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

The New York City 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 Office of Engineering Audits (OEA) independently audits vouchers for payment of construction, expense and construction-related services contracts to ensure that the City has received appropriate value for the work performed. The OEA was established pursuant to Section 93(h) of the City Charter, which delegates the Comptroller’s authority for pre-payment audit of vouchers to the agencies, and Comptrollers Directive 7 which requires that each agency that frequently lets contracts for construction, equipment, and construction related services appoint an Engineering Audit Officer (EAO) to carry out this auditing responsibility. The function of OEA is, therefore, mandated by the City Charter. Directive 7 further requires that the EAO report directly to the agency head, or to a deputy agency head and, to preserve the EAO's independence and the integrity of the audit process, the EAO's duties must be fully segregated from any related operational responsibilities. The OEA consists of five units: Construction Payments, Consultant Payments, Expense Payments, Change Orders, and Administrative, with a staff of engineers, accountants and administrative personnel.

The Office of Engineering Audits is seeking an Administrative Engineer (Non-Managerial). Under general supervision, the selected candidate will serve as an Assistant Deputy Director, providing independent audit for payments under major capital construction, and construction related serves as well as the review and approval of contract change orders to ensure that scope and cost are reasonable and in alignment with contract documents. Key responsibilities include conducting desk/field audits of partial, substantial, final, and contract change payment requisitions for major construction related contract work, performing final review and examination of prices, reimbursable costs to ensure that payment requests are in accordance with City Charter, Procurement Policy Board (PPB Rules), Comptroller’s Directives and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles; technical trade labor rates; multipliers; overhead factors, and other related documents in order to certify the fairness and reasonableness of contract changes; and may include performing field inspections to verify that work is good quality and has progressed sufficiently to warrant payment requested. In addition, the selected candidate will be responsible to supervise and assist a group of subordinate staff involved in the audit of complex construction and construction related contracts. The candidate will be required to train assigned staff and ensure that departmental and contractual obligations are met.

Job Duties and responsibilities are as listed below:

• Review and Audit partial, substantial, and final payments for construction-related and supply and service contracts, additional work orders and change orders, release of retainage, for work performed at various Water Pollution Control Projects, other projects and various smaller contracts throughout the City. Examines financial transaction and/or performance indicators. Accepts special assignments as directed.

Appropriate deductions are recommended based on detailed findings where contract requirements are not met. In the absence of a supervisor may assume supervisory duties supervising auditors and consultant employees.

• Tests supporting evidence through documentation, inquiry, inspection and independent corroboration which can be supported. Conducts field/site visits whenever the payment request is based upon work performed in order to physically verify vouchered amounts and to evaluate the quality and progress of the work in question.

Assist the Deputy Director in Reviewing, approving, and signing off on Contract Change Request (CCR) and Contract Change (CC) under Capital, Consultant and Construction-Related Contracts. Responsible in supervising change order assignments and training of current city employees and consultants.

• Assist the Deputy Director in payment audit review and assignment.

Resolve miscellaneous audit findings and issues, familiar with and proficient in.
In the absence of a Deputy Director may assume supervisory duties supervising auditors and consultant employees.

ADM ENGINEER (NON MGRL) - 1001A

Assistant Deputy Director