2026-BWS-015-Drinking Water Operations Engineering Intern, Valhalla

*This position is located in Valhalla in Westchester County, NY, without ready access to mass transit options.*

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 Water Supply (BWS) employs nearly 1,000 people who are responsible for the management, operation, and protection of New York City's upstate water supply system, associated facilities and aqueducts, over 100 miles of road, 55 bridges, and approximately 150,000 acres of watershed lands. The mission of the Bureau of Water Supply is to reliably deliver a sufficient quantity of high-quality drinking water and to ensure the long-term sustainability of the delivery of this most valuable resource in order to promote public health, economic development, and quality of life of the City of New York. BWS is also responsible for the overall management and implementation of the provisions of the City's $1.5 billion Watershed Protection Program and for ensuring the City's compliance with the provisions of the Filtration Avoidance Determination. Within BWS, we have diverse roles and responsibilities, and each of us contributes to the same mission of reliably providing New York City with its most valuable natural resource.

Working in the Drinking Water Operations directorate (DWO), based in Valhalla, Westchester County, under the guidance of the Engineering Manager, the selected candidate will be tasked with a variety of office and field-based projects. Project work will include facility and water treatment equipment maintenance and capital improvements. They will perform site inspections, update AutoCAD drawings, research equipment specifications, document findings, and compile engineering information for operational reports. The selected candidate will be exposed to real-life engineering problems that will require an understanding of engineering fundamentals, reviewing drawings, engineering management reports, and project schedules. The selected candidate will assist the Engineering group with various tasks associated with service contract preparation including equipment specification, drawings, and cost estimates. Candidate will be responsible for adhering to and complying with all environmental, health and safety laws, Agency policies, rules, and regulations.

In addition, the summer intern will develop a final presentation to display assignments they have been involved with while working as an intern at the DEP Interns Closing Ceremony.

This position is located in Valhalla in Westchester County, NY, without ready access to mass transit options.

RECRUITMENT CONTACT: [email protected]

SUMMER COLLEGE INTERN - 10234

As of June of the Program year the prospective intern must be a student matriculated in a college or be a recent college graduate (winter/spring term of the Program year).
NOTE: Appointment to this title is only valid for the duration of the Program, June - August each year.

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.