Job Description

*** IMPORTANT NOTE: Only those currently serving as a permanent or probable permanent, i.e. probationary, Industrial Hygienist will be considered. ***


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 Bureau of Wastewater Treatment (BWT) is responsible for the operation and maintenance of all facilities related to the treatment of sewage within the five boroughs of the city. This includes 14 wastewater treatment plants, sludge dewatering facilities, collections facilities (pumping stations, combined sewer overflow retention facilities, regulators, tide gates, etc.), wastewater laboratories and harbor vessels.

The Bureau of Wastewater Treatment’s (BWT) Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) directorate ensure that employees are knowledgeable of EHS regulations that affect then so that they can work in a safe and environmentally compliant operation.

The Industrial Hygienist (IH2), for large WWTP, is responsible for providing support and guidance concerning operations’ EHS issues to ensure workers concerns are addressed and that the work environment remains or is put into EHS compliance. The selected candidate will be intimately involved in ensuring the purpose and job duties are met to the highest standards.

Job Tasks/Duties:
1. Ensuring assigned facility maintains environmental, health and safety (EHS) compliance, in accordance with Agency policies and guidelines, bureau and division procedures and guidance and all applicable EHS related Federal, State and local regulations, laws and codes.
2. Performing required Environmental, Health and Safety inspections.
3. Performing frequent general inspections of the facility to identify EHS non-compliant issues.
4. Documenting and reporting deficiencies to EHS Section Chief, Facility Manager, Plant Chief (or designee) multiple times per week, or as directed.
5. Immediately notifying EHS Section Chief, Facility Manager, Plant Chief or his designee of any issue which is an immediate danger to worker health and safety or environment – attempt to resolve if capable and safe.
6. Assisting auditors during Programmatic Audits.
7. Assisting Bureau EHS and others in cyclical (monthly, quarterly, annual) document review.
8. Ensuring required EHS tasks performed by others, are performed as required and documentation prepared, maintained and reviewed on a regular basis.
9. Maintaining current, all EHS related documentation (manuals, permits, registrations, bureau transmittals, etc).
10. Providing toolbox talks and training to facility workers.
11. Assisting Facility Manager, Plant Chief or his designee with EHS issues regarding construction activities, as directed.
12. Identifying hazards which may require assessments and report them to EHS Section Chief, Facility Manager and Plant Chief and staff. Assist with assessment as directed.
13. Maintaining confidentiality as it relates to employee records.
14. Preparing and submitting complete, accurate, and legible work product.
15. Performing Incident / Accident Investigation and entering facts in computer database.
16. Communicating clearly with other.
17. Performing any additional / special assignment assigned by EHS Director or EHS Section Chief.

Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by 28 semester credits in industrial hygiene, environmental health science, occupational health science and/or safety engineering; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by 28 semester credits in the physical or natural sciences, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, chemical engineering and/or toxicology and one year of satisfactory, full-time experience
in the identification, evaluation and control of health and safety hazards; or

3. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and two years of satisfactory full-time work experience as described in “2” above; or

4. A combination of education and experience that is the equivalent of the course work and/or experience
described in “1”, “2”, and “3” above. Semester credits from an accredited college or university in industrial hygiene, environmental health science, occupational health science and/or safety engineering may be substituted for experience on the basis of 7 semester credits equals 6 months of experience, up to a maximum of 28 semester credits. Semester credits from an accredited college or university in the physical or natural sciences, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, chemical engineering and/or toxicology may be substituted for experience on the basis of 7 semester credits equals 3 months of experience, up to a maximum of 28 semester credits. However, all candidates must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.

License Requirements
A Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.

Special Note:

To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II individuals must have, in addition to meeting the minimum requirements, one year of satisfactory full-time work experience in the identification, evaluation and control of health and safety hazards.