EHS AUDIT SPECIALIST

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, employees. DEP's water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the system’s 2, square mile watershed that extends 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 throughout 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; providing EHS field support from preconstruction through turnover; and, running an EHS audit program to recognize performance and identify deficiencies. 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 Assistant Environmental Engineer to serve as an EHS Audit Specialist for the Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) directorate with locations upstate in either Valhalla, NY or Kingston, NY. Under supervision, the selected candidate will report to the EHS Program Manager. The selected candidate will work with an outside EHS auditor, aiding in the review of the EHS performance of BEDC’s projects and contractors. Serving as the internal EHS Audit Specialist, they will liaise between the auditor and the BEDC projects, ensuring the scheduling of audits and the completion and receipt of the numerous audit documents. The selected candidate will work with the auditor in developing reports and also ensure that audit reports are reviewed and timely communicated to the project sites and follow-up to ensure that missing items or open items are tracked and followed through to completion. As needed, they will communicate with EHS program personnel to identify issues that require addressing through the BEDC EHS program elements. At the completion of an audit phase, they will help develop and present the overall findings of the audit program. The selected candidate will also help with the development of the next audit phase based on the results from the prior phase.

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Candidates must be able to demonstrate critical thinking skills and effective independent data analysis
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to meet deadlines, and an ability to be flexible in assignment of work responsibilities
• Understanding of ISO-style auditing
• Understanding of environmental, health and safety requirements
• This position requires operation of a motor vehicle to perform site visits, inspections, and to attend meetings with project stakeholders
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite products (Word, Excel, etc.)
• A Motor Vehicle Driver’s License valid in the State of New York may be required for certain assignments.