RISK MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION PROGRAM SPECIALIST 7980

About the role

A Risk Management and Prevention Program Specialist conducts Citywide technical reviews of the engineering and safety aspects of chemical manufacturing operations involving acutely hazardous materials to evaluate the adequacy of, and the need for, safety precautions to prevent the catastrophic release of toxic materials to the environment; develops and evaluates release prevention program review criteria and quantitative standards and guidelines regarding risk management program implementation consistent with federal, state, and local laws and regulations; serves as the technical advisor regarding highly hazardous materials management; and does related work.

Responsibilities

• Conducts technical reviews of chemical manufacturing operations involving acutely hazardous materials
• Evaluates adequacy of and need for safety precautions to prevent catastrophic releases of toxic materials
• Develops and evaluates release prevention program review criteria and quantitative standards and guidelines
• Serves as technical advisor regarding highly hazardous materials management

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university in biological, chemical, physical, environmental, or soil science; environmental health; chemical, mechanical, or environmental engineering; toxicology; industrial hygiene; or a related field
• Three years of full-time paid experience in the development and implementation of risk management plans, accidental release prevention and process safety management in chemical process industries
• Three years of full-time paid experience in the regulation of federal and/or state risk management and accidental release prevention programs or advanced hazardous materials management
• Registration as an Environmental Health Specialist may be substituted for the required education
• A master’s degree in chemical, mechanical or environmental engineering may be substituted for one year of the required experience

Qualifications

• Applicants who lack six months or less of the required experience at the time of filing may file for this examination
• A valid Class C driver’s license issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is required at the time of appointment
• The City of Los Angeles reserves the right to issue a notice of disqualification or ineligibility at any time before a final job offer is extended
• Applicants wishing to substitute registration as an Environmental Health Specialist for the required education must submit a copy of the registration card at the time of filing
• Applicants who fail to submit the registration card at the time of filing will not be considered further in this examination
• Applicants wishing to substitute education for experience must list their school name and location, degree title, and degree completion date in the text box which appears in the Supplemental Questions section of the on-line application
• Candidates must possess or complete the following certifications within 180 days of hire: 40-hour HAZWOPER course certification; Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act (APSA) Tank Inspector certification; International Code Council “California UST Inspector” certification

Skills

• Knowledge of chemical practices and techniques of chemical manufacturing and chemicals used in manufacturing processes
• Knowledge of the mechanical and structural design aspects of chemical processing equipment
• Knowledge of federal, state, and city laws and regulations relating to accidental release prevention and risk assessment
• Knowledge of effective safety principles and practices

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

$112,104 to $163,887 annually

Schedule

Not specified