Site Safety Officer

Job Description

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 stormwater, 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 of Bureau of Water Supply seeks to hire an Associate Public Health Sanitarian for a position within the Strategic Services unit, Drinking Water Operations Directorate, located in Shokan, New York.

The Bureau of Water Supply (BWS), Drinking Water Operations, Strategic Services unit is responsible for providing Risk Management Program (RMP), Process Safety Management (PSM) and Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) resources to achieve compliance objectives for all BWS Drinking Water Operations employees and facilities.

Under direction, of the Administrative Public Health Sanitarian, the Associate Public Health Sanitarian I will serve as the Site Safety Officer and will be responsible for directing programs to enforce the Health Code, Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA) regulations, other Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) rules and assisting with planning and executing special projects and surveys governing health and safety in the BWS workplace.

- Providing support and technical assistance on health and safety matters to ensure that assigned facilities maintain Environmental, Health and Safety compliance with Federal, State and Local regulations, laws and codes, and Agency and Bureau policies and guidelines. This includes but is not limited to attending regular EHS meetings, implementing BWS Environmental, Health and Safety policies and programs through coordinated efforts with responsible individuals and the issuance of technical reports, recommendations and written plans to achieve compliance goals.

- Ensuring that all staff reporting to the assigned facilities have information on, and access to, tools and skills required to conduct their job duties in a safe and environmentally responsible manner by acting as a technical resource person, doing research, reviews report of inspections, and make recommendations on future health and safety actions.

- Conducting in-service training programs and gives technical guidance to subordinate staff in facility inspections.

- Performing routine highly difficult and complex safety and health investigations to verify that assigned facilities and field staff maintain Environmental, Health and Safety compliance with Federal, State and Local regulations, laws and codes, and Agency and Bureau policies and guidelines.

- Interpreting Risk Management Program (RMP), Process Safety Management (PSM) regulations and Environmental Health Safety Code requirements and DEP policies/ regulations to facilities and their application to proposed methods, processes and equipment.

- Maintaining current and accurate information in appropriate Environmental, Health and Safety tracking systems, establishes methods for tracking compliance deficiencies, spill reporting and other environmental programs.

- Maintaining technical knowledge, licenses and certifications as may be necessary to perform all job assignments and attends all required training and Environmental, Health and Safety meetings to maintain knowledge of current programs and directives.

- Coordinating with facility personnel to access Risk Management Program (RMP), Process Safety Management (PSM) Mechanical Integrity activities (maintenance and inspection records) in the Computerized Maintenance and Management Systems.

- Inspecting construction of facilities for conformance with environmental conditions regulations and with approved plans and specifications.

(This is a brief description of what an Associate Public Health Sanitarian might do in this position and does not include all the duties of this position)


Special Working Conditions:

Associate Public Health Sanitarians may be required to work various shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. Some of the physical activities performed by Associate Public Health Sanitarians and environmental conditions experienced are: stooping, climbing and lifting actions in order to view pertinent areas or obtain samples from premises being inspected. Some inspections require the Associate Public Health Sanitarian to work with instruments that operate with a sealed radioactive source; other inspections require protective equipment be worn, i.e., face masks, respirators, coveralls, gloves, etc. Associate Public Health Sanit