Accidental Release Prevention; ARP Engineer

Accidental Release Prevention (ARP) Engineer

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Contra Costa County Health is offering an excellent career opportunity to fill one (1) Accidental Release Prevention Engineer position located in the Hazardous Materials Division at Contra Costa County in Martinez, CA.

The Hazardous Materials Division is the designated local agency assigned to implement the Hazardous Materials program to protect the public from exposure to hazardous materials and hazardous waste.

If protecting human health and the environment is something you are passionate about, then joining as an Accidental Release Prevention Engineer might be for you.

Education: Possession of a Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college or university with a Chemical Engineering major or closely related field.

Experience: Five (5) years full-time, or its equivalent, experience in the chemical process industries, two (2) years, or its equivalent of which must have been in or closely related to process safety management activities such as:
Process Hazard Analysis, operator training, mechanical integrity, Management Of Change, pre-startup review, incident investigation, root cause analysis, damage mechanism review, inherently safer systems, emergency response, contractor safety, and operating procedures; OR the regulation of chemical process industries, such as: process safety, process engineering, project engineering, process design, operations, or research/development.

Substitution: A Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering or a closely related field may be substituted for two (2) years of the required experience in the chemical process industries.

• Experience in various environmental health programs
• Experience providing direction to professional and/or support staff
• Experience supporting multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience supporting environmental health administration

• Conducting on-site audits for compliance to the Accidental Release Prevention Program
• Partnering with Department of Conservation and Development in reviewing hazard scores
• Reviewing incident investigations with other staff
• Conducting training workshops for staff
• Learning key aspects of process safety
• Writing and reviewing policies for programs
• Assisting team members with their tasks

• Conducting on-site audits for compliance to the Accidental Release Prevention Program
• Partnering with Department of Conservation and Development in reviewing hazard scores
• Reviewing incident investigations with other staff
• Conducting training workshops for staff
• Learning key aspects of process safety
• Writing and reviewing policies for programs
• Assisting team members with their tasks

• You will work with a great team of highly motivated professionals
• You will be addressing issues pertinent to environmental health and environmental justice
• You will be solving complex and interesting issues
• You will be visiting many different industrial sites and learn about their processes

• You will have a heavy workload of tasks to accomplish
• You will be conducting trainings on a regular, rotating schedule
• You will be expected to perform field duties which could include heights or temperature swings when walking near process equipment
• Analyzing & interpreting data:
  Drawing meaning and conclusions from quantitative or qualitative data
• Legal & regulatory navigation:
  Understanding, interpreting, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations
• Professional & technical expertise:
  Applying technical subject matter to the job
• Attention to detail:
  Focusing on the details of work content, steps, and final work products
• Presentation skills:
  Formally delivering information to groups
• Coaching & developing others:
  Supporting others in expanding their capabilities
• Fact-finding:
  Obtaining facts and data pertaining to an issue or question
• Learning agility:
  Seeking learning opportunities and applying the lessons to work
• Writing:
  Communicating effectively in writing
• Professional impact:
  Presenting self as a positive representative of the organization
• Establishing credibility:
  Respecting confidentiality of information and concerns shared by others
• Safety focus:
  Showing vigilance in identifying concerns

For the complete job description, please visit the Contra Costa County HR website.

• Full-time

• Entry level

• Public Health and Environmental Services