Safety & Health Inspector, Albany (NY HELPS)

Description Duties

The incumbent within the Division of Safety & Health (DOSH) will:

• Plan, schedule, and conduct safety and health inspections of selected work sites such as state, county, city, and town offices.
• Inspect work sites such as places of public assembly, ski areas, carnivals, fairs and amusement parks, explosives magazines, power scaffolds, and other window-washing operations.
• Inspect to assure conformance with established standards, identify unsafe conditions and work practices, and protect workers and the public.
• Be required to travel, multiple days/nights, for training purposes, not to exceed one week for state programs and two weeks for federal programs.

Engagement and Innovation

Employees will engage in technology and innovation by leveraging emerging technologies to optimize processes and enhance customer experiences.

Relationship Management

Proactively manage relationships with key stakeholders internally and externally, think strategically about current and future organizational needs, adapt to shifting priorities, participate in the comprehensive process of implementing changes, ensure smooth transitions, effective communication, and minimal disruption, proactively identify, address, and resolve conflicts to foster constructive dialogue and a productive, collaborative work environment, analyze issues, make sound judgments, and implement effective solutions to drive positive outcomes, proactively identify potential challenges and identify preventative solutions, take part in team collaboration and achieve agency objectives, effectively convey information, ideas, and expectations to diverse audiences through various channels, ensuring clarity and understanding, foster an inclusive and equitable environment that values and leverages the strengths of a diverse workforce, ensure exceptional customer service by proactively addressing needs and expectations, demonstrate self-awareness and empathy to effectively manage relationships, build trust, and foster productive interactions, uphold the highest standards of ethical conduct and professional integrity in all actions and decisions, maintain and apply an understanding of relevant technologies and digital tools to optimize performance and drive innovation.

Qualifications

NY HELPS Non-Competitive Minimum Qualifications:

• Safety And Health Inspector: Five years of experience in field inspections pertaining to the enforcement of building laws, codes, and regulations or in an occupational safety or public safety setting as an evaluator or inspector for a public or private organization evaluating the effectiveness of safety devices, protective equipment, or safety programs; or five years of experience in an apprenticeable trade in the manufacturing or construction industries, or active-duty military, or fire protection, which must include responsibility for the enforcement of safety standards and procedures by workers in that trade; or five years of experience with asbestos or mold inspections or abatement.
• Associate degree* may substitute for two years of specialized experience; bachelor's degree* may substitute for four years of specialized experience; master's degree* may substitute for five years of specialized experience.

Substitution:

• Your degree must have been awarded by an educational institution accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the United States (U.S.) Department of Education/Secretary of Education. If awarded by an institution outside of the U.S. and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of companies that provide these services (fees must be paid to the company you choose) can be found at: http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You will be required to provide this information to the hiring agency at the time of interview.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to initiate and maintain relationships across a diverse set of stakeholders.

Additional Comments

This position may require a fingerprint background check prior to appointment. Some positions may require a medical examination prior to appointment, and you will be responsible for the payment for the clinical laboratory test fee. Appointees to the positions that require this examination may also be required to undergo periodic medical examinations to reassess their ability to perform the essential duties of the position.