Associate Safety Engineer

Job Description And Duties

Under the general direction of the District Manager with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), Division of Occupation Safety and Health (DOSH), Enforcement Branch, the Associate Safety Engineer is responsible for performing independently the full range of professional journey level safety engineering work in construction, electrical, and industrial functions related to the Cal/OSHA program. The Associate Safety Engineer conducts, including the most difficult, safety inspections, accident investigations, consultations, and journey level assignments, related to construction, electrical, and industrial occupational safety and health, throughout the State.

Associate Safety Engineers are to perform all work in accordance with DIR-DOSH policies, DOSH Compliance Policy and Procedure Manual, Directives, and Memorandums.

• Must be reachable on an employment list or have transfer eligibility, reinstatement eligibility, or SROA/Surplus eligibility.
• Must pass required California Labor Code/OSHA examinations as applicable.
• Must demonstrate competency in occupational safety and health for construction, electrical, and industrial environments.
• Must possess oral fluency in Spanish and English; bilingual skills are required for at least 10% of job duties. Eligible for additional compensation upon passing a Spanish language proficiency examination.

The position requires fluency in the Spanish language. If the State of California does not have a current record documenting your fluency in this language, you will be required to successfully pass an approved language fluency test prior to being hired.

This job is located at:
Cal/OSHA – Oakland District Office, 1515 Clay Street, Ste. 1303, Oakland, CA 94612. The location serves Alameda County. Some of this work will be in an office environment and at other times the work will be at a field site that has the potential for exposures to safety and hazardous substances. Work may involve:

• Working outdoors 8 hours or more per day in a wide range of weather conditions (e.g., rain, strong winds, heat, and cold)
• Sitting at a desk, in a chair, and in front of a computer screen for extended periods
• Moving, walking, and standing for extended periods, including on slopes, uneven, rough, wet, and/or slippery surfaces
• Using a multi-line telephone console or a cordless telephone with headset
• Bending, squatting, crouching, kneeling, stooping and twisting; performing repetitive hand motions, simple grasping, fine finger manipulation, pushing and pulling with right and left hands; reaching (above and below shoulder level)
• Lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds of equipment or work‑related materials; climbing up and down/balancing stairs, ladders, stoops, slopes
• Dressing appropriately for working in the field, including proper use of personal protective equipment (safety boots, protective suits, hearing protection, respiratory protection, safety eyewear, hard hat, cooling vests, gloves, etc.)
• Traveling via private, State vehicle, or public transportation (i.e., automobile, airplane, etc.) including overnight travel inside California may be required
• Having functional vision

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug‑free workplace. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.