What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chief Officer, Safety & Environmental Management (Buses position at Metropolitan Transportation Authority?
Description
Job Information: Chief Officer, Safety & Environmental Management (Buses)
First Date of Posting: 2/25/25
Last Date of Posting: 3/18/25
Authority: OA / TA / MTA Bus
Division/Unit: Safety
Reports To: SVP, NYCT DOB/MTA Bus Company
Work Location: East New York
Hours of Work: As Required
Compensation:
Responsibilities:
This position is responsible for the motivation, education & integration of a safety consciousness
that pervades all decisions & actions at every level of the NYCT and MTA Bus Co. operations. This
position is accountable for the development, implementation, integration & monitoring of
departmental-specific policies & instructions to identify, detect, preempt & eliminate industrial
safety & environmental hazards, wherever they may exist, to both employees & the public. Direct
and lead the strategic vision of the Safety & Environmental Management group and ensure that the
General Superintendent, Safety & Environmental Management (GSSEM) are conducting their
various responsibilities, ensuring that the Department is in compliance with all industrial and
environmental safety management policies & directives, as well as compliance with the Safety
Goal Action Plan.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Direct & lead the execution of Buses strategic safety initiatives. Ensure that all GSSEMs are
fulfilling their responsibilities: conducting daily facility walkthroughs; remain in compliance
with the Safety Goal Action Plan; coordinate and administer facility environmental
management; employee safety training; depot self-audits; and monthly managerial/labor
meetings; responds to, documents and follows up with facility and on the road injury
on duty incidents, implement IOD reduction processes - Develop & enforce department-specific rules, procedures & policies that are consistent
with directives from internal/external regulatory departments with oversight responsibilities.
These include department wide safety initiatives such as - diesel fuel spill procedures,
evacuation plans, personal property equipment, fall protection plan, etc., in accordance
with safety policies. - Monitor DOB's compliance with the Safety Goal Action Plan. Facilitate communication of
the safety goals throughout the organization. Ensure that each location is conducting the
requisite number of audits & inspections in the workplace and that corrective actions are
taken by the local area management. - Chair industrial Safety & GSSEM committees. Investigate injuries on duty & establish
programs to reduce accidents. Issue & distribute bulletins, directives & advisories on
various accident & hazardous conditions identified through trend analysis. Ensure that all
Safety sub-committees are addressing particular safety concerns in a timely & productive
manner. - Serves as DOB's representative to work with System Safety Department on all programs:
safety training, evacuation plans, PPE, Fall Protection Plan, etc. Industrial Safety liaison
between depots, System Safety and other safety regulatory authorities such as O.S.H.A.,
NYSDEC, NYS Dept. of Labor. Review, prepare & oversee responses to all OSS audits.
Establish procedures to ensure compliance with safety policies.
- A Baccalaureate Degree from an accredited college in Transportation Management; Twelve (12) years of related experience, and eight (8) years which must have been in a managerial/supervisory/administrative capacity; or
- A satisfactory equivalent of combined education and experience requirement.
Minimum of five (5) years of supervisory experience in an engineering/operating environment
including direct knowledge of NYCT and MTA Bus Co Policies and Procedures, OSHA standards,
NYFD codes, Accident Investigation principles, techniques and policies and methods of
identification and resolutions of hazardous conditions.
Pursuant to the New York State Public Officers Law & the MTA Code of Ethics, all employees who
hold a policymaking position must file an Annual Statement of Financial Disclosure (FDS) with the
NYS Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (the “Commission”).
MTA and its subsidiary and affiliated agencies are Equal Opportunity Employers, including with
respect to veteran status and individuals with disabilities.
The MTA encourages qualified applicants from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and abilities,
including military service members, to apply
Salary : $144,309 - $197,900
