WRD Safety Officer

Salary: $35.38 - $54.88 Hourly
Location : Las Vegas, NV
Job Type: PERMANENT
Job Number: 25-00008
Business Center: Customer Care Service Center
Service Center/Team: Safety and Security
Opening Date: 03/11/2025
Closing Date: 4/1/2025 5:01 PM Pacific
Recruitment Type: Open Recruitment

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Clark County Water Reclamation District is seeking qualified candidates to apply for the WRD Safety Officer position. This position will be primarily responsible for:

• Ensuring safety, health and environmental regulations regarding hazardous substance handling and disposal procedures are in place.
• Conducting safety, health environmental testing using sophisticated testing equipment, recording and summarizing results, and preparing recommendations based on test results.
• Facilitating District Safety Meetings, reviewing accidents and overseeing the vehicle accident committee and reporting.
• Participating as a member of the Emergency Management team, identifying potentially dangerous situations, effect solutions and implementing solutions in emergent situations.
• Investigating safety complaints and ensuring the District is in compliance with OSHA, EPA, and DOT regulations, wastewater industry safety standard and best practices, and applicable building and fire codes and other related guidelines in an industrial setting.
• Providing appropriate personal protective equipment, identifying hazard measures are analyzed and developing plans and procedures to minimize risk to employees and the public.
• Investigating safety and health complaints from regulatory agencies, District management/staff, evaluating concerns and alternatives, resolving complaints and making recommendations to management for corrective action; Conducting the safety meeting and administering corrective action.
• Preparing various narrative and statistical reports, communications and other work products related to the duties of the position.
• Maintaining accurate records and files appropriate documents with the State of Nevada and other appropriate regulatory agencies.

This position is a confidential, non-union position and excluded from membership in the union.

This recruitment will establish an Open Competitive Eligibility list to fill current and/or future vacancies that may occur within the next six (6) months or may be extended as needed by Human Resources.

Human Resources reserves the right to call only the most qualified applicants to the selection process.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education and Experience: Equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Hygiene, Safety, Physical Sciences or a field related to the work AND four (4) years of full-time professional experience in developing and/or administering a large-scale industrial safety or hazardous waste management program.

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see attached resume" on your application.

Working Conditions: Be called back and work extended hours in emergency situations. Attend meetings outside of normal working hours. May be exposed to hazardous chemicals and substances.

Licensing and Certification: Must possess a valid Nevada Class C driver's license at time of appointment.

Background Investigation: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation. Periodically after employment background investigations may be conducted.

Medical Examination: Employment is contingent upon the results of a physical examination performed by our examining physician.

Pre-Employment Drug Testing: Employment is contingent upon the results of a pre-employment drug examination.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Water Reclamation District Comprehensive Benefits

Come make a difference and join the Water Reclamation District family where we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes*:

• Work/Life balance with Flexible Schedules, including 4/10 options
• More money in your pocket:
  
  • 100% Employer Paid Defined Benefit Retirement - NVPERS
  • No Social Security deduction
  • No State Income Tax
  • (This link will redirect you to a third-party calculator. This tool provides estimates only, and we do not guarantee accuracy).
• Two Employer Sponsored Health Plans Offered - Choice of PPO or EPO (hybrid PPO/HMO)
  
  • Medical - Employer pays Tier 1 90% of premium - Tier 2, 80%
  • Pharmacy benefits (30-day retail or 90-day mail order fills)
  • 24/7 Telephone advice nurse - no employee/dependent cost per year
  • Flexible Appointment Scheduling
    
    • Virtual Visits: Teledoc
    • In-home visits: Doctor and Dispatch Health
  • Retiree insurance - eligible after 5 years of service, includes Dental and Vision
  • CCSF - Wellness Benefit of $200 per enrolled employee/dependent per year
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employer Paid Benefits:
  
  • Basic Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability
  • Generous Leave Accruals that include:
    
    • 12 paid holidays
    • Birthday holiday
    • Paid vacation leave
    • Paid sick leave
  • Other leave options:
    
    • Catastrophic leave
    • Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
    • Parental leave - up to 90 days
• