PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE ONLY SEEKING INTERNAL CITY EMPLOYEES FOR THIS POSITION.

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 storm water, 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 Engineering Design & Construction (BEDC) currently has a portfolio of capital projects valued at $35B, and another $13.6B projected over the next 10-year commitment plan. The projects BEDC implements allows DEP as a whole to continue to operate and maintain an exemplary water supply system.

The Capital Budget and Contracts (CBC) division provides support to the Bureau in the areas of procurement management, change order processing, CP processing, contract close outs, capital budget management and payment review.

BEDC seeks to hire an Administrative Procurement Analyst (NM) to serve as a Procurement Specialist for the CBC Division, located at our headquarters in Queens, NY. Under general supervision, the Procurement Specialist will be responsible for the management and processing of professional services and construction procurements for various City contracts. This includes, but is not limited to, working with Project Managers to gather information required to create Request for Proposal (RFP) and Competitive Sealed Bid (CSB) documents for new contracts and then monitoring the procurement through the City contracting process. The Procurement Specialist will be responsible for initiating, reviewing and processing funding requests with the DEP budget office and will utilize the Procurement and Solutions Sourcing Portal (Passport) to prepare procurement documents. The selected candidate will be responsible for responding to inquiries and resolving issues regarding procurement documents which may include performing research and collaborating with multiple departments. Additionally, the Procurement Specialist will be required to monitor and update contract procurement statuses within all DEP and Citywide tracking systems.

**** Only those applicants with permanent Civil Service status as an Administrative Procurement Analyst are eligible to apply to this JVN. If you do not have permanent civil service status as an Administrative Procurement Analyst, please do not apply to this position as you will not be considered for an interview. ****

PREFERRED SKILLS

- Strong analytical skills

- Familiar with NYC PPB rules, Competitive Sealed Bid and Competitive Sealed Proposal processes

- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office - Excel, Access and Project

- Strong organizational, writing and communication skills

- Ability to work under limited supervision and to handle multiple assignments with limited time constraints and detailed oriented

- Demonstrates personal initiative, responsibility, leadership and flexibility

- Familiar with Financial Management System (FMS)

Additional Information:

**** Only those applicants with permanent Civil Service status as an Administrative Procurement Analyst are eligible to apply to this JVN. If you do not have permanent civil service status as an Administrative Procurement Analyst, please do not apply to this position as you will not be considered for an interview. ****

DEP is an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to the diversity of our organization and workforce. Your voluntary response to the NYCAPS on-line application section for referral information will assist us tremendously in our ability to track the success of our outreach and recruitment efforts. Please be sure to indicate your source of referral to this job.

All appointments are subject to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval.

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ADM PROC ANAL-NM FRM M1-3 - 8297A

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of full-time satisfactory professional experience in purchasing, procurement, contract administration or a related field, at least eighteen months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity or supervising professional personnel performing duties in one or more of the above fields; or

2. A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. However, all candidates must have the eighteen months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience described in "1" above.

Possession of an acceptable professional procurement certification may be substituted for up to one year of the experience described in "1" above. However, all candidates must have the eighteen months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience described in""1" above.

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.