Site Safety Officer

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 stormwater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardousmaterials 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 Water Supply seeks to hire an Associate Public Health Sanitarian I for a position within the Strategic Services unit, Drinking Water Operations (DWO) Directorate, located in Carmel, New York.

The Bureau of Water Supply Drinking Water Operations Strategic Services unit is responsible for providing Risk Management Program (RMP), Process Safety Management (PSM) and Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) resources to achieve compliance objectives for all BWS Drinking Water Operations employees and facilities. Under direction, the Associate Public Health Sanitarian I will serve as Site Safety Officer and will be responsible for directing programs to enforce the Health Code, Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA) regulations, other Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) rules and assist in planning and executing special projects and surveys governing health and safety in the BWS workplace. Specific duties include:

Provide support and technical assistance on health and safety matters to ensure that assigned facilities maintain Environmental, Health and Safety compliance with Federal, State and Local regulations, laws and codes, and Agency and Bureau policies and guidelines.
Ensure that all staff reporting to the assigned facilities have information on, and access to, tools and skills required to conduct their job duties in a safe and environmentally responsible manner by acting as a technical resource person, doing research, reviews report of inspections, and make recommendations on future health and safety actions.
Conduct in service training programs and gives technical guidance to subordinate staff in facility inspections.
Perform routine highly difficult and complex safety and health investigations to verify that assigned facilities and field staff maintain Environmental, Health and Safety compliance with Federal, State and Local regulations, laws and codes, and Agency and Bureau policies and guidelines.
Inspect construction of facilities for conformance with environmental conditions regulations and with approved plans and specifications.
Maintain technical knowledge, licenses and certifications as may be necessary to perform all job assignments and attends all required training and Environmental, Health and Safety meetings to maintain knowledge of current programs and directives.
Coordinate with facility personnel to access Risk Management Program (RMP), Process Safety Management (PSM) Mechanical Integrity activities (maintenance and inspection records) in the Computerized Maintenance and Management Systems.

Special Working Conditions: Associate Public Health Sanitarians may be required to work various shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. Some of the physical activities performed by Associate Public Health Sanitarians and environmental conditions experienced are stooping, climbing and lifting actions to view pertinent areas or obtain samples from premises being inspected. Some inspections require the Associate Public Health Sanitarian to work with instruments that operate with a sealed radioactive source; other inspections require protective equipment to be worn, i.e., face masks, respirators, coveralls, gloves, etc. Associate Public Health Sanitarians carry their own equipment, which may be bulky, and normally travel from site to site by public transportation.

Preferred Skills:

A Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment
MS Office including Word, Excel, Teams, One Drive, Power Point, and Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) databases
NYC DEP EHS Policies and Procedures
OSHA Law and Regulation
US EPA RCRA Hazardous Waste Regulations
US DOT Hazardous Material Transportation Regulations
Excellent interpersonal and team liaison approach skill set
Ability to effectively support the supervisor of a major Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) organizational segment
Regulatory Research
Technical Writing and Database Manipulation
Communication Skills and Training
Time Management
Ability to provide safety reviews and inspections
Research regulatory standards to maintain compliance with EHS matters
Performs incident investigation and enact appropriate recommendations
Noise meters and air monitoring meters

Hours/Shift: 40 hours per week. May be required to work shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

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