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 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 Bureau of Customer Services (BCS) oversees the production and collection of water and wastewater bills along with all the work required to maintain our citywide network of meters and meter reading devices. BCS serves approximately 836,000 customers and generates $3.6 billion of revenue annually.

BCS is seeking an experienced candidate to serve as a Principal Administrative Associate II, the selected candidate will serve as Customer Service Supervisor for Borough Operations.

The selected candidate will: serve as the authority on all Customer Service related matters for all subordinate employees; utilize Agency software to distribute and manage the work of all the Customer Service Unit to its employees; monitor Time & Leave & oversee all CityTime and personnel related matters for subordinate employees; conduct performance evaluations for and issue tasks & standards to all subordinate employees; analyze the Customer Service Unit workflow to ensure it operates at an optimal level and that productivity is adequately maintained; perform Quality Assurance checks on all customer service tasks; be responsible for reporting the performance metrics of the Customer Service Unit to the Borough Office Chief Clerk; and serve as the secondary level of authority for all customer-escalated Customer Service matters within the Borough Office

Physical/Environmental Factors:

Prolonged sitting.
Prolonged Standing.
Extensive typing for data entry work.
Heavy customer service environment.

NOTE: Only those serving in the Permanent Civil Service Title of Principal Administrative Associate will be considered.

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience, one year of which must have been in an administrative capacity or supervising staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty; or
2. An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience described in "1" above; or
3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and five years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience as described in "1" above;
4. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above. However, all candidates must possess the one year of administrative or supervisory experience as described in "1" above. Education above the high school level may be substituted for the general clerical/administrative experience (but not for the one year of administrative or supervisory experience described in "1" above) at a rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for 6 months of experience up to a maximum of 3½ years.

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.