City of New York
Assistant Commissioner
The Assistant Commissioner for Environmental Health and Safety has overall responsibility and oversight for DEP's compliance with environmental and health and safety standards and requirements. The Assistant Commissioner also has significant responsibility in the areas of Fleet Safety and Workplace Violence Prevention and serves in the capacity of DEP's Workplace Violence Prevention Coordinator and the Citywide Safety Officer for DEP. The Assistant Commissioner is responsible for the development, updating and implementation of all of DEP's agency wide EHS programs including the oversight of the central EHS Office with about 35 professional EHS Staff and support personnel. The Assistant Commissioner is responsible for monitoring and measuring the success of program implementation at the Bureau/Operational Level through a well-structured EHS Performance Measurement function. The Assistant Commissioner has significant responsibility for the effective implementation of EHS programs through effective communication, education and training for DEP employees. The Assistant Commissioner serves in the Role of Agency Compliance Officer, enforcing and monitoring the implementation of EHS policies and requirements to ensure that DEP is protecting the public health and operating as safely as possible in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and internal EHS policies. The Assistant Commissioner provides effective, timely and responsive compliance support to all internal EHS Stakeholders (Bureaus) as well as Outside Stakeholders. The Assistant Commissioner directs and supports the development of effective EHS communication and professional development of DEP EHS Staff. The Assistant Commissioner drives EHS Performance and encourages the integration of EHS Continuous Improvement efforts at all levels of the Organization and increase effectiveness of leading indicators. The Assistant Commissioner serves in the Role of Workplace Violence Prevention Coordinator and oversees all EHS/WPV Investigations. The Assistant Commissioner directs and monitors the quality and effectiveness of OEHS Program Development Division. Qualifications
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by 30 credits in the eh biological and/or physical sciences, and four years of satisfactory full-time experience performing inspections to assure compliance with pertinent laws, rules and regulations governing the areas of food, drugs, and general environmental sanitation, eighteen months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity, or in supervising staff performing food, drug and general environmental sanitation inspectors or related work; or An associate degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by 12 credits in the biological and/or physical sciences, and six years of satisfactory full-time experience as described in question "1" above; or Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However all candidates must have at least 60 credits from an accredited college or university, including 12 credits in the biological and/or physical sciences, and at least two years of experience as a public health sanitarian, including or supplemented by eighteen months of experience in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity. 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.
The Assistant Commissioner for Environmental Health and Safety has overall responsibility and oversight for DEP's compliance with environmental and health and safety standards and requirements. The Assistant Commissioner also has significant responsibility in the areas of Fleet Safety and Workplace Violence Prevention and serves in the capacity of DEP's Workplace Violence Prevention Coordinator and the Citywide Safety Officer for DEP. The Assistant Commissioner is responsible for the development, updating and implementation of all of DEP's agency wide EHS programs including the oversight of the central EHS Office with about 35 professional EHS Staff and support personnel. The Assistant Commissioner is responsible for monitoring and measuring the success of program implementation at the Bureau/Operational Level through a well-structured EHS Performance Measurement function. The Assistant Commissioner has significant responsibility for the effective implementation of EHS programs through effective communication, education and training for DEP employees. The Assistant Commissioner serves in the Role of Agency Compliance Officer, enforcing and monitoring the implementation of EHS policies and requirements to ensure that DEP is protecting the public health and operating as safely as possible in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and internal EHS policies. The Assistant Commissioner provides effective, timely and responsive compliance support to all internal EHS Stakeholders (Bureaus) as well as Outside Stakeholders. The Assistant Commissioner directs and supports the development of effective EHS communication and professional development of DEP EHS Staff. The Assistant Commissioner drives EHS Performance and encourages the integration of EHS Continuous Improvement efforts at all levels of the Organization and increase effectiveness of leading indicators. The Assistant Commissioner serves in the Role of Workplace Violence Prevention Coordinator and oversees all EHS/WPV Investigations. The Assistant Commissioner directs and monitors the quality and effectiveness of OEHS Program Development Division. Qualifications
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by 30 credits in the eh biological and/or physical sciences, and four years of satisfactory full-time experience performing inspections to assure compliance with pertinent laws, rules and regulations governing the areas of food, drugs, and general environmental sanitation, eighteen months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity, or in supervising staff performing food, drug and general environmental sanitation inspectors or related work; or An associate degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by 12 credits in the biological and/or physical sciences, and six years of satisfactory full-time experience as described in question "1" above; or Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However all candidates must have at least 60 credits from an accredited college or university, including 12 credits in the biological and/or physical sciences, and at least two years of experience as a public health sanitarian, including or supplemented by eighteen months of experience in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity. 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.