Project Manager, Flood Risk

Job Description

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 Coastal Resilience (BCR) was created in October 2023, fulfilling a major initiative under the PlaNYC strategy aimed at addressing the risks of current and future coastal flooding in New York City. BCR’s vision is for a vibrant, healthy and safe coastal environment that allows people and businesses to thrive in the face of a changing climate – and specifically to, sea level rise, high tide events and storm surge.¿ This requires a holistic, forward thinking, inclusive and equitable response to the risks of coastal flooding and an integrated approach to watershed management. BCR will develop and implement strategic planning initiatives and will be responsible for the operations and maintenance of coastal infrastructure assets along NYC’s 520 miles of shoreline. BCR is committed to a coordinated approach to planning and response across NYC agencies, while working closely with community and partners. The Project Manager, Flood Risk (“PM”) will be a key member of the BCR team and will advance the “Future and Real Time Impact Assessments” program, a critical city initiative to advance the flood forecasting and warning capabilities for coastal and stormwater resilience. The PM will have an advanced understanding of the assessments and risks associated with pluvial, fluvial, tidal and storm surge hazards, including interpretations of flood line mapping, and communicating risks to diverse audiences. As the outputs from this program will inform emergency management decisions, an understanding of basic emergency management is an asset. Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to: • Support the development of “Future and Real Time Impact Assessments” to advance the flood forecasting and warning capabilities for coastal and stormwater resilience. • Perform assessments and identify risks associated with pluvial, fluvial, tidal and storm surge hazards, including interpretations of flood line mapping • Prepare reports and analyses on the outputs from program and will inform emergency management decisions. • Support the implementation of community engagement & education plans, including public speaking engagements, and representing BCR at community events along with DEPs Burrough Commissioners • Support the development of funding applications (e.g., federal grants) by seeking opportunities, developing project narratives and tracking application processes. • Assist in the inter-agency coordination for special projects (e.g., USACE HATS)

Minimum Qualification Requirements

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural technology, construction, construction management, construction technology, sustainable design, urban planning, urban studies, city planning, transportation planning, business administration, or public administration, and five (5) years of full-time satisfactory experience in the planning, administering or expediting of engineering design, and/or construction, or coordinating a very large engineering project, two years of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity; or 2. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and nine (9) years of experience as described in "1" above; two years of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity; or 3. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. One (1) year of experience credit will be given for: (a) each 30 semester credits of college or university education leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural technology, construction, construction management, construction technology, sustainable design, urban planning, urban studies, city planning, transportation planning, business administration, or public administration; (b) an accredited Master's degree in one of the disciplines described in "1" above; (c) a Juris Doctor degree, or (d) a valid New York State license as a Professional Engineer, Registered Architect or Landscape Architect. However, all candidates must have the two years of the administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described in "1" above.

Preferred Skills

• Understanding of rainfall, hurricane and extratropical storms at a high level • Strong technical acumen in the field of hydraulics, hydrology and coastal dynamics • Experience with FEMA flood insurance rate maps (FIRM), including the accreditation process, and understanding of how FEMA computes base flood elevations (BFE) and its limitations • Overall knowledge of numerical modeling approaches for coastal engineering and coastal processes driving flooding (e.g., storm surge, tides, rainfall-runoff) • Knowledge of hydrodynamic modeling (e.g., ADCIRC, TELEMAC, MIKE21 & MIKE31, ADH, DelftFM) • Knowledge of Hydraulic and Hydrologic (H&H) models (e.g., HEC-RAS, SWMM, InfoWorks ICM) • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex information to a variety of audiences (public speaking is an asset) • Strong organization and project management skills.