Safety Specialist

The Division of Environmental Storm water Management is seeking a Safety Specialist. This position will manage the Division's safety program, reviewing OSHA and VOSHA standards, creating and revising SOPs related to the safety of our employees, manages the safety committee, coordinating with the Department of Public Works' Safety Manager on accident investigations, completing accident and worker's compensation paperwork to file with the administrative staff, and preforming audits within the Division to ensure safety policies are being followed.

The Division of Environmental Storm water Management employees 100 people who work to reduce flooding throughout the City by inspecting, maintaining, and repairing stormwater structures, pipes, ditches, BMPs, pump stations, aerators, and other stormwater assets. The Division also reviews plans and coordinates with contractors to ensure all Federal, State, and Local regulations are being followed, assisting with flooding reduction and water quality improvements.

The Department of Public Works builds, maintains, and operates the physical facilities that support and enhance the lives of Norfolk's citizens, businesses, and visitors, including the City's Street Network, Traffic Management System, Storm Water System, Waste Management, and Recycling.

Departmental Hiring Salary Range: $46,589 - $51,247
Essential Functions Include But Are Not Limited To

• Manages safety and health programs while ensuring compliance with federal, state and city occupational health and safety regulations.
• Maintains Divisional safety records including inspection reports, safety training records, etc..
• Conducts safety audits at construction work sites, yard maintenance facilities, pumping stations, and administrative buildings.
• Assess vehicles and equipment on a routine basis for any safety hazards that need to be addressed, particularly vehicle daily inspection logs.
• Conduct safety training for the Division based on job analysis and divisional risks analysis.
• Manage the Divisional Safety Committee, collecting ideas of ways to improve safety within the Division and reporting these ideas to management.
• Coordinates with the City and Department's Safety Coordinator on new policies and procedures to distribute the information within the Division.
• Remain up to date on all OSHA and VOSHA regulations and standards to ensure the Division's policies and procedures are current.
• Coordinate with the Department's Safety Coordinator on accident investigations. Collect all information and pictures for the Division, complete the accident response form by interviewing all City employees involved, transport all parties requiring post-incident screening, and assisting employees with completing the workers' compensation paperwork as needed.
• Represent the Division in the Department's monthly Accident Review Board. Present findings and information to the Board and discuss ideas to make improvements to prevent incidents.
• Create, maintain, and implement the Division's safety manual. Review annually and make adjustments to ensure it meets all OSHA and VOSHA regulations. Keep the Divisions employees informed on changes that impact their jobs.
• Make monthly presentations to the Division on different safety practices that will assist the employees with performing their duties properly.
• Coordinate the Divisions annual safety inspections, to include (but not limited to) fire extinguishers, cranes, facility structures and maintenance, pump station structures
• Track employees in positions that require a Commercial Driver's License (CDL), ensuring that all employees' CDLs are current and all requirements are met to operate heavy-duty machinery appropriately.
• Coordinate with the Department's CDL instructor to ensure all employees with CDL permits are scheduled for classes and have completed all requirements to take the Department of Motor Vehicle's CDL exam.
• Update the Emergency Response Plans and make necessary revisions to existing plans.

Work requires knowledge of a specific vocational, administrative, or technical nature which may be obtained with a two year associate's degree, diploma or equivalent from a college, technical, business, vocational, or correspondence school. Appropriate certification may be awarded upon satisfactory completion of advanced study or training.

Two Years of experience in safety auditing, coordination, or policy.

• Must possess a valid Driver's License. Must provide a copy of the Division of Motor Vehicle driving record (obtained within last 30 days) during the interview.
• Must obtain Work Zone Safety Instructor Certification within 6 months.
• Must obtain CPR certification within 6 months.
• Preferred Candidate would have a Virginia Commercial Driver's License (CDL).