation of bureau Accruals 5. Assists in the preparation of the bureau’s New Needs Exercise

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.