Location: Valhalla, NY in Weschester County*
Starting Salary: $69,770 + Union and City Benefits
Typical Schedule: 35hrs/week, Monday-Friday.
*As per civil service Rule 3.2.11 the selected candidate, at the date of hire, must live outside the five (5) boroughs or be permanent in the civil service title listed.
Job description
Below is a BRIEF summary of the position, for full details, please use the link to the City of New York's Job Board:
This position involves performing routine qualitative and quantitative analyses of drinking water and environmental water samples in accordance with regulatory requirements for drinking water and environmental water testing using methods approved by New York State. Additional tasks include glassware washing and general laboratory support. These tasks will also include support functions to ensure efficient operations within the laboratory such as maintaining appropriate laboratory Quality Control (QC) solution preparation and Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) work. All tasks must follow all applicable environmental, health and safety regulations and DEP’s policies and procedures.
Minimum Requirements:
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, including or supplemented by 16 semester credits in chemistry and 8 semester credits in any one or a combination of the following areas: chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, environmental science, forensic science, or other natural science, AND at least two years of fulltime satisfactory experience performing chemical or physical analyses in a laboratory.
NOTE: Education may be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 graduate semester credits from an accredited college in any of the areas of study described in the qualification requirements above for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college with the specialized credits as described above.