Ehs Regional Manager

City of New York•Queens, NY

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health for all New Yorkers by providing 1.1 billion gallons of high-quality drinking water, managing wastewater and storm water, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country, with nearly 6,000 employees. DEP's water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the system’s 2,000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City. The Bureau of Engineering Design & Construction (BEDC) currently has a portfolio of capital projects valued at $35B, and another $13.6B projected over the next 10-year commitment plan. The projects BEDC implements allows DEP as a whole to continue to operate and maintain an exemplary water supply system. The Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Division’s responsibility is to support, monitor and ensure that BEDC is in compliance with Federal, State and local EHS laws and regulations. In addition, BEDC’s goal is to run the safest, most environmentally compliant capital construction program in the United States; zero accidents, zero harm to people, and zero harm to the environment. The EHS group provides EHS support to the life cycle of projects including, but not limited to; reviewing designs and participating in the preliminary design and design workshops; providing comments on the EHS contract requirements; reviewing and making recommendations for EHS awards; and providing EHS field support from preconstruction through turnover. In addition, the EHS group regularly updates their EHS Management System (MS) through an EHS MS Audit program that results in continuous improvement items. BEDC seeks to hire a Construction Project Manager 3 to serve as a Regional Manager for the Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) directorate, located at our headquarters in Queens, NY. Under direction of the EHS Field Manager, the selected candidate will be the primary BEDC contact for all EHS needs during the life cycle of the capital project. The selected candidate will oversee the EHS performance for a capital construction portfolio of design and construction projects valued at over $ 1B, as well as management of field personnel within various regions. Regions are broken down by East and West of Hudson, and NYC projects; the number of projects in each portfolio depends on the size, dollar amount, and complexity of the capital project, as well as the level of EHS hazards. The selected candidate will monitor project compliance with EHS regulations, BEDC EHS Standards and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), DEP EHS policies and procedures; organize EHS project meetings, and make recommendations for new or improved EHS programs and create additions to current EHS specifications and contract documents. The selected candidate will be responsible for assisting with all aspects of EHS compliance and implementation from design through construction completion and help manage in-house EHS field staff. They will support the Accountable Manager and the BEDC project staff in all areas of EHS. Additional duties include but are not limited to; reviewing designs and contract specifications for EHS compliance and potential issues; attending pre-bid, pre-award and pre-construction meetings; managing EHS during construction, i.e. providing EHS support to BEDC construction managers and support staff, reviewing Environmental Health & Safety Plans (EHASPs), Emergency Control Procedure (ECP), Remediation Plans, EHS personnel qualifications, providing training on BEDC EHS Standards and SOPs; monitoring EHS compliance of the consultant construction managers and contractor EHS Staff; assisting in incident investigations and reviewing reports; reviewing audit data to identify trends and deficiencies; attending project meetings and EHS meetings and reporting on EHS issues; participating in EHS contractor and consultant evaluations. Only those applicants with permanent civil service status as a Construction Project Manager or who took Open Competitive Exam No. 3042 are eligible to apply to this JVN. If you do not have permanent civil service status as a Construction Project Manager or have taken the mentioned exams, please do not apply to this position as you will not be considered for an interview

Requirements

A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and five years of full-time satisfactory experience managing and/or inspecting one or more construction projects which must have a total cost of at least $300,000 for each of the five years of the required experience; or
One year of the experience as described in “1” above and a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U. S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, architectural technology, landscape architecture, construction, construction technology, or construction management; or
One year of the experience as described in “1” above and a valid license as a professional engineer, registered architect, or registered landscape architect, issued by a board of examining engineers, architects, or landscape architects duly established and qualified pursuant to the laws of any state or territory of the United States; or
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and a combination of at least two years of experience as described in “1” above and the education as described in “2” above to equal a total of five years of education and experience. Matriculation in an undergraduate college degree program as described in “2” above may be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 semester credits for one year of satisfactory full-time experience up to a maximum of three years of experience.
Candidates must specify for each construction project they worked on: a description of the construction project, the time period they worked on the construction project, and the type of work they performed. Candidates must also specify the money allotted for the project.
At the time of appointment to this position, you must have a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York. If you have moving violations, license suspension or an accident record, you may be disqualified. This license must be maintained for the duration of your employment.
For Assignment to Level II, In addition to meeting the "Qualification Requirements" above, candidates must have one additional year of satisfactory full-time experience working in Assignment Level I; or one additional year of satisfactory full-time experience as described in "1" above.
For Assignment to Level III, in addition to meeting the Qualification Requirements for Construction Project Manager, candidates must have two additional years of satisfactory full-time experience working in Construction Project Manager Assignment Level I and II; or two additional years of satisfactory full-time experience as described in question "1" above and possess a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York which must be maintained for the duration of employment noting that if you have moving violations, license suspension or an accident record, you may be disqualified.
Only those applicants with permanent civil service status as a Construction Project Manager or who took Open Competitive Exam No. 3042 are eligible to apply to this JVN.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and experience in OSHA, NYSDOL, NYSDEC, USEPA, NYCDOB, FDNY and related EHS rules, laws, and regulations
Certification from the Board of Safety Professionals or American Board of Industrial Hygiene
Five or more years of experience in Construction Safety and/or EHS Compliance
Experience working in or with ISO-type EHS Management Systems
Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
Demonstrates skills in written and verbal communications
Independent worker requiring minimal day-to-day direction or oversight
A valid New York State Driver’s License

Responsibilities

Oversee the EHS performance for a capital construction portfolio of design and construction projects valued at over $ 1B, as well as management of field personnel within various regions.
Monitor project compliance with EHS regulations, BEDC EHS Standards and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), DEP EHS policies and procedures
Organize EHS project meetings, and make recommendations for new or improved EHS programs and create additions to current EHS specifications and contract documents.
Assist with all aspects of EHS compliance and implementation from design through construction completion and help manage in-house EHS field staff.
Support the Accountable Manager and the BEDC project staff in all areas of EHS.
Review designs and contract specifications for EHS compliance and potential issues
Attend pre-bid, pre-award and pre-construction meetings
Manage EHS during construction, i.e. providing EHS support to BEDC construction managers and support staff, reviewing Environmental Health & Safety Plans (EHASPs), Emergency Control Procedure (ECP), Remediation Plans, EHS personnel qualifications, providing training on BEDC EHS Standards and SOPs
Monitor EHS compliance of the consultant construction managers and contractor EHS Staff
Assist in incident investigations and reviewing reports
Review audit data to identify trends and deficiencies
Attend project meetings and EHS meetings and reporting on EHS issues
Participate in EHS contractor and consultant evaluations.