Employment Opportunities ECWA is an equal employment opportunity employer, committed to hiring and promoting qualified individuals based on merit and fitness, without regards to race, national origin, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, military status, marital status, disability, or other legal status protected by law. ECWA policy is to hire well-qualified individuals by making the public aware of vacancies to be filled, and by soliciting and maintaining a database of the resumes of those qualified individuals seeking employment with the ECWA. Please read our Employment Policy and Procedures. Resumes can be mailed to: Terrence D. McCracken / Secretary to the Authority 295 Main St Rm 350 Buffalo, NY 14203 Or email to: employment@ecwa.org Resumes received by the ECWA will be kept on file for a period of one year. Please direct any questions or comments to: employment@ecwa.org or call Terrence D. McCracken, Secretary to the Authority (716) 685-8245. COMPETITIVE TITLE Control Operator Civil Service Examination Required Salary Unspecified Posted July 19, 2021 The work involves responsibility for performing maintenance and repair of the water distribution system’s pumps, tanks, reservoirs, valves and related equipment and machines during an assigned shift. Responsibilities also include monitoring the distribution system’s radio- controlled computerized information network to ensure that appropriate water pressure is maintained. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Control Operator Crew Chief or higher administrative staff member. Does related work as required. COMPETITIVE TITLE Computer Support Specialist Civil Service Examination Required Salary Unspecified Posted November 4, 2019 The work involves responsibility for performing specialized work in the design, development, implementation and management of computer applications and procedures for the transfer of data elements from the mainframe to the personal computer in a local area network operating system. Expertise is required in installing, customizing and maintaining vendor supplied local area network operating system, application software and personal computer applications. General supervision is received from an Information Service Manager or higher-grade computer operations administrator with leeway allowed for the exercise of independent judgment. Supervision is not normally a responsibility of the position, but may be exercised over a small number of subordinate support staff assigned to a specific project. Does related work as required. COMPETITIVE TITLE Paralegal (ECWA) Civil Service Examination Required Salary Unspecified Posted October 20, 2021 DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: The work involves performing paralegal duties in office the Erie County Water Authority’s Law Department. The incumbent's specific duties will vary within the broad framework of paralegal skills. The incumbent works under the supervision of attorneys who assign work and projects. Does related work as required. COMPETITIVE TITLE Laboratory Technician (Environmental Chemistry) Civil Service Examination Required Salary Unspecified Posted November 15, 2021 DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: The work involves performing a variety of routine and specialized chemica1 tests on drinking water, environmental, industrial and sewage plant samples. This is technical laboratory work involving the collection of samples and the performance of diagnostic tests in a public health, wastewater or environmental laboratory. The incumbent works under the direct supervision of a higher-ranking technical employee who assigns, and reviews work to ensure compliance with established procedures. Does related work as required. PENDING JURISDICTIONAL CLASSIFICATION Director of Cybersecurity and Information Technology Salary Unspecified Posted April 19, 2021 DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: The Erie County Water Authority (Authority) operates a federally-designated critical infrastructure system whose assets, systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual, are so vital that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on the physical or economic security, and the public health and safety, to residential, commercial, and industrial users including hospitals, health care facilities, and nursing homes, in 36 municipalities located within Erie County, parts of Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, western Wyoming, and western Genesee counties, as well as the territories of the Seneca Nation of Indians. The Director of Cybersecurity and Information Technology (the Director) leads the team responsible for handling, analyzing, and encrypting sensitive and classified information, and using such information to build and maintain a secured, classified integrated, multi-platform information technology system. The Director will be on-call 24/7 and ready to respond to cyber threats, security breaches, or unauthorized access to sensitive data and information. The Director will be called upon to quickly access and evaluate data and information, and relied upon to provide such evaluations, data, or information necessary for informed decision making in response to an emergency, threatening the treatment or distribution of water or the protection of customer information. The Director will report directly to the Secretary of the Authority. Administrative Office 295 Main Street Room 350 Buffalo, NY 14203-2494 Have any questions or comments? Visit our FAQs page or contact us. 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