Ehs Regional Manager

Overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE ONLY SEEKING INTERNAL CITY EMPLOYEES FOR THIS POSITION. 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 allows 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 is in compliance with Federal, State and local EHS laws and regulations. In addition, 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 EHS support to the life cycle of projects including, but not limited to;

reviewing designs and participating in the preliminary design and design workshops; providing comments on the EHS contract requirements; reviewing and making recommendations for EHS awards; and providing EHS field support from preconstruction through turnover. In addition, the EHS group regularly updates their EHS Management System (MS) through an EHS MS 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 Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) directorate, located at our headquarters in Queens, 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 management of 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 selected 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 selected 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. They will support the Accountable Manager and the BEDC project staff in all areas of EHS.

• Review designs and contract specifications for EHS compliance and potential issues.
• Attend pre-bid, pre-award and pre-construction meetings; manage EHS during construction by providing EHS support to BEDC construction managers and support staff.
• Review Environmental Health & Safety Plans (EHASPs), Emergency Control Procedures (ECP), Remediation Plans, EHS personnel qualifications, and provide training on BEDC EHS Standards and SOPs.
• Monitor EHS compliance of the consultant construction managers and contractor EHS staff; assist in incident investigations and review reports; review audit data to identify trends and deficiencies.
• Attend project meetings and EHS meetings and report on EHS issues; participate in EHS contractor and consultant evaluations.

• Knowledge and experience in OSHA, NYSDOL, NYSDEC, USEPA, NYCDOB, FDNY and related EHS rules, laws,…