Manager, Environmental

Involves developing, implementing, and monitoring environmental and safety programs and policies to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety regulations, and to ensure a safe and sustainable workplace.

Manages or has responsibilities across multiple disciplines within the Environmental, Health and Safety job family. #LI-VB1

• Responsible for respective Region's compliance with applicable regulations promulgated by state and federal agencies.
• Manage the Regional EHS Department personnel ( in accordance with EHS Policies and Procedures.
• Perform assessment of Region's EHS performance and identify practices for continual improvement.
• Review scopes for work and bid specifications for inclusion of EHS requirements.
• Prepare EHS budgets for materials, supplies and contractor services.
• Directly supervise employees.

• Ability to organize and present budgetary requirements.
• Computer skills and applications understanding of workplace productivity software such as spreadsheets, word processing, email, databases, collaboration, etc.
• Establish daily work priorities, planning assignments, allocating resources, organizing and managing work. Ability to effectively manage/direct actions of employees at remote operating facilities
• Cooperative leadership style and negotiating skills are essential. Must be able to shape consensus at senior levels among divergent interests.
• Wide ranging knowledge across overlapping disciplines; can represent the Authority/Canals in industry-wide gatherings, regulatory sponsored scientific panels and legislative hearings.
• Knowledgeable in EH&S management issues in other industries through job experience or professional associations.
• Ability to make presentations to technical audiences and senior management; can produce manuscript quality written reports. Must be able to communicate complex engineering and regulatory issues to technical staff at operating facilities.
• Understands labor contracts and/or employee relations and is able to drive resolution of difficult issues.
  

• Bachelor's degree, in environmental science/engineering, occupational health and safety, industrial hygiene or a related technical degree.
• Master's Degree in related field, Professional Engineer, Safety Professional (CSP), Industrial Hygienist (CIH), advanced management training, a plus
• Minimum 4 years of directly related experience within an industrial/utility environment
• Strong knowledge of OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration), DOSH (Department of Occupational Safety & Health), NFPA (National Fire Protection Association).

• Up to 20% travel primarily within NY State.
• Physical ability to access Authority facilities is necessary on a routine basis.
• Valid Driver's License