Assistant EHS Management System (MS) Data Coordinator

City of New York • Corona, NY

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Office of Environmental Health and Safety (OEHS) is responsible for maintaining agencywide environmental and occupational health and safety compliance. The EHS Performance Measurement & Strategic Planning Section within OEHS oversees the EHS Audit Program, supports Process Safety Management and Risk Management programs, and develops strategic plans for performance measurement systems. OEHS is seeking an Assistant EHS Management System (MS) Data Coordinator for this section, located in Flushing, New York. This role, under the direct supervision of the EHS MS Data Analyst, involves performing scientific and applied research and analysis in the field of EHS with latitude for independent judgment.

Requirements

• For Assignment Level I: A master's degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological or environmental science or in public health.
• For Assignment Level II and above: A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and one year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization; OR
• For Assignment Level II and above: A master's degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and three years of responsible full-time research experience in the appropriate field of specialization; OR
• Education and/or experience which is equivalent to the above, but all candidates must have at least a master's degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience described in the second option for Assignment Level II (responsible full-time research experience).
• Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I can be substituted for the experience required in Assignment Level II options.

Responsibilities

• Perform duties to support the strategic development and implementation of EHS management systems throughout the agency, including ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards
• Assist the EHS MS Data Analyst and Director EHS Performance Measurement & Strategic Planning in all agency EHS MS development activities.
• Assist with technical review and interpretation of EHS incident and compliance data for decision making including incident reporting and investigation data, workplace violence, notices of violation, data support for executive leadership, monthly metrics, Fleet safety data reconciliation and tracking, and the utilization of EHS databases.
• Assist with maintenance and management of multiple EHS datasets and files and conduct Quality Assurance/Quality Control Activities (QA/QC). Assist with data reconciliation, develop QA/QC reports and document solutions.
• Assist with development of agencywide EHS policies and procedures, EHS benchmarking studies and assist with EHS Management System training, and agency/bureau level presentations to various staff levels.
• Assist with development of EHS performance metrics from EHS compliance information systems and other relevant agency programs and/or systems commonly used by OEHS.
• Prepare technical reports and executive summaries, memoranda and training presentations on EHS topics, including management system requirements.
• Maintain strong technical proficiency with use of technological devices, including laptops, tablets and software.
• Participate in special projects that arise out of the mandate of the Office of Environmental Health and Safety (OEHS).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees