69-780
SUFFOLK COUNTY
WATER DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT (TYPE 1B TREATMENT
FACILITY)
CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice
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LAST FILING DATE: JANUARY 23, 2019
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WRITTEN TEST DATE: MARCH 2, 2019
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USUAL ANNUAL
SALARY $95,000
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SALARIES VARY BY
JURISDICTION
SPECIFICATION # 7451
All
statements made on the application may be verified and
the backgrounds of successful candidates are subject to investigation by the
appointing authority.
APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE and FEE WAIVER
The application
processing fee is $40. Application may be made
via the internet at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice. Payment must be made
by VISA or MasterCard credit card and there will be an additional convenience
fee of $1.95. An acknowledgement of
receipt of application will be sent to all internet
applicants via e-mail. Application may also be made using the Suffolk County Application for
Employment (Forms CS-205A and CS-205B).
Make your check or money order payable to the Suffolk County Department
of Civil Service. Do not send cash. Please indicate the examination title and the
last four digits of your Social Security number on the face of your check or
money order. A separate application and
processing fee are required for each examination (identified by examination
number) for which you are applying. The application processing fee is non-refundable and
non-transferable.
The application
processing fee may be waived for Suffolk County residents who are
veterans, auxiliary police, members in good standing of a local fire district
or ambulance company, volunteer CERT members and members of the Suffolk County
Police Explorers program. The fee may also be waived
if you are unemployed and primarily responsible for the support of a household
and for recipients of Medicaid, SSI, Public Assistance or those in a training
program under the Job Training Partnership Act/Workforce Investment Act
administered by a state or local social service agency. Internet applicants
should complete the “Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form
online. All other applicants should complete a “Request for Application Fee
Waiver and Certification” form and submit it with your application (Forms
CS-205A and CS-205B). All claims for
application fee waiver are subject to verification.
VACANCIES
The eligible list for this title will be used to fill future vacancies for this title in
non-county jurisdictions under the jurisdiction of the Suffolk County
Department of Civil Service.
DUTIES
An employee in this class directs the
administrative and technical operation of a Type 1B water treatment system without
facilities for filtration, which produces more than 2.5 million gallons of
water per day, subject to the regulatory control of State and County health and
conservation agencies. The incumbent
directs the administrative functions of finance and budget, billing and revenue
collection, metering and personnel management.
Supervision is exercised over various
technical, maintenance, labor and clerical employees in the performance of
these operations. The employee works
under the general direction of the local legislative body and is expected to exercise independent judgment and
initiative. Does related work as
required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Graduation from a standard senior high
school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and six (6) years of
experience in the treatment of potable water, at least two (2) years of which
must have been in a supervisory or administrative capacity.
NOTE: Education* from a college with federally-authorized accreditation or registration by NY
State may be substituted for the non-supervisory, non-administrative experience
on a year-for-year basis.
*Please attach to the application a copy
of your college transcript(s) which must have your
name, college name, and date of graduation printed on it by the institution. Grade reports, incomplete transcripts and
other similar documents are unacceptable.
Necessary Special Requirements
At the time of appointment, the candidate
must possess a Grade 1B Water Treatment Operator's certificate, issued by the
New York State Department of Health.
Appointees must maintain this certification throughout their employment
in this title.
SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION
The written
test will cover knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in such areas as:
1.
Administrative
supervision;
2.
Methods,
materials and equipment used in the construction and maintenance of water
distribution systems and fire hydrants;
3.
Operation
and maintenance of pumps, valves and related mechanical and electrical
equipment;
4.
Physics,
chemistry and bacteriology as related to water treatment and purification,
including laboratory and field tests;
5.
Practices
and equipment used in the operation and maintenance of a Type B water treatment
plant;
6.
Pumping
operations and related arithmetic computations.
Note: The
use of calculators is allowed for this examination.
Note: The
NYS Department of Civil Service has not prepared a test guide for this
examination. However, candidates may find information in the publication “How
to take a written test” helpful in preparing for this test. This publication is
available online at: https://cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm
NOTES
1.
Should
it become necessary to amend any part of this announcement, the Civil Service
Department reserves the right to make such amendment on the Department’s web
page without notification to applicants.
The most current copy of this announcement is available during the
filing period at www.suffolkcounyny.gov/civilservice.
2. Expanded Description of the examination subtests is available by requesting a copy from the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service in Hauppauge. A self-addressed, stamped 9 ½” X 4” envelope must accompany this request.
3.
Candidates
who apply for this examination and who have not heard from the Suffolk County
Department of Civil Service by February 27, 2019 are advised to
contact the Civil Service Department before the written test date at (631)
853-5500.
4.
You
can view your room assignment and exam site on our home page at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice
under “Candidate Exam Room Assignment Search” seven days prior to the
examination date.
N.Y.S.
DATE
PREPARED: December 3, 2018
GENERAL CONDITIONS
OPEN-COMPETITIVE ANNOUNCEMENT
1.
Paper
applications are available at the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service in
Hauppauge and at the Riverhead County Center display, or by sending a stamped,
self-addressed 9 ½” X 4”envelope for each title to: Suffolk County Department of Civil Service,
P.O. Box 6100, Hauppauge, NY 11788-0099.
