Job Details

Requisition Number: 202300175

Salary Range: $79,781.52 - $123,854.64

Application Deadline: 1/18/2024 11:59 PM Pacific

Environmental Health & Safety Specialist (ESS Series) - Environmental Services Department (202300175)

About the Department

The Environmental Services Department (ESD) is a national leader in pollution prevention, watershed protection, utility service provision, and climate action. Together, ESD employees positively impact every resident and business in San Jose.

To learn more about ESD, follow @sjenvironment on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and San Jose Environmental Services on LinkedIn.

Position Duties

The Environmental Services Department (ESD) is recruiting for an Environmental Health & Safety Specialist (Environmental Services Specialist series) to join the Environmental Health & Safety Team at the Regional Wastewater Facility!

Environmental Health & Safety Team

The Safety Team oversees all aspects of Compliance and Safety at the San Jose-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility (RWF). The RWF is one of the largest advanced wastewater treatment facilities in the US, treating an average of 110 million gallons of wastewater per day. Cleaning our wastewater before it flows into the Bay, the RWF plays a crucial role in protecting our environment.

The RWF is a 180-acre industrial facility with large concrete tanks; large electric motors and engines (up to 4,000HP), pumps and other industrial machinery; over 600 confined spaces; miles of underground tunnels and basements; hazardous materials such as natural gas, and anhydrous ammonia; and an extensive high voltage electrical generation and distribution system. Therefore, Safety and Compliance are crucial components of the RWF's daily operations.

Position Description - Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

This Environmental Health & Safety Specialist will assist in the development, implementation, and monitoring of programs/policies/practices to ensure compliance with regulations and effective Injury and Illness Prevention Programs.

This Environmental Health & Safety Specialist will be responsible for administering the Occupational Health and Safety Program to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal laws and regulations. The incumbent will provide expertise and experience with industrial safety programs including, but not limited to lock out tag out (LOTO), confined space entry, machinery safety, fall protection, hazardous materials, and other industrial safety program elements; and experience interpreting and implementing occupational health and safety regulations in an industrial/manufacturing setting. In addition, this position provides: training; ergonomic evaluations; conducts inspections and investigates incidents, accidents, and claims.

Responsibilities include:

• Schedule and conduct safety inspections and audits of work areas and sites


• Perform necessary duties as Facility Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Program Coordinator including monthly inspections, vendor coordination and materials inventory management


• Maintain files and records including tracking database of safety shoe vouchers and purchases; maintain and update Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) SharePoint Document Library


• Research and analyze EHS regulations; develop and recommend safety policies and procedures


• Maintain applicable permits and management plans for safety and environmental programs


• Prioritize manage and coordinate time and activities to improve customer service, performance, and efficiency; respond to inquiries and requests for information and/or complaints


• Track workplace injuries and accidents to identify trends; assist supervisors in the preparation of accident/incident investigation reports, root cause analysis and development of appropriate corrective actions


• Coordinate and oversee the annual respiratory pulmonary function tests, respirator fit testing and audiometric testing of personnel


• Liaison with federal, state and City agencies and departments; assist with joint training exercises with agencies or departments who support Facility emergency operations and response plan


• Coordinating and monitoring the work of independent contractors.

Salary Information

The actual salary shall be determined by the final candidate's qualifications and experience. The below salary ranges include an approximate five percent (5%) ongoing non-pensionable pay. The annual salary range for the positions are presently as follows:

• Assistant Environmental Services Specialist: $79,781.52 - $96,947.76


• Associate Environmental Services Specialist: $92,448.72 - $112,323.12


• Environmental Services Specialist: $101,905.44 - $123,854.64

Minimum Qualifications

1. Education: A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

2. Experience:

Assistant ESS: One (1) year (2,080 hours) of experience developing, promoting, administering, and/or participating in the implementation of environmental programs (e.g.: programs in air quality, integrated waste management, biology, agriculture, energy, forestry or parks, habitat restoration, wastewater, water resources, stormwater, archaeology, geology, resource conservation, industrial or environmental health and safety, or any program emphasizing environmental sustainability or environmental regulatory compliance).

Relevant experience in environmental services programs typically includes: preparing outreach/educational materials, conducting survey work, tracking and monitoring deliverables, coordinating special events, promoting programs, implementing new programs, policy development, planning and permitting, grants or contracts administration, analyzing data and creating reports, and/or tracking budgets.

Associate ESS: Two (2) years of increasingly responsible experience in developing, promoting, administering, and/or implementing environmental programs in one or more of the areas described under Assistant Environmental Services Specialist experience.

ESS: Three (3) years of increasingly responsible experience in developing, promoting, administering, and/or implementing environmental programs in one or more of the areas described under Assistant Environmental Services Specialist experience, including one (1) year of experience leading people or projects.

Acceptable Substitutions:

• A master's degree from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one (1) year of the required experience developing, promoting, administering, and/or implementing environmental programs.


• Additional years of experience in developing, promoting, administering, and/or implementing environmental programs may be substituted for the bachelor's degree requirement on a year-for year basis.

If you have questions about the duties of these positions, the selection or hiring processes, please contact Phil Dunbar at Phillip.Dunbar@sanjoseca.gov.

Additional Information:

Employment Eligibility: Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. Please be informed that the City of San Jose will NOT sponsor, represent or sign any documents related to visa applications/transfers for H1-B or any other type of visa which requires an employer application.

Per the City's COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Policy, the City requires all new hires to provide proof of vaccination as a condition of employment absent an approved medical or religious exemption. Fully vaccinated means a person has received the following:

• Two doses of the monovalent Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine; or


• Two doses of the monovalent Moderna COVID-19 vaccine; or


• Two doses of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine; or


• One dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine; or


• One dose of the bivalent Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine; or


• One dose of the bivalent Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

Please note that applications are currently not accepted through CalOpps or any other third-party job board application system.

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this, or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification, you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.

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How to Apply

The requisition # for this job posting is 202300175. To view the full job announcement and apply for this position, please go to: www.sanjoseca.gov/citycareers

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Contact - Phil Dunbar at Phillip.Dunbar@sanjoseca.gov

Website - https://www.sanjoseca.gov/citycareers