Safety Accident Investigator

Hours : Full-Time 35 Hours

Work Location : 30-30 Thomson Avenue LIC NY 11101

All interested candidates who apply meet the minimum qualification requirements cited below are encouraged to apply.

Please indicate on your Cover Letter if you are permanent in the civil service title of Industrial Hygienist or if you are on the open-competitive list (exam #2029). Those who do meet the above civil service requirements are must file for the open-competitive exam #6064 within the filing period of December 3 2025 to December 23 2025. For more information and to apply for the Industrial Hygienist exam visit

The NYC Department of Design and Construction Safety & Site Support Division seeks a Safety Accident Investigator. Under the direction of the Chief of Accident Investigations with latitude for independent judgement the selected candidate will be responsible for DDC construction safety-related programs including response to construction emergencies accident / incident investigations and root cause analysis : development of corrective actions to prevent or reduce the chance of reoccurrence. The Safety Accident Investigator will prepare comprehensive accident investigation reports; analyze data to identify critical safety issues surrounding frequency and trends at DDC construction projects; attend various construction safety-related meetings to represent the Office of Construction addition the selected candidate will prepare and distribute various safety advisories and policies; document acceptable work practices and identify areas for improvements perform special safety audits and create reports.

Authorization to work in the United States is required for this position. NYC Department of Design and Construction does not provide sponsorship for international employees for visa applications extensions or status changes including STEM / OPT visas. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that they meet all qualifying requirements for this position at the time of application.

All applicants including City Employees :

Please go to NYC Government Jobs Explore Careers City of New York go to Search for Open Jobs and type in the Job ID # listed above. Submit job application as prompted. Do not apply via Employee Self-Service (ESS) e-mail mail or fax your resume to DDC directly.

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST - 31305

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.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full-time

Key Skills

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Experience : years

Vacancy : 1