About Our Job

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The hiring range for this position is $93,566-$115,000/year, based on experience and education. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement Plan
• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 11 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 wellness day, and 1 volunteer day per year
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

Location & Schedule

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a job site several days a week and off-site as needed.

In this position, you can expect to work in the office at the Denver Wastewater Management building (2000 W. 3rd Ave., Denver, CO 80223) and in the field, as needed, at least three days per week. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.

Who We Are & What You’ll Do 

The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI), through its employees, enhances the quality of life in Denver by efficiently delivering effective, high quality, safe and equitable public infrastructure, and services. For more information, please visit the DOTI website.

DOTI’s Commitment to Equity:

• DOTI is committed to providing attention and resources to the areas, assets and people of the city with the greatest need.  Through equitable contracting, equitable investments, and equitable workforce development.
• DOTI’s culture revolves around four key principles: (1) Invest in Our People, (2) Operate with Discipline, (3) Use Data to Drive Decisions, and (4) Deliver Results.

The Office of Safety & Industrial Hygiene within Department of Transportation and Infrastructure is seeking a Safety and Industrial Hygiene Administrator to develop and implement goals, objectives, and policies for a comprehensive occupational health and safety program to ensure compliance with occupational safety and health standards and enhance the safety and wellbeing of the DOTI workforce.

Job duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Perform specialized level occupational health and safety work developing and implementing goals, objectives, and policies for a comprehensive occupational safety program to ensure compliance with safety and health standards, to enhance the safety and wellbeing of the DOTI workforce. Work will be completed in accordance with the City’s voluntary compliance of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards and City and County of Denver Executive Order 65 (Operational Safety and Health Program).
• Utilize scientific principles to anticipate, recognize, evaluate and control workplace conditions that may cause injury; use environmental monitoring and analytical methods to detect the extent of worker exposure; and serve as the technical expert to senior management regarding occupational safety and health issues.
• Develop long-range and short-term planning initiatives related to occupational health, safety and industrial hygiene programs.
• Conduct work observations, facility inspections, and audits to evaluate safety-related program performance and develop and implement recommendations for improvement.
• Develop, modify, and implement policies, standards and procedures that are part of the DOTI Safety Management System such as: Lockout/Tagout/Verify, Hearing Conservation, Respiratory Protection, Hazard Communication, Driver Safety and Personal Protective Equipment.
• Lead the development, implementation and presentation of comprehensive training programs for a wide variety of occupational safety and health risk and exposures, utilizing both in-person and virtual methods.
• Review inspection reports for jobsites and facilities to ensure that working conditions and methods used by employees and contract personnel follow occupational safety and health standards.
• Review health and safety concerns encountered during daily operations and determine appropriate solutions.
• Conduct and review job hazard assessments for a wide variety of public infrastructure related operations.
• Serve as a member of Safety Committee and lead efforts to implement committee recommendations.
• Prepare, analyze, and evaluate statistical health and safety data to provide information for trends and solutions to work- related problems.
• Conduct post-incident reviews and determine appropriate corrective actions.
• Perform after-hours duty officer functions on a rotating basis, evaluate emergency and crisis incidents, coordinate agency or department level of response and allocation of resources, and perform operational duties at site of emergency or crisis.

What You’ll Bring

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics: 

• Five or more years of occupational safety and health related experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook, MS Teams and MS Power BI.
• Experience in solid waste management operational safety and/or transportation-related operation safety.
• Passion about the well-being of employees and empowering them to voice their workplace health and safety concerns.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Education Requirement: Bachelor's Degree in Safety Engineering, Industrial or Environmental Health and Safety, a physical science, or a related field accepted as support for required minimum certification.
• Experience Requirement: Three (3) years of professional level experience developing and implementing occupational safety and health policies and procedures, applying technological and scientific methods to reducing worker potential exposure to hazardous conditions and environments, and performing accident investigations.
• Education and Experience Equivalency: A Master's Degree in Occupational Safety and Health or Environmental Health Engineering may substitute for both the required bachelor’s degree and the required certification.
• License/Certification Requirement (Requires one of the following certifications):
  • Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification issued by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP)
  • Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Registered Sanitarian (REHS/RS) certification issued by the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)
  • Or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) certification issued by the Board for Global EHS Credentialing at the time of application.
  • Requires a valid Driver's License at the time of application.
  • Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment

To be considered for this position, you must include a resume with your job application. Please upload your resume and any additional documents to the Resume/CV section on the My Experience tab.

Required:

• Resume

Optional:

• Cover letter
• Applicable certifications

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until October 25, 2026. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than October 25 at 11:59 PM to ensure consideration. 

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The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law. 

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