Assistant Engineer; Environmental​/Engineer Trainee - NY HELPS

Assist with programmatic support for various flood control and flood risk reduction (FRR) projects, built by United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), which are maintained and operated by DEC in partnership with local communities. Provide project management support for various FRR project rehabilitation work and new FRR projects undertaken by DEC in partnership with the USACE and provide overall support for the Flood Control Projects (FCP) Program.

Provide water resources engineering support to the Bureau of Flood Protection & Dam Safety as needed.

Assist with programmatic support for various flood control and flood risk reduction (FRR) projects, built by United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), which are maintained and operated by DEC in partnership with local communities. Provide project management support for various FRR project rehabilitation work and new FRR projects undertaken by DEC in partnership with the USACE and provide overall support for the Flood Control Projects (FCP) Program.

Provide water resources engineering support to the Bureau of Flood Protection & Dam Safety as needed.

Under the guidance/ supervision of a Professional Engineer, perform the following duties:

• Assist regional staff with response to flood emergencies and in the preparation of emergency response procedures, as assigned or as directed by senior staff.
• Facilitate and assist with Army Corp of Engineer inspections of New York State FRR projects. Review, evaluate,catalog, and archive inspection reports.
• Prioritize necessary FRR project maintenance and repairs necessary to remain in compliance with federal requirements.
• Review and process Flood Control Land Use (FCLU) permit applications and provide technical assistance for issuance.
• Provide technical assistance to facilitate FRR project operation, maintenance, repairs and upgrades, prepare and review real estate (survey) maps and documents, and evaluate state and federal environmental permitting requirements required for the construction/rehabilitation/modification of FRR projects.
• Provide consultants, project managers and contractors with technical support to complete necessary repairs.
• Conduct reviews of technical and administrative aspects of flood control engineering studies, designs,specifications, proposed work, and operation and maintenance manuals. Effectively document and communicate findings and provide comments/responses to these documents.
• Support routine state-led FRR inspections including conduit video inspections and relief well testing to determine maintenance needs.
• Develop contract packages for routing through State government. Manage state funded repair and maintenance projects.
• Prepare and present information related to the FRR projects to government agencies, consultants, interest groups,and the public. Address inquiries, complaints and issues raised by the regional offices, the public and municipalities about FRR issues.
• Develop and review hydrologic and hydraulic models to evaluate impacts of proposed flood protection measures or project improvements on water surface elevations.
• Develop and review hydrologic and hydraulic models used to produce FEMA compliant floodplain mapping and flood risk identification products.
• Develop and review engineering analyses necessary to demonstrate compliance with local, state, and federal floodplain and floodway development engineering standards, including performing no-rise floodway analyses.
• Review hydrologic and hydraulic analyses and the associated Resilient NY reports to evaluate flood mitigation and risk reduction projects.
• Assist and provide support to the Division’s and the Bureau’s emergency response coordinator on flooding events.
• Assist the Dam…