Assistant Environmental Engineer/Technical Review
About The Position
The NYC Department of Environmental Protection’s Bureau of Environmental Compliance is hiring seven Assistant Environmental Engineers to serve as Technical Reviewers in the Asbestos Control Program’s Technical Review Unit. The bureau enforces environmental laws and regulations affecting public and environmental health and safety, including the City’s asbestos regulations and Air and Noise Codes. Under the direction of the TRU Director/Deputy Director, the Technical Reviewer reviews and approves asbestos project notifications, amendments, variance applications, workplace safety plans, and design and construction drawings for compliance with federal, state, and NYC asbestos requirements. The work involves detailed reviews using a web-based system and databases, along with related field inspections. These reviews support increased housing production and compliance with Mayoral Executive Order No. 5 and the SPEED initiative. The role also includes responding to asbestos emergencies in New York City. Fieldwork may require wearing and removing respiratory protection.
Requirements
- Only candidates currently serving as a permanent Assistant Environmental Engineer or on DCAS civil service exam #6014 will be considered.
- One of the following education and experience combinations is required: a bachelor's degree in environmental, fire protection, chemical, mechanical, petroleum, aeronautical, or materials engineering and one year of full-time satisfactory environmental or fire protection engineering experience; a bachelor's degree in environmental, fire protection, chemical, mechanical, petroleum, aeronautical, or materials engineering technology and three years of full-time satisfactory environmental or fire protection engineering experience; or a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in environmental or fire protection engineering.
- Ability to wear and remove respiratory protection during field inspections, when necessary.
Responsibilities
- Review and approve asbestos project notifications, amendments, variance applications, workplace safety plans, and design and construction plan drawings for regulatory compliance.
- Use a web-based system and various databases to conduct detailed application reviews.
- Conduct pre-abatement and active asbestos abatement inspections related to variance proposals before approval.
- Check for compliance with New York State and NYC asbestos regulations and identify FDNY and Department of Buildings life-safety issues.
- Prepare detailed reports of field activities and document worksites with dimensions, diagrams, and photographs.
- Collect and document asbestos samples; interpret laboratory reports and review air-sampling reports.
- Issue Notices of Violation when appropriate, prepare case files and evidence, and provide testimony at Environmental Control Board hearings and trials.
- Respond to asbestos emergencies by inspecting contamination, establishing hot zones, collecting bulk samples, guiding abatement contractors and air-monitoring firms, conducting inter-agency inspections, and carrying out assignments from the On-Site Incident Commander.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
