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Safety Specialist (Storm Water)

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Safety Specialist (Storm Water)

Salary

$46,588.80 - $77,924.00 Annually

Location

Norfolk, VA

Job Type

Permanent Full-time

Job Number

13622

Department

Public Works

Division

Storm Water Management

Opening Date

11/06/2025

Closing Date

11/17/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

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Description

The Division of Environmental Storm water Management is seeking a Safety Specialist. This position will manage the Division’s safety program, reviewing OSHA and VOSHA standards, creating and revising SOPs related to the safety of our employees, manages the safety committee, coordinating with the Department of Public Works’ Safety Manager on accident investigations, completing accident and worker’s compensation paperwork to file with the administrative staff, and preforming audits within the Division to ensure safety policies are being followed.

The Division of Environmental Storm water Management employees 100 people who work to reduce flooding throughout the City by inspecting, maintaining, and repairing stormwater structures, pipes, ditches, BMPs, pump stations, aerators, and other stormwater assets. The Division also reviews plans and coordinates with contractors to ensure all Federal, State, and Local regulations are being followed, assisting with flooding reduction and water quality improvements.

The Department of Public Works builds, maintains, and operates the physical facilities that support and enhance the lives of Norfolk’s citizens, businesses, and visitors, including the City’s Street Network, Traffic Management System, Storm Water System, Waste Management, and Recycling.

Departmental Hiring Salary Range: $46,589 - $51,247

Essential Functions

Essential functions include but are not limited to:

+ Manages safety and health programs while ensuring compliance with federal, state and city occupational health and safety regulations.

+ Maintains Divisional safety records including inspection reports, safety training records, etc..

+ Conducts safety audits at construction work sites, yard maintenance facilities, pumping stations, and administrative buildings.

+ Assess vehicles and equipment on a routine basis for any safety hazards that need to be addressed, particularly vehicle daily inspection logs.

+ Conduct safety training for the Division based on job analysis and divisional risks analysis.

+ Manage the Divisional Safety Committee, collecting ideas of ways to improve safety within the Division and reporting these ideas to management.

+ Coordinates with the City and Department’s Safety Coordinator on new policies and procedures to distribute the information within the Division.

+ Remain up to date on all OSHA and VOSHA regulations and standards to ensure the Division’s policies and procedures are current.

+ Coordinate with the Department’s Safety Coordinator on accident investigations. Collect all information and pictures for the Division, complete the accident response form by interviewing all City employees involved, transport all parties requiring post-incident screening, and assisting employees with completing the workers’ compensation paperwork as needed.

+ Represent the Division in the Department’s monthly Accident Review Board. Present findings and information to the Board and discuss ideas to make improvements to prevent incidents.

+ Create, maintain, and implement the Division’s safety manual. Review annually and make adjustments to ensure it meets all OSHA and VOSHA regulations. Keep the Divisions employees informed on changes that impact their jobs.

+ Make monthly presentations to the Division on different safety practices that will assist the employees with performing their duties properly.

+ Coordinate the Divisions annual safety inspections, to include (but not limited to) fire extinguishers, cranes, facility structures and maintenance, pump station structures

+ Track employees in positions that require a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), ensuring that all employees’ CDLs are current and all requirements are met to operate heavy-duty machinery appropriately.

+ Coordinate with the Department’s CDL instructor to ensure all employees with CDL permits are scheduled for classes and have completed all requirements to take the Department of Motor Vehicle’s CDL exam.

+ Update the Emergency Response Plans and make necessary revisions to existing plans.

Education/Experience

Work requires knowledge of a specific vocational, administrative, or technical nature which may be obtained with a two year associate's degree, diploma or equivalent from a college, technical, business, vocational, or correspondence school. Appropriate certification may be awarded upon satisfactory completion of advanced study or training.

Two Years of experience in safety auditing, coordination, or policy.

Additional Information & Requirements

+ Must possess a valid Driver’s License. Must provide a copy of the Division of Motor Vehicle driving record (obtained within last 30 days) during the interview.

+ Must obtain Work Zone Safety Instructor Certification within 6 months.

+ Must obtain CPR certification within 6 months.

+ Preferred Candidate would have a Virginia Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).

+ Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking.

+ Special project/grant employees are generally eligible for the same benefits of regular full-time employees; however, retirement, life insurance and participation in health plans vary depending upon funding and authorization.

+ Temporary/seasonal and part-time employees are generally only eligible for employer provided parking and access to membership in credit union.

+ Retirement

If you are hired October 5, 2010, or after to a position with City of Norfolk Retirement System benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

If you are hired January 1, 2022, or after to a position with Virginia Retirement System (VRS) benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

+ The Tuition Assistance Program is established to encourage employees toward continued self-development and education. Permanent full-time and permanent part-time classified, unclassified permanent, full-time special projects, and constitutional employees who have completed six months continuous service will be eligible to apply. The applicant’s school of enrollment must be an accredited institution.

NOTE:

The benefits described above are broad generalizations. The specific benefits that an employee may be eligible for are governed by City regulations, as applicable to job type.

Non-City

Positions listed with a job type designation of "Non-City" are not subject to the benefits descriptions above. Refer to the content of the job posting for information regarding these positions.

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The following Supplemental Questions are specific to the position for which you have applied to assist the hiring manager in screening applications for specific experience being sought. Please be specific in answering these questions as they will be used to evaluate which applications will be given further consideration in the process. Do not answer "see resume" or "see application" as these are not valid answers. Please note that if you are invited to be interviewed by the department, your responses to the following questions may be subject to verification.

+ I understand and will answer the following supplemental questions completely and thoroughly.

02

Are you a current or previous City of Norfolk employee?

+ Yes - I am a current City of Norfolk Employee

+ Yes - I am a previous City of Norfolk Employee

+ No - I am not a previous or current City of Norfolk employee

03

If you were referred for this position by a current City of Norfolk employee, please provide the employee's full name, department, and job title, and your relationship to the employee. If not, please indicate by typing "N/A."

04

Please provide an explanation of any periods of unemployment that are 30 days or longer. Indicate N/A if you have not experienced any periods of unemployment.

05

Please select the highest level of education you have completed.

+ High School Diploma/GED

+ Some College (6 months or more)

+ Vocational/Technical Degree

+ Associate's Degree

+ Bachelor's Degree

+ Master's Degree or higher

06

This position requires two years of experience in safety-related work. Do you meet this qualification?

+ Yes

+ No

07

If yes, please describe what safety-related experience you possess. If no, type “N/A”.

08

Do you have a Work Zone Safety Instructor Certification?

+ Yes

+ No, but I will obtain the Certification within 6 months

+ No

09

Do you have a CPR certification?

+ Yes

+ No, but I will obtain the Certification within 6 months.

+ No

10

Do you have a valid Virginia commercial driver's license? (A CDL permit is not considered a CDL license. If you only have a permit, you must answer No to this question.)

+ Yes

+ No

11

This position may require working on-call after hours and 24-hour shifts during emergencies or weather events. Are you able to meet these requirements?

+ Yes

+ No

12

This position may be required to work on open water from a boat, at severe heights, and in confined spaces. Are you able to meet these requirements?

+ Yes

+ No

13

The expected hiring range for this position is $ 46,589 to $51,247. Are you willing to accept a salary within this range? (For internal hires, standard promotional rules apply.)

+ Yes

+ No

14

Please indicate your veteran status. (A copy of your long form DD-214 may be required)

+ I am not a Veteran

+ I am a Veteran

+ I am a Disabled Veteran

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