Bureau of Engineering Services

The Bureau of Engineering Services is responsible for overall management of the Department’s capital improvement program, including design and construction projects to comply with the City’s Consent Decrees and Administrative Orders, as well as other improvements to the City's water and sewer systems. Under Deputy Commissioner George Barnes, the Bureau provides design services and consultant/project management services, and is responsible for controlling construction costs and quality. It also provides technology services (computer hardware, software, web-based applications), has responsibility for implementation of the Department’s geographic information systems (GIS), computer-aided design (CAD) functions, and water and sewer hydraulic modeling, and interacts with the City’s Information Technology personnel.