ASSISTANT
PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEER 2131
DISTINGUISHING
FEATURES OF THE CLASS
Under general
supervision, an employee in this class performs public health and sanitary
engineering work of moderate difficulty, subordinate to that which requires the
services of a professional engineer. The
work involves performing assignments requiring the application of engineering
skills and knowledge to sanitary engineering projects in a county health
district. An important part of this work
is field inspection of water and sewage systems, subdivision developments and
industrial buildings for the public health engineering aspects and to gain
compliance with the New York State Public Health Law, the New York State Environmental
Conservation Law, the New York State Sanitary Code, the Rules and Regulations
of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Suffolk
County Sanitary Code. The incumbent
assists professional Public Health Engineers in special projects and studies,
and prepares technical reports. Supervision is exercised over the district
sanitary inspectors. Work is performed
under the supervision of a professional engineer. Does related work as required.
TYPICAL WORK
ACTIVITIES
Makes field inspections of
construction of new water supply, sewage and industrial waste treatment plants,
public swimming pools to insure compliance with approved plans; inspects and
prepares reports on existing public water supplies, toxic and hazardous materials
storage facilities, sewage treatment plants and industrial waste treatment
plants to insure compliance with public health code;
Assists professional Public Health
Engineers on special projects or studies; prepares technical engineering
reports on assigned projects;
Reviews and recommends for approval
or disapproval, in compliance with public health laws and sanitary codes,
engineering plans for new sewerage systems, sewerage extensions, sewage and
waste treatment plants, water treatment plants, new water supply systems, toxic
and hazardous materials storage facilities and public swimming pools;
Consults with engineers, architects
and builders regarding the water supply, sewage and industrial waste disposal
features of their plans;
Assists the district Public Health
Engineer in directing the environmental sanitation program; supervises district
sanitary inspection staff;
Assists in the training of water and
sewage plant operators and swimming pool operators; participates in orientation
and on-the-job training of environmental sanitation personnel.
FULL PERFORMANCE
KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
Good knowledge of
the principles, practices and techniques of sanitary and public health
engineering; good knowledge of the design and construction of public and
private water and sewage facilities; good knowledge of modern development,
current literature and sources of information regarding the public health
engineering field; ability to supervise personnel in a manner conducive to full
performance and high morale; ability to perform engineering computations and to
make recommendations on engineering problems; ability to express oneself
clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; ability to prepare technical
reports; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS
OPEN COMPETITIVE
Graduation from a college with
federally-authorized accreditation or registration by NY State with a
Bachelor's Degree in either Engineering or
Engineering Technology and,
Either:
(a)
A Master's Degree in either Engineering or Engineering Technology, or,
(b)
One (1) year of experience as a public health engineer or trainee in a
state or municipal health department; or,
(c)
Two (2) years of sanitary, public
health or environmental engineering experience.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
At the time of
appointment, and during employment in this title, employees will be required to
possess a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State.
R 5/6/19
Competitive