Data Analyst, Bureau of Environmental Sciences and Engineering

at  NYC Careers

PROGRAM AND JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Division of Environment Health has a mission to prevent and control illness and injury related to environmental and occupational health risks through outreach and education, surveillance, and enforcement. Within the division, the Bureau of Environmental Sciences and Engineering (ESE) focuses on identifying and minimizing the risks of environmental and engineered hazards through field inspection, surveillance, scientific and engineering analysis, and data collection. ESE is looking to hire a City Research Scientist I to serve as a Data Analyst to support the Data, Research and Evaluation Team. The data unit is responsible for supporting regulatory units within ESE by performing analysis on environmental data from a wide variety of engineering and scientific data sources from the built environment. The analysis is used to evaluate regulatory strategies, identify risks such as from waterborne disease or radiological exposure, and determine effective mitigation practices.

Assist with utilizing data analytics and database administration to dig into inspection and research data to enable better decision-making through improvements and recommendations that align with strategic Agency objectives and ESE’s regulatory enforcement goals for building water systems.
Assist with database design and front-end development to support the relationship between data, field operations, compliance, and technical units at ESE including training staff in data collection practices and finding ways to make data accessible to staff.
Troubleshoot data tools including internal web-based portals, custom third-party mobile inspection and compliance tools, tools in Microsoft Office format (Access VBA), and data/spatial analysis and programming applications (ArcGIS, Tableau, SQL Server).
Assist with documenting data modifications, data definitions changes, and policy changes that affect data interpretation.
Assist with performing data validation, data cleaning and quality assurance checks in accordance with best practices.
Document tools and data collection procedures such as in standard operating procedures. Assist with preparation of reports and real-time data analysis useful for assessing and presenting programmatic outcomes.
Assist with preparation of reports and real-time data analysis useful for assessing and presenting programmatic outcomes.
Assist with data, research and evaluation analysis designed to answer research questions and evaluate data collection and program performance related to building water systems.
Help with User Assessment Test (UAT) of new changes/features implemented by third party vendor to the field data collection app and web-based application that is utilized by the program.
Assist with emergency response activities in response to epidemiological surveillance signals and other imminent public health risks. Help prepare executive summary to Agency leadership and work with units to execute emergency response protocols.
Additional Notes:

Please note: If you are called for an interview you will be required to bring to your interview copies of original documentation, such as:

• A document that establishes identity for employment eligibility, such as: A Valid U.S. Passport, Permanent Resident Card/Green Card, or Driver’s license.
• Proof of Education according to the education requirements of the civil service title.
• Current Resume
• Proof of Address/NYC Residency dated within the last 60 days, such as: Recent Utility Bill (i.e. Telephone, Cable, Mobile Phone)

Additional documentation may be required to evaluate your qualification as outlined in this posting’s “Minimum Qualification Requirements” section. Examples of additional documentation may be, but not limited to: college transcript, experience verification or professional trade licenses.
If after your interview you are the selected candidate you will be contacted to schedule an on-boarding appointment. By the time of this appointment you will be asked to produce the originals of the above documents along with your original Social Security card.