In-House Ehs Officer

City of New York•Valhalla, NY

72d•Onsite

About The Position

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE ONLY SEEKING INTERNAL CITY EMPLOYEES FOR THIS 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 $23.8B, and another $10.5B 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 an Associate Project Manager 2 for the Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) directorate located in Valhalla, NY. Under the direction of the In-House EHS Manager, the selected candidate will be responsible for the performance on a portfolio of projects being designed in-house and/or having the construction managed by in-house Construction Management. The candidate will be responsible for assisting in a variety of EHS functions in pursuit of continuing to improve BEDC’s EHS performance and the creation of a sustainable EHS culture on BEDC in-house projects.

Requirements

One year of full-time satisfactory experience in supervising employees performing project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, on engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects, or supervising a construction project with a value of $1,000,000 or more, and either:
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural technology, construction, construction management, construction technology, sustainable design, urban planning, urban studies, city planning, transportation planning, business administration, or public administration, and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, for engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects; or
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of experience as described in "1" above; or
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent plus any combination of college or university education and/or experience described in "1" above to make up the equivalent of five years of education and experience.
One year of experience credit will be given for: (a) each 30 semester credits of college or university education leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural technology, construction, construction management, construction technology, sustainable design, urban planning, urban studies, city planning, transportation planning, business administration, or public administration; (b) a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in one of the disciplines described in "1" above; (c) a Juris Doctor degree, or (d) a valid New York State license as a Professional Engineer, Registered Architect or Registered Landscape Architect.
Where experience which is primarily of a design nature is not acceptable towards meeting the qualification requirements.
In addition to meeting the qualification requirements for Assignment Level I, candidates must have at least one additional year of experience as described in "1" above in a supervisory capacity or have served for at least one year as a project manager for a large and/or complex construction project.
In addition to meeting the qualification requirements for Assignment Level I, candidates must have at least two additional years of experience as described in "1" above in a supervisory capacity or have served for at least two additional years as a project manager for a large and/or complex construction project.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and experience in OSHA, NYSDOL, NYSDEC, USEPA, NYCDOB, FDNY and related EHS rules, laws, and regulations
Five or more years of experience in Construction Safety and/or EHS Compliance
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

Manage EHS for a portfolio of in-house BEDC Construction projects.
Provide EHS support to the in-house construction management team.
Monitor contractor compliance with EHS regulatory and contractual requirements, BEDC EHS Standards, and DEP EHS policies and procedures.
Ensure contractors provide required EHS plans and programs to manage EHS performance and develop corrective action plans following identification of patterns of incidents, noncompliance, NOVs, etc.
Review contractor submittals and transmittals including Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), Remediation Plans, and Environmental Health and Safety Plans (EHASPs).
Schedule and coordinate meetings with BEDC, CM, and contractor to discuss and resolve EHS issues and trends.
Provide site-specific EHS training to BEDC project staff and ensure all workers are certified and trained for the tasks they perform on the project.
Develop the CM EHASP and JHAs and provide training, as needed.
Conduct audits and inspections, document findings, and follow up on close-out and corrective actions.
Identify and investigate hazardous conditions/behaviors, near misses, and incidents. Identify root causes and contributing factors and develop corrective actions, as needed.
Conduct walkthroughs with BEDC project staff, Agency EHS, and other agencies as necessary.
Oversee the collection and assessment of contractor metrics to be used for trending in the prevention of future incidents and reduction of incident rates on the project.
Develop and assist in the implementation of SOPs for BEDC's Project Delivery System, including the development and implementation of the CM EHS Management Plan.
Participate and maintain involvement in DEP committees (e.g., Regulatory Review Committee)
Provide EHS information on contractors and subcontractors to assist with Semi-Annual Contractor EHS Evaluations, Vendor Performance Evaluations, and Subcontractor Evaluations.