2.
Applications
postmarked after midnight of the last filing date may not be
considered eligible for this examination.
3.
Unless
otherwise stated, candidates must meet the minimum qualifications by the date
of the written test, or last filing date in the case of training and experience
evaluations. Unless otherwise stated
part-time experience will be pro-rated.
4.
Candidates
found ineligible to compete in the written examination may appeal to the
Department of Civil Service for reconsideration prior to the written test date
appearing on this announcement. Appeals
received on or after the announced written test date
will not be considered.
5.
Candidates
who fail the examination, or who fail to appear for the examination as
scheduled, will be eliminated from further
consideration for purposes of this competition.
Unless otherwise specified, the final rank order of the eligible list
will be determined on the basis of the scored received
on the written test, plus veterans’ credits where appropriate.
6.
Eligible
applicants will be notified when and where to appear for examination. If an application is rejected, due notice
will be sent.
7.
Unless
specifically prohibited by the examination instructions, candidates are permitted to use quiet, hand-held, solar or battery
powered calculators. Devices with
typewriter keyboards, spell-checker, personal digital assistant, address books,
language translators, dictionaries and any similar devices are
prohibited.
8.
When
the examination is prepared and rated by the Suffolk County
Department of Civil Service, the provisions of the Suffolk County Civil
Service Rules dealing with the rating of examination will apply.
9.
When
the written examination is prepared and rated by the New York State Department
of Civil Service in accordance with Section 23-2 of the Civil Service Law, the
provisions of the New York State Civil Service Rules and Regulations
which deal with the rating of examination will apply.
10.
The
eligible list established as a result of this
examination will remain in force for at least one year and may be extended by
the Civil Service Department for a maximum of four years. Changing conditions may make it necessary to
certify to future vacancies at higher or lower salaries than those announced.
11.
Information
regarding eligibility for veterans’ credits appears on the open-competitive
application form.
12.
Pursuant
to Section 85-a of the Civil Service Law, children of firefighters and police
officers killed in the line of duty shall be entitled to receive an additional
ten points added to a passing score attained in a competitive examination for
original appointment in the same municipality in which his or her parent served. If you are qualified to participate in this
examination, and you are the child of a firefighter or police officer killed in
the line of duty, please so notify us in writing when you submit your
application for examination. A candidate
claiming such credit must submit appropriate documentation to verify
eligibility to receive these additional credits before the eligible list is established. No
additional credits will be granted after the eligible
list is established.
13.
Inquiries
may be made as to character and ability and all
statements made by candidates are subject to verification. Some employers may require the candidate to be fingerprinted and to pass a background investigation.
14.
Candidates
must be medically, physically and psychologically capable of performing the
duties of the job. Candidates who are appointed to positions in the Suffolk County service may
be required to pass qualifying medical and/or physical and/or psychological
evaluations.
15.
Residency
is not required for taking any examinations.
However, some non-county jurisdictions, such as schools, libraries,
etc., give hiring preference to residents.
Some towns also require employees to establish residency within the
township. For employment in a Suffolk
County Department, with only limited exceptions set forth in Suffolk County
Law, residency within Suffolk County is required throughout employment with the
county. In any case
in which residency preference is given, the appointee(s) must meet a specific
residency standard as defined in the Civil Service Rules.
16.
Saturday
Sabbath Observers and handicapped persons:
If special arrangements for testing are required, indicate this on your
application.
17.
No
smoking is permitted in the building or on the grounds
of the examination site.
18.
If
you will be on active military duty with the armed forces of the United States
on the date of this test, please contact the Suffolk County Department of Civil
Service before the last filing date appearing on this announcement for alternate
test date information.
19.
Multiple Examinations Scheduled for the
Same Day: If you have applied to take a
written test announced by either one or several local jurisdictions (county,
town, city) scheduled to be held on the same test date as this written test,
you must notify each of the local jurisdictions no later than two weeks before
the test date, so they can make arrangements for taking all tests at one test
site. All examinations for positions in State
government will be held at a State examination
center. If you have any questions please
call the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service at (631) 853-5500.
20.
For
information regarding a weather-related cancellation of this examination,
please refer to our website at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice
click on the “Weather-Related Exam Cancellations” link. Civil Service Announcements are shown at the bottom of that page. The following stations will broadcast notice
of cancellation:
WALK PATCHOGUE
97.5 FM
WBAB BABYLON 102.3 FM
WBLI BABYLON 106.1 FM
WLNG SAG HARBOR
92.1 FM
WBZO FARMINGDALE 103.1 FM
WRCN MEDFORD 103.9 FM
NEWS
12 LONG ISLAND TV CHANNEL 12 website:
www.news12.com
SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
Announcements and Applications Also
Available At
SUFFOLK COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
725 VETERANS
MEMORIAL HWY.
WILLIAM J LINDSAY
COUNTY COMPLEX, BLDG. #158 Information Display Unit,
P.O. BOX 6100,
HAUPPAUGE, NY 11788-0099 Phone:
853-5500 County Center, Riverhead