Ehs Regional Manager

Overview

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 storm water, 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 Engineering Design & Construction (BEDC) currently has a portfolio of capital projects valued at $35B, and another $13.6B projected over the next 10‑year commitment plan. The projects BEDC implements allow DEP as a whole to continue to operate and maintain an exemplary water supply system.

The Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Division’s responsibility is to support, monitor and ensure that BEDC complies with Federal, State, and local EHS laws and regulations. BEDC’s goal is to run the safest, most environmentally compliant capital construction program in the United States—zero accidents, zero harm to people, and zero harm to the environment.

The EHS group provides support to the life cycle of projects, including reviewing designs, participating in preliminary design workshops, providing comments on EHS contract requirements, reviewing and recommending EHS awards, and supplying field support from preconstruction through turnover. The group regularly updates its EHS Management System through an audit program that results in continuous improvement items.

BEDC seeks to hire an Administrative Project Manager (NM) to serve as a Regional Manager for the EHS directorate, located upstate in Valhalla, NY. Under direction of the EHS Field Manager, the selected candidate will be the primary BEDC contact for all EHS needs during the life cycle of the capital project.

The selected candidate will oversee the EHS performance for a capital construction portfolio of design and construction projects valued at over $1B, as well as manage field personnel within various regions. Regions are broken down by East and West of Hudson, and NYC projects; the number of projects in each portfolio depends on the size, dollar amount, and complexity of the capital project, as well as the level of EHS hazards.

The candidate will monitor project compliance with EHS regulations, BEDC EHS Standards and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), DEP EHS policies and procedures; organize EHS project meetings, and make recommendations for new or improved EHS programs and create additions to current EHS specifications and contract documents. The candidate will be responsible for assisting with all aspects of EHS compliance and implementation from design through construction completion and help manage in‑house EHS field staff.

Additional duties include but are not limited to: reviewing designs and contract specifications for EHS compliance and potential issues; attending pre‑bid, pre‑award, and pre‑construction meetings; managing EHS during construction (providing support to BEDC construction managers and staff, reviewing Environmental Health & Safety Plans (EHASPs), Emergency Control Procedures (ECP), Remediation Plans, EHS personnel qualifications, providing training on BEDC EHS Standards and SOPs);

monitoring EHS compliance of consultant construction managers and contractor EHS staff; assisting in incident investigations and reviewing reports; reviewing audit data to identify trends and deficiencies; attending project meetings and EHS meetings and reporting on EHS issues; and participating in EHS contractor and consultant evaluations.

• Knowledge and experience in OSHA, NYSDOL, NYSDEC, USEPA, NYCDOB, FDNY, and related EHS rules, laws, and regulations
• Certification from the Board of Safety Professionals or American Board of Industrial Hygiene
• Five or more years of experience in Construction Safety and/or EHS Compliance
• Experience working in or with ISO‑type EHS Management Systems
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office…