ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGER

Career Opportunity

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGER

Recruitment: RTF0124104-01151254

Published: August 25, 2022

Contact:

Kimberly Castillo - Kimberly.Castillo@sfgov.org
Katelynn Luong - katelynn.luong@sfgov.org

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Department: Public Works
Job class: 0931-Manager III
Starting salary range: $152,802.00 - $195,026.00 (Range A)
Role type: Temporary Exempt What does this mean?
Hours: Full-time

About:

San Francisco is one of the most dynamic cities in the world, enriched by diverse communities, cultural attractions and natural beauty etched by the Pacific Ocean, San Francisco Bay, and hilly terrain. It is a city that is at once seeped in history and open to new ideas – a city of innovation and hope. With 880,000 residents and a daytime population that swells north of 1.2 million, San Francisco is a formidable economic hub, with tourism, tech, life sciences and global business driving the local economy. Small, local-owned businesses, from restaurants to bookstores, add to the vitality.

San Francisco Public Works (SFPW) is a department in transition. In 2021, City voters approved a ballot measure to split Public Works in two as of October 1, 2022, creating a new Sanitation and Streets (SAS) Department that will encompass the department’s Operations work, including street cleaning, street and sewer repair, urban forestry, building repair and community programs with a staff of approximately 800. The newly configured Public Works department will retain its focus on capital projects, with a professional staff of engineers, architects, landscape architects, construction managers, surveyors and inspectors. This includes the design and management of projects critical to the vitality and resiliency of a 21st century urban center. Among the projects: new streetscapes, playgrounds, recreation centers, fire stations, health centers, transit facilities and libraries. With a capital portfolio that exceeds $3 billion and a staff of approximately 800, the reach is vast.

Role description

Public Works will continue to provide administrative support, including finance, training, performance evaluation, communications, and IT for both departments. As part of the administrative support, Public Works is establishing a new Human Resources (HR) bureau that will provide HR services for both departments. The newly created Human Resources bureau will include an Environmental Health and Safety Section that will have oversight of all Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) programs for both the Public Works Department and the Sanitation and Streets Department (SAS).

Public Works is seeking a diligent thorough manager for the Environmental Health and Safety Section. The candidate must be able to lift, carry and use standard safety and health equipment, including respirators and personal protective equipment. Must be able to work around and with hazardous materials, physical agents, and biological agents. Must be able to enter and work in confined spaces such as tunnels, crawl spaces or sewers, and be able to work in hot and cold environments and elevated heights. Position must be able to commute to various worksites at all times of the day (in the event of a critical incident).

The Public Works Environmental Health and Safety Manager will perform the following essential duties:

Plans, implements, evaluates and manages an integrated Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) Program for the Public Works Department and the Sanitation and Streets Department (SAS). This includes hiring and supervising staff, setting program goals, allocating resources and interfacing with departmental managers at all levels to achieve timely outcomes and measurable goals.
Develops, implements and maintains Agency-wide occupational health and safety, motor vehicle incident prevention, and workers’ compensation (WC) policies, procedures, programs and activities. Implements policies, procedures, programs and activities in the CA agencies.
Directs, oversees and evaluates the work of occupational safety and health professionals including industrial hygienists and safety professionals in the anticipation, identification, evaluation and control of occupational safety and health hazards.
Coaches and develops integrated Occupational Health and Safety Program staff.
Provides training, tools, skills and encouragement for managers and supervisors to take ownership of staff safety and health, with the goal of reducing staff injuries and illnesses, and moto vehicle incidents.
Interfaces with regulatory and licensing agencies on occupational safety and health issues.
Monitors the effectiveness of the Injury and Illness Prevention Program. Identifies and recommends revisions and/or enhancements to improve the program.
Serves as a technical resource for the Public Works and Sanitation and Streets department heads.
Advises and consults with managers on health and safety, motor vehicle incident prevention, and workers’ compensation issues.
Recommends new policies, programs, equipment and allocation of resources to prevent occupational injuries and illnesses and motor vehicle incidents, and minimize WC costs.
Designs, develops, maintains and updates a database to record occupational injury and illness as legally mandated, and motor vehicle incidents, and monitors WC claims and costs. This includes analyzing trends and recommending prevention activities. Additionally, monitoring individual WC claims and working with the third-party administrator, Deputy City Attorney, Department of Human Resources Division of Workers’ Compensation, and senior management to resolve claims.
Receives and analyzes all injury and motor vehicle incident reports and WC cost reports. Prepares reports for managers.
Serves as the Department’s liaison with Cal-OSHA, various labor/management committees and other appropriate agencies. Identifies and resolves complex problems pertaining to OSH/WC.
Develops, designs, coordinates, delivers and supervises training programs related to health and safety, motor vehicle incident prevention, and injury and illness prevention.
Conducts regular audits and inspections of the Injury and Illness Prevention Program to insure compliance.
Implements Well-Being program.
Performs other related duties as assigned.

1. Possession of a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in in Safety, Occupational Safety and Health, Safety Management, Engineering, Physical Science, Natural Science, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Health/Management, Environmental Studies/Sciences or a closely related field from an accredited college or university; AND
2. Five (5) years of experience in industrial hygiene, industrial safety, and/or occupational safety and health. Qualifying experience must include three (3) years of experience supervising professionals engaged in industrial hygiene and/or occupational safety and health work. AND

3. Possession of a valid California Driver’s License.
Substitution:
A Master’s Degree in Safety, Occupational Safety and Health, Safety Management, Engineering, Physical Science, Natural Science, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Health/Management, Environmental Studies/Sciences or a closely related field from an accredited college or university may substitute for one (1) year of the non-supervisory experience.
Additional qualifying work experience may be substituted for up to two years of the required education on a year for year basis (30 semester/45 quarter units equals one year).

Desirable Qualifications:

Possession of valid certification in the Comprehensive Practice of Industrial Hygiene by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene.
Possession of valid certification as a Certified Safety Professional by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.
Master’s degree in Safety, Occupational Safety and Health, Safety Management, Engineering, Physical Science, Natural Science, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Health/Management, Environmental Studies/Sciences or a closely related field from an accredited college or university.
Possession of state certification for asbestos and lead.
Experience with workers’ compensation claims management.
Experience in construction health and safety.
Experience in motor vehicle incident prevention.

How to qualify

Desirable Qualifications:

Possession of valid certification in the Comprehensive Practice of Industrial Hygiene by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene.
Possession of valid certification as a Certified Safety Professional by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.
Master’s degree in Safety, Occupational Safety and Health, Safety Management, Engineering, Physical Science, Natural Science, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Health/Management, Environmental Studies/Sciences or a closely related field from an accredited college or university.
Possession of state certification for asbestos and lead.
Experience with workers’ compensation claims management.
Experience in construction health and safety.
Experience in motor vehicle incident prevention.

What else should I know?

What else should I know?

Compensation: $141,492 and $180,622 annually

Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately as this recruitment may close at any time, but not before Friday, August 12, 2022.
Late or incomplete submissions will not be considered. Mailed, hand delivered or faxed documents/applications will not be accepted.
For questions or inquiries, please contact: Katelynn Luong at katelynn.luong@sfgov.org
Your application MUST include a cover letter and resume. To upload these item(s), please attach using the "additional attachments" function.

Verification: Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point in the application and/or departmental selection process. Written verification (proof) of qualifying experience must verify that the applicant meets the minimum qualifications stated on the announcement. Written verification must be submitted on employer’s official letterhead, specifying name of employee, dates of employment, types of employment (part-time/full-time), job title(s), description of duties performed, and the verification must be signed by the employer. City employees will receive credit for the duties of the class to which they are appointed. Credit for experience obtained outside of the employee’s class will be allowed only if recorded in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Service Commission Rules. Experience claimed in self-employment must be supported by documents verifying income, earnings, business license and experience comparable to the minimum qualifications of the position. Copies of income tax papers or other documents listing occupations and total earnings must be submitted. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at http://sfdhr.org/index.aspx?page=456.

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.
Applications will be screened for relevant qualifying experience. Additional screening mechanisms may be implemented in order to determine candidates’ qualifications. Only those applicants who most closely meet the needs of the Agency will be invited to participate in the selection process. Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement to the interview. Qualified applicants with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodation in the selection process must contact the Agency by phone at (415) 554-6065 or, if hearing impaired at (415) 554-6015 (TTY).

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT: All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Someone is fully vaccinated when 14 days have passed since they received the final dose of a two-shot vaccine or a dose of a one-shot vaccine. Any new hire must present proof of full vaccination status to be appointed. Any new hire who will be routinely assigned or occasionally enter High-Risk Settings, must provide proof of having received a COVID-19 booster vaccine by March 1, 2022, or once eligible.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.