Senior Inspector
About The Position
The NYC Department of Environmental Protection’s Bureau of Environmental Compliance seeks a Senior Inspector in the Air Enforcement unit. Under general supervision and with some latitude for independent action and decision, the selected candidate will plan, direct, and conduct citywide inspections of air and noise pollution sources to secure compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations and reduce or eliminate conditions contributing to air and noise pollution. The role is based at either the Lefrak Building in Corona, Queens, or the Newtown Creek building in Brooklyn. The Senior Inspector will represent the Department at OATH hearings and train other air and noise representatives. The candidate must understand applicable air and noise codes and regulations, review and maintain summonses in the CRM database, assign citizen idling complaints, and provide on-the-job training to newly assigned inspectors. The role also involves monitoring and managing idling complaints and summonses through computer-based complaint management programs, reviewing and finalizing work, managing timecard records, and performing other senior duties. The Associate Air Pollution Inspector may liaise with city and other governmental agencies and may act in the temporary absence of a supervisor.
Requirements
- High school diploma or educational equivalent approved by a State Department of Education or recognized accrediting organization, plus five years of full-time satisfactory experience in inspection, operation, testing, design, or maintenance of equipment that may emit air contaminants or excessive noise; at least one year of this experience must have been in a supervisory capacity; or
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by at least 24 semester credits in a specified engineering, science, industrial hygiene, public health, or related field, plus two years of the described experience; at least one year of this experience must have been in a supervisory capacity.
- Knowledge of applicable air and noise codes and regulations.
Responsibilities
- Plan, direct, and conduct citywide inspections of air and noise pollution sources to secure compliance with laws, rules, and regulations.
- Represent the Department at OATH hearings and train other air and noise representatives.
- Apply knowledge of air and noise codes and regulations in representing the Department at hearings.
- Review and maintain summonses in the CRM database.
- Assign citizen idling complaints.
- Provide on-the-job training to newly assigned inspectors.
- Assist with monitoring and managing idling complaints and summonses in computer-based complaint management programs, including CRM.
- Review and finalize work and perform other senior duties, including managing timecard records.
- Liaise with city and other governmental agencies as needed.
- Act in the temporary absence of the supervisor as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
High school or GED
