EHS Management System Specialist and Analytic Program Manager

Company Description

Job Description

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) protects public health and the environment by supplying clean drinking water, collecting and treating wastewater, 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 delivers more than 1.1 billion gallons per day of the highest quality drinking water to 8.3 billion NYC residents and more than 1 million people in Upstate New York, and has a wastewater conveyance and treatment system capable of processing over 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater per day to protect the environment and the city's surrounding waterways.

The Office of Environmental Health and Safety (OEHS) is responsible for maintaining agency-wide environmental and occupational health and safety compliance. Within OEHS, the Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Performance Measurement & Strategic Planning (PMSP) section is responsible for oversight and management of the agency's EHS Assessment Program and providing support to BWS' Process Safety Management and Risk Management programs. The PMSP section also oversees strategic plan development for performance measurement systems that integrate a balanced set of metrics (lagging and leading indicators) and EHS risk management.

OEHS is seeking to fill the position of EHS Management Systems (MS) Data Analyst within the PMSP section of OEHS, located in Flushing, New York. The EHS MS Data Analyst will be under the general supervision of the Director of PMSP, but with significant latitude for decision-making. The EHS MS Data Analyst will perform a wide range of duties under the PMSP section, specifically, they will :

1) Support the strategic development and implementation of an EHS MS agency-wide, including ANSI / ASSP Z10, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 standards.

2) Research and assist in the development of an EHS MS within OEHS in accordance with NYCDEP EHS Strategic goals.

3) Conduct technical review and interpretation of EHS incident and compliance system data for decision making, including incident reporting and investigation data, audit information, notices of violation, employee concerns, EHS compliance support, and Fleet safety data.

4) Perform detailed analyses and evaluation of EHS compliance system data for trending and communication of EHS performance metrics, including performing comprehensive Quality Assurance / Quality Control, coordination with stakeholders, and identification of system issues.

5) Access and develop EHS performance metrics from various compliance system databases and any other relevant Agency programs and / or systems commonly used by OEHS for providing audit policy / program guidance and direction, following the ANSI / ASSP Z16.1 standard.

6) Performs functions that are integral to support critical decision-making throughout the EHS assessment process, identification of risks through root cause analyses, and development of corrective / preventative actions and continuous improvement items.

7) Maintain strong technical proficiency with the use of technological devices, including tablets and software.

8) Assist with reviewing and developing assessment protocols, identifying EHS assessment resources consistent with industry standards, such as ISO 19011, for implementation, including EHS protocols and checklists to support assessment activities.

9) Lead or participate in conducting facility EHS Assessments throughout the Agency.

10) Participate in special projects that arise out of the mandate of the OEHS.

11) Manage one direct report.

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Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by 30 credits in the eh biological and / or physical sciences, and four 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 sanitation, eighteen months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity, or in supervising staff performing food, drug and general environmental sanitation inspectors or related work; or

2. An associate degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by 12 credits in the biological and / or physical sciences, and six years of satisfactory full-time experience as described in question "1" above; or

3. Education and / or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However all candidates must have at least 60 credits from an accredited college or university, including 12 credits in the biological and / or physical sciences, and at least two years of experience as a public health sanitarian, including or supplemented by eighteen months of experience in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity as described in "1" or "2" above.

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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.