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 6000 employees. DEPs water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the systems 2000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the city.
The Water Board sets water and sewer rates and provides treasury services to the Citys water and sewer system.
The selected candidate will serve as Water Board Deputy Executive Director (Deputy ED) reporting to the Water Board Executive Director. Working in collaboration with the Executive Director and a wide set of stakeholders the Deputy ED will be responsible for research analysis formulation and recommendations around the strategic direction for New York Citys water and wastewater rates. This includes leading strategy formulation and policy analysis operational and implementation analysis and change management and strategic communications in relation to updates or changes to rate structures or programs including affordability programs. This will require close work with DEP operations staff DEP and City oversight bodies the NYC Water Finance Authority and other Water Board team members.
The Deputy ED will also support communications and reporting to the Water Board including Board relations and management of Board meetings.
The Deputy ED will manage the Water Board team on a daily basis and work closely with the Water Board Treasurer to oversee the Boards accounting and financial management activities. They will lead initiatives to streamline and improve the performance of Board operations including working on end-to-end workflows with DEPs Bureau of Customer Service. The Deputy ED will oversee and may assist with the production of a variety of spreadsheet models analysis reports and supporting schedules in connection with revenue collections disbursements budget performance appraisal setting as well as ad hoc financial analysis on other system matters. Other responsibilities may include evaluation of customer billing appeals create billing rate policy and liaising on collection enforcement in collaboration with DEPs Bureau of Customer Service.
The Deputy ED will lead a variety of other strategic financing or programmatic initiatives for the Board and depending on assignments work closely with DEP senior management and DEPs Bureaus of Customer Services Sustainability Budget Legal the Water Finance Authority and the Mayors Office of Management and Budget.
EXECUTIVE PROGRAM SPECIALIST ( - 13393
Qualifications :
A Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and three years full-time satisfactory professional experience related to the projects and policies to be studied in the particular position including eighteen months of experience in a managerial consultative administrative or supervisory capacity.
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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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