In-House EHS Officer

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 highquality 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 6000 employees. DEPs water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the systems 2000 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 10year 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 is in compliance 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 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 2 for the Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) directorate located at our headquarters in Queens NY. Under the direction of the InHouse EHS Manager the selected candidate will be responsible for the performance on a portfolio of projects being designed inhouse and/or having the construction managed by inhouse Construction Management. The candidate will be responsible for assisting in a variety of EHS functions in pursuit of continuing to improve BEDCs EHS performance and the creation of a sustainable EHS culture on BEDC inhouse projects. Responsibilities necessary to fulfill these duties include but are not limited to the following:

Manage EHS for a portfolio of inhouse BEDC Construction projects.
Provide EHS support to the inhouse construction management team.
Monitor contractor compliance with EHS regulatory and contractual requirements BEDC EHS Standards and DEP EHS policies and procedures.
Ensure contractors provide required EHS plans and programs to manage EHS performance and develop corrective action plans following identification of patterns of incidents noncompliance NOVs etc.
Review contractor submittals and transmittals including Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) Remediation Plans and Environmental Health and Safety Plans (EHASPs).
Schedule and coordinate meetings with BEDC CM and contractor to discuss and resolve EHS issues and trends.
Provide sitespecific EHS training to BEDC project staff and ensure all workers are certified and trained for the tasks they perform on the project.
Develop the CM EHASP and JHAs and provide training as needed.
Conduct audits and inspections document findings and follow up on closeout and corrective actions.
Identify and investigate hazardous conditions/behaviors near misses and incidents. Identify root causes and contributing factors and develop corrective actions as needed.
Conduct walkthroughs with BEDC project staff Agency EHS and other agencies as necessary.
Oversee the collection and assessment of contractor metrics to be used for trending in the prevention of future incidents and reduction of incident rates on the project.
Develop and assist in the implementation of SOPs for BEDCs Project Delivery System including the development and implementation of the CM EHS Management Plan.
Participate and maintain involvement in DEP committees (e.g. Regulatory Review Committee)
Provide EHS information on contractors and subcontractors to assist with SemiAnnual Contractor EHS Evaluations Vendor Performance Evaluations and Subcontractor Evaluations.

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

PREFERRED SKILLS

Knowledge and experience in OSHA NYSDOL NYSDEC USEPA NYCDOB FDNY and related EHS rules laws and regulations
Five or more years of experience in Construction Safety and/or EHS Compliance
Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite products (Word Excel PowerPoint etc.)
Demonstrates skills in written and verbal communications
Independent worker requiring minimal daytoday direction or oversight
A valid New York State Drivers License

Additional Information:

**** Only those applicants with permanent Civil Service status as an Associate Project Manager are eligible to apply to this JVN. If you do not have permanent civil service status as an Associate 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 online 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 fulltime 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 $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 fulltime 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 fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of experience as described in 1 above; or

3. A fouryear 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 bachelors 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 Masters 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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime