ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATOR

Company: City of New York
Location: New York
Posted on: October 29, 2024

Job Description:

Company Description

Job Description

DOT's Division of Fleet Services is seeking an experienced, highly organized, detail-oriented, self-starter, with a strong technical background and excellent communication skills. The selected candidate will help implement and maintain compliance with a wide range of Federal, State and Local environmental compliance regulations that apply to motor vehicle repair shops and operations. Suitable candidates must demonstrate competency with the regulatory requirements relating to Resource Conservation Recovery Act, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Comprehensive Environmental Response Clean Liability Act, and where applicable, the equivalent NYS Department Environment Conservation regulatory requirements. The selected candidate will work closely with DOT's Office of Environmental Compliance Assessment.

The selected candidate will be expected to divide their time equally on the following types of assignments:
1) Conduct facility and field assessments/follow-up related to the following programmatic areas:
- solid and hazardous waste management;
- stormwater management;
- bulk storage; and
- spill prevention.
2) Coordinate and conduct field oversight of spill response, as needed.
3) Maintain applicable permit compliance and prepare annual regulatory reports.
4) Identify personnel that need training and coordinate.
5) Identify regulatory compliance issues and evaluate corrective actions that can be effectively and efficiently implemented by the Fleet Division including coordination with relevant work units and follow-up

Candidates must also have a good driving record.

Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by 28 semester credits in industrial hygiene, environmental health science, occupational health science and/or safety engineering; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by 28 semester credits in the physical or natural sciences, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, chemical engineering and/or toxicology and one year of satisfactory, full-time experience
in the identification, evaluation and control of health and safety hazards; or

3. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and two years of satisfactory full-time work experience as described in 2 above; or

4. A combination of education and experience that is the equivalent of the course work and/or experience
described in 1, 2, and 3 above. Semester credits from an accredited college or university in industrial hygiene, environmental health science, occupational health science and/or safety engineering may be substituted for experience on the basis of 7 semester credits equals 6 months of experience, up to a maximum of 28 semester credits. Semester credits from an accredited college or university in the physical or natural sciences, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, chemical engineering and/or toxicology may be substituted for experience on the basis of 7 semester credits equals 3 months of experience, up to a maximum of 28 semester credits. However, all candidates must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.

License Requirements
A Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.

Special Note:

To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II individuals must have, in addition to meeting the minimum requirements, one year of satisfactory full-time work experience in the identification, evaluation and control of health and safety hazards.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

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