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Health & Safety Specialist

2 months ago


New York, United States City of New York Full time

Job Description

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE ONLY SEEKING INTERNAL CITY EMPLOYEES FOR THIS POSITION.

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 storm water, 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 systems 2,000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City.

The Bureau of Engineering Design & Construction (BEDC) currently has a portfolio of capital projects valued at $23.8B, and another $10.5B projected over the next 10-year commitment plan. The projects BEDC implements allows DEP as a whole to continue to operate and maintain an exemplary water supply system.

The Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Divisions responsibility is to support, monitor, and ensure that BEDC complies with Federal, State and local EHS laws and regulations. In addition, BEDCs goal is to run the safest, most environmentally compliant capital construction program in the United States; zero accidents, zero harm to people, and zero harm to the environment. The EHS group provides EHS support to the life cycle of projects including, but not limited to; reviewing designs and participating in the preliminary design and design workshops; providing comments on the EHS contract requirements; reviewing and making recommendations for EHS awards; and providing EHS field support from preconstruction through turnover. In addition, the EHS group regularly updates its EHS Management System (MS) through an EHS MS Audit program that results in continuous improvement items.

BEDC seeks to hire a Construction Project Manager 3 to serve as a Health & Safety Specialist for the Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) directorate, located at our headquarters in Queens, NY. Under the direction of the EHS Program Manager, the selected candidate will be responsible for providing guidance on health and safety topics and issues as well as technical support relating to OSHA and other safety regulations and standards to BEDC project management staff. The selected candidate will be responsible for reviewing, preparing, and revising contract specifications, standard operating procedures (SOPs), BEDC EHS Standards, and guidance documents as they relate to the Bureaus health and safety objectives and goals. They will continually update key documents and program elements as laws and regulations are revised by Federal, State, and Local agencies and as industry standards change and are updated. They will work with EHS staff members and project management personnel to ensure projects are compliant with laws and regulations, as well as Agency and Bureau health and safety policies and procedures. They will manage the Bureaus health and safety programs, such as the Confined Space Entry, Respiratory Protection, Fall Protection, and Control of Hazardous Energy. The selected candidate may also be required to provide training to Bureau staff on health and safety-related policies and programs.

**** Only those applicants with permanent Civil Service status as a Construction Project Manager are eligible to apply to this JVN. If you do not have permanent civil service status as a Construction Project Manager, please do not apply to this position as you will not be considered for an interview. ****

PREFERRED SKILLS

- Certified Safety Professional, Certified Industrial Hygienist, or similar certification

- OSHA-30

- Knowledge and experience in OSHA, NYSDOL, NYSDEC, USEPA, NYCDOB, FDNY, and related EHS rules, laws and regulations

- Experience working in or with ISO-type EHS Management Systems

- Experience in technical report development and presentation

- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

- Demonstrates skills in written and verbal communications

- Valid New York State driver license required

Additional Information:

**** Only those applicants with permanent Civil Service status as a Construction Project Manager are eligible to apply to this JVN. If you do not have permanent civil service status as a Construction Project Manager, please do not apply to this position as you will not be considered for an interview. ****

DEP is an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to the diversity of our organization and workforce. Your voluntary response to the NYCAPS on-line application section for referral information will assist us tremendously in our ability to track the success of our outreach and recruitment efforts. Please be sure to indicate your source of referral to this job.

All appointments are subject to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval.

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Qualifications

1. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a States Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and five years of full-time satisfactory experience managing and/or inspecting one or more construction projects which must have a total cost of at least $300,000 for each of the five years of the required experience; or

2. One year of the experience as described in 1 above and a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U. S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, architectural technology, landscape architecture, construction, construction technology, or construction management; or

3. One year of the experience as described in 1 above and a valid license as a professional engineer, registered architect, or registered landscape architect, issued by a board of examining engineers, architects, or landscape architects duly established and qualified pursuant to the laws of any state or territory of the United States; or

4. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and a combination of at least two years of experience as described in 1 above and the education as described in 2 above to equal a total of five years of education and experience. Matriculation in an undergraduate college degree program as described in 2 above may be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 semester credits for one year of satisfactory full-time experience up to a maximum of three years of experience.

Note: Candidates must specify for each construction project they worked on: a description of the construction project, the time period they worked on the construction project, and the type of work they performed. Candidates must also specify the money allotted for the project.

Driver License Requirement: At the time of appointment to this position, you must have a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York. If you have moving violations, license suspension or an accident record, you may be disqualified. This license must be maintained for the duration of your employment.

5. For Assignment to Level II, In addition to meeting the "Qualification Requirements" above, candidates must have one additional year of satisfactory full-time experience working in Assignment Level I; or one additional year of satisfactory full-time experience as described in "1" above.

6. For Assignment to Level III, in addition to meeting the Qualification Requirements for Construction Project Manager, candidates must have two additional years of satisfactory full-time experience working in Construction Project Manager Assignment Level I and II; or two additional years of satisfactory full-time experience as described in question "1" above and possess a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York which must be maintained for the duration of employment noting that if you have moving violations, license suspension or an accident record, you may be disqualified.

Additional Information

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.