Safety Officer II

About the job About the Company Los Angeles County Public Works is seeking highly qualified Associate Civil Engineers to join our dynamic team dedicated to delivering essential infrastructure and public service projects across the region. In this role, you will lead and support civil engineering design, project management, construction oversight, and technical analysis for a wide range of public works initiatives, including transportation, water resources, environmental services, and capital improvement programs. Ideal candidates bring strong engineering fundamentals, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to public service. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the communities of Los Angeles County while advancing your professional growth in a collaborative, mission-driven environment. Why work for us? With more than 10 million residents, Los Angeles County has the largest population of any county in the nation! As the largest employer in Southern California, with more than 39 diverse departments and over 2,100 different job descriptions, the County offers a lifetime of opportunities and careers. Los Angeles County Public Works is the largest municipal public works agency in the nation. With more than 4,000 employees, Los Angeles County Public Works offers over 500 different types of career opportunities that promote professional and personal growth as well as a rewarding and exciting work environment! For more information about the outstanding benefits offered by Los Angeles County, please visit us here: https://hr.lacounty.gov/benefits/. Essential Job Functions A Safety Officer II is responsible for a combination of the following job functions:Develops and revises safety policies, including the Illness and Injury Prevention Program (IIPP), procedures, guidelines, promotional materials, and training programs to insure compliance with federal, state and local rules, regulations, procedures, and departmental safety directives.Identify, diagnose and provide recommendations for the elimination or mitigation of safety problems within the department.Supervises subordinate staff in the Department's Safety Office.Oversees the investigation and preparation of reports on industrial injuries.Ensures Cal/OSHA logs are properly compiled and posted as required by state law.Researches and sets standards for the implementation and use of safety equipment including specialized equipment used.Directs, and participates in, safety audits of department facilities and operations to reduce occupation safety risk factors and ensure compliance with County safety directives, and federal, state and local regulations.Coordinates the departmental safety training programs.Represents the department at meetings conducted by the County and other agencies including Cal/OSHA hearings.Prepares, coordinates, conducts, and supervises training sessions in respiratory protection, hearing conservation, asbestos, confined space, hazard communication and other departmental safety training programs.Prepares and obtains training manuals and materials for all safety programs.Conducts and supervises work site and field monitoring inspections using air monitoring, sound monitoring, and other personnel monitoring devices as needed.Analyzes data and makes recommendations for personnel protection.Researches, develops, implements, and conducts ongoing programs in asbestos, respiratory protection, hearing conservation, confined spaces, medical monitoring, and other safety programs.Reviews injury reports, accident investigations, safety grievance reports; develops and reviews statistics, and, by other means, evaluates the effectiveness of the existing safety program.Advises departmental management on equipment purchases and facility modifications, to ensure ergonomic standards are met, necessary to achieve safety goals.Investigates and reviews reports of injuries, property damage, non-employee accidents, automotive and industrial accidents, and claims involving the department, and initiates appropriate action.Acts as departmental liaison and coordinator with Workers' Compensation's Third Party Administrator (TPA) and County Counsel on claims against the County on injury cases.Investigates and evaluates safety suggestions made by employees of the department, as needed.Formulates or participates in the formulation of departmental security policies and procedures and ensures their implementation, as needed. The duties listed are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this class. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Option I: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree* in Safety, Safety Engineering, Environmental Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, a closely related field** -AND- Three years of professional*** level experience in Safety, Safety Engineering, Environmental Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or a closely related program**** at the level of Safety Assistant*****. A Master's degree from an accredited college or university in Safety, Safety Engineering, Environmental Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or closely related field** may be substituted for one year of the required experience. Option II: Five years of experience at a professional*** level in Safety, Safety Engineering, Environmental Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or closely related program**** responsibilities in a large****** department at the level of Safety Assistant*****. Option III: One year's experience as head of a comprehensive occupational safety and accident prevention program in a department. LICENSE:A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.