Industrial Hygienist
Industrial Hygienist
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DCASs mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. From managing New York Citys most iconic courthouses and municipal buildings to purchasing over $1 billion annually in goods and services for more than 80 City agencies what we do ensures that all agencies can deliver on their mission. Our reach touches every facet of city government and is instrumental to the successful daytoday operations of the City of New York.
Our commitment to equity effectiveness and sustainability guides our work providing City agencies with the critical resources and support needed to succeed including:
Recruiting hiring and training City employees.
Managing 55 public buildings.
Acquiring selling and leasing City property.
Purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies.
Overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country.
Leading the Citys efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations.
When you work at DCAS youre not just working for one agency but in service of them all. Its an opportunity to provide impactful support quality customer service and help protect the future of New York City for generations to come. Visit our website at nyc.gov/dcas to learn more about the work we do.
The Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) is currently seeking an Industrial Hygienist to enhance the operations of the Citywide Office of Occupational Safety and Health (COSH). This essential role involves conducting environmental assessments within various city agencies with a focus on critical areas such as indoor air quality noise control electromagnetic fields (EMF) and ergonomics. Responsibilities of this position include:
Conducting indoor air quality noise ergonomic and electricmagnetic field assessments.
Preparation of comprehensive reports following environmental assessments and formulation of appropriate recommendations.
Overseeing recordkeeping for environmental assessments hearing conservation programs and asbestos surveys.
Analyzing asbestos surveys and providing expert recommendations regarding occupancy decisions.
Administering hearing tests for city employees and communicating the outcomes effectively.
Engaging in and contributing to meetings with labor unions and diverse city agency representatives.
Participating in health and safety inspections across various agencies upon request from unions or individual agencies aimed at identifying and addressing health and safety deficiencies affecting citywide employees.
Developing and delivering presentations on environmental health and safety topics to citywide safety and health coordinators.
Performing compliance investigations in accordance with OSHA PESH and New York City safety regulations.
Advocating for enhanced workplace safety and health standards across New York City through agency inquiries and trainings.
Transportation of a trolley bag with environmental assessment tools not exceeding 40 lbs. to various locations within New York City.
Required travel to various city locations throughout the five boroughs.
Only permanent employees in the title and those that are reachable on the civil service list are eligible to apply.
Please go to or for current NYC employees and search for Job ID # 642983.
Qualifications :
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by 28 semester credits in industrial hygiene environmental health science occupational health science and/or safety engineering; or
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by 28 semester credits in the physical or natural sciences civil engineering mechanical engineering environmental engineering chemical engineering and/or toxicology and one year of satisfactory fulltime experience
in the identification evaluation and control of health and safety hazards; or
3. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and two years of satisfactory fulltime work experience as described in 2 above; or
4. A combination of education and experience that is the equivalent of the course work and/or experience
described in 1 2 and 3 above. Semester credits from an accredited college or university in industrial hygiene environmental health science occupational health science and/or safety engineering may be substituted for experience on the basis of 7 semester credits equals 6 months of experience up to a maximum of 28 semester credits. Semester credits from an accredited college or university in the physical or natural sciences civil engineering mechanical engineering environmental engineering chemical engineering and/or toxicology may be substituted for experience on the basis of 7 semester credits equals 3 months of experience up to a maximum of 28 semester credits. However all candidates must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.
License Requirements
A Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.
Special Note:
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II individuals must have in addition to meeting the minimum requirements one year of satisfactory fulltime work experience in the identification evaluation and control of health and safety hazards.
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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
