Site Safety Officer

Below is a BRIEF summary of the position, for full details, please use the link to the City of New York's Job Board:

Location: Valhalla, NY in Westchester County

Starting Salary: $70,233 + Union and City Benefits

Schedule: 40 hours/week

 

Minimum Requirements:

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, including or supplemented by 30 semester credits in the physical and/or biological sciences, i.e., biology, botany, chemistry, geology, physics, physiology, and zoology; of which not more than 12 credit hours may be in the applied sciences, i.e., environmental technology, sanitation technology, medical technology, public health, infection control or food service; and at least two years of satisfactory full-time experience performing inspections to assure compliance with pertinent laws, rules and regulations governing the areas of food, drugs and general environmental conditions; 

or

2. An associate degree from an accredited college, with 15 semester credits in the physical and/or biological sciences, of which not more than 6 credit hours may be in the applied sciences, and 4 years of satisfactory full-time experience as described in "1" above; 

or

3. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least 60 semester credits from an accredited college, including at least 15 semester credits in the physical and and/or biological sciences. Furthermore, to assure compliance with Section 11.112 of the Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of New York (NYCRR) – Title 10 (Health), all candidates must have at least 2 years of experience as a public health sanitarian as described in "1" above.

Position Summary:

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 assist in planning and executing special projects and surveys governing health and safety in the Bureau of Water Supply (BWS) workplace. 

Example of key duties include:

- Ensure 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.

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

- Perform routine highly difficult and complex safety and health investigations to verify that assigned facilities and field staff maintain environmental, health and safety (EH&S) compliance with Federal, State and Local regulations, law and codes, and Agency and Bureau policies and guidelines.

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