EHS Program Specialist

Company Description

Job Description

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 system's 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) Division's responsibility is to support, monitor and ensure that BEDC is in compliance with Federal, State and local EHS laws and regulations. In addition, BEDC's 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 their EHS Management System (MS) through an EHS MS Audit program that results in continuous improvement items.

BEDC seeks to hire an Associate Project Manager 1 to serve as a Program Specialist for the Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) directorate with locations upstate in either Valhalla, NY or Kingston, NY. Under general direction of the EHS Program Manager, the selected candidate will oversee the EHS Training Program for project delivery of the Bureau's Capital Projects. The selected candidate will be responsible for the EHS Training of all construction personnel including contractors and consultants to assure all personnel operate within the Environmental Health & Safety regulations for the city and state on construction sites. The selected candidate will be responsible for providing technical support and management reports relating to environmental health and safety to BEDC project management staff, as required by applicable laws, regulations, and Agency/Bureau policies, programs, and requirements. S/he will work with project management personnel to ensure projects are compliant with all Agency and Bureau EHS policies and procedures. S/he will provide support to other EHS staff members on various programs including Auditing, Prevention through Design, 1910 Inspections, and assist with special projects such as BEDC EHS communications and Newsletters. S/he will manage the Bureau's training modules and related documents, including preparing, updating, and maintaining training courses and content based on the Bureau's EHS training objectives and goals. S/he may also conduct pre-occupancy EHS inspections of facilities with our client Bureaus. S/he may be required to travel to project sites, field offices, and other DEP facilities, as necessary, to provide support and training to BEDC project management staff. S/he will manage updating key EHS documents and program elements as laws and regulations are revised by Federal, State, and Local agencies. S/he will maintain all related documents, including training records, and provide reports to senior leadership as required. The selected candidate will serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in areas of expertise and is expected to be an SME for a number of areas in construction EHS.

PREFERRED SKILLS

-Occupational Safety & Health, Industrial Hygiene, or Health Sciences degree
-OSHA Outreach Instructor for Construction and General Industry standards
-OSHA-30 Hour Construction, and General Industry trainings
-Knowledge and experience in OSHA, NYSDOL, NYSDEC, USEPA, NYCDOB, FDNY and related EHS rules, laws and regulations
-Certification as an Instructional Trainer (CIT) or similar
-Experience working in or with ISO-type EHS Management Systems
-Familiarity and experience in working with or developing training programs in accordance with ANSI Z490
-Experience in technical report development and presentation
-Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
-Demonstrates skills in written and verbal communications

Additional Information:

Work Location: 465 Columbus Ave. Valhalla, NY 10595 or 71 Smith Ave. Kingston, NY 12401

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

One year of full-time satisfactory experience in supervising employees performing project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, on engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects, or supervising a construction project with a value of $1,000,000 or more, and either:

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural technology, construction, construction management, construction technology, sustainable design, urban planning, urban studies, city planning, transportation planning, business administration, or public administration, and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, for engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects; or

2. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of experience as described in "1" above; or

3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent plus any combination of college or university education and/or experience described in "1" above to make up the equivalent of five years of education and experience. One year of experience credit will be given for: (a) each 30 semester credits of college or university education leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural technology, construction, construction management, construction technology, sustainable design, urban planning, urban studies, city planning, transportation planning, business administration, or public administration; (b) a Master's degree from an accredited college or university in one of the disciplines described in "1" above; (c) a Juris Doctor degree, or (d) a valid New York State license as a Professional Engineer, Registered Architect or Registered Landscape Architect. Where experience which is primarily of a design nature is not acceptable towards meeting the qualification requirements.

In addition to meeting the qualification requirements for Assignment Level I, candidates must have at least one additional year of experience as described in "1" above in a supervisory capacity or have served for at least one year as a project manager for a large and/or complex construction project.

In addition to meeting the qualification requirements for Assignment Level I, candidates must have at least two additional years of experience as described in "1" above in a supervisory capacity or have served for at least two additional years as a project manager for a large and/or complex construction project.

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.

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