Site Safety Officer

About the role

The Bureau of Water Supply Drinking Water Operations Strategic Services unit is responsible for providing Risk Management Program (RMP), Process Safety Management (PSM) and Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) resources to achieve compliance objectives for all BWS Drinking Water Operations employees and facilities.

Responsibilities

• Support and technical assistance on health and safety matters to ensure assigned facilities maintain Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) compliance with Federal, State and Local regulations, laws and codes, and Agency and Bureau policies and guidelines.
• Ensure all staff have information on, and access to, tools and skills required to conduct their job duties in a safe and environmentally responsible manner.
• Conduct in-service training programs and give technical guidance to subordinate staff in facility inspections.
• Perform routine highly difficult and complex safety and health investigations to verify assigned facilities and field staff maintain environmental, health and safety (EH&S) compliance.
• Inspect construction of facilities for conformance with environmental conditions regulations and with approved plans and specifications.
• Maintain technical knowledge, license and certifications as necessary to perform all job assignments.
• Interpret Risk Management Program (RMP), Process Safety Management (PSM) regulations and Environmental Health Safety Code requirements and DEP policies/ regulations to facilities and their application to proposed methods, processes and equipment.
• Coordinate with facility personnel to access Risk Management Program (RMP), Process Safety Management (PSM) Mechanical Integrity activities (maintenance and inspection records) in the Computerized Maintenance and Management Systems.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, including or supplemented by 30 semester credits in the physical and/or biological sciences, i.e., biology, botany, chemistry, geology, physics, physiology, and zoology; of which not more than 12 credit hours may be in the applied sciences, i.e., environmental technology, sanitation technology, medical technology, public health, infection control or food service; and at least two years of satisfactory full-time experience performing inspections to assure compliance with pertinent laws, rules and regulations governing the areas of food, drugs and general environmental conditions; or
• An associate degree from an accredited college, with 15 semester credits in the physical and/or biological sciences, of which not more than 6 credit hours may be in the applied sciences, and 4 years of satisfactory full-time experience as described in "1" above; or
• Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least 60 semester credits from an accredited college, including at least 15 semester credits in the physical and and/or biological sciences. Furthermore, to assure compliance with Section 11.112 of the Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of New York (NYCRR) â Title 10 (Health), all candidates must have at least 2 years of experience as a public health sanitarian as described in "1" above.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of satisfactory full-time experience as a public health sanitarian as described in "1" above.
• Experience as a Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York.
• MS Office including Word, Excel, Teams, One Drive, Power Point, and EHS databases.
• NYC DEP EHS Policies and Procedures
• OSHA Law and Regulation
• US EPA RCRA Hazardous Waste Regulations
• US DOT Hazardous Material Transportation Regulations
• Excellent interpersonal and team liaison approach skill set
• Ability to effectively support the supervisor of a major Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) organizational segment.
• Regulatory Research
• Technical Writing and Database Manipulation
• Communication Skills and Training
• Time Management
• Ability to provide safety reviews and inspections.
• Research regulatory standards to maintain compliance with EHS matters.
• Performs incident investigation and enact appropriate recommendations
• Noise meters and air monitoring meters.

Skills

• MS Office including Word, Excel, Teams, One Drive, Power Point, and EHS databases.
• NYC DEP EHS Policies and Procedures
• OSHA Law and Regulation
• US EPA RCRA Hazardous Waste Regulations
• US DOT Hazardous Material Transportation Regulations
• Excellent interpersonal and team liaison approach skill set
• Ability to effectively support the supervisor of a major Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) organizational segment.
• Regulatory Research
• Technical Writing and Database Manipulation
• Communication Skills and Training
• Time Management
• Ability to provide safety reviews and inspections.
• Research regulatory standards to maintain compliance with EHS matters.
• Performs incident investigation and enact appropriate recommendations
• Noise meters and air monitoring meters.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

TBD.

Schedule

40 Hours per week. May be required to work shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

Work Location

465 Columbus Ave
Valhalla NY 10595
Valhalla is a hamlet in the Town of Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, NY approximately 28 miles from mid-town Manhattan.

Application Instructions

Not specified.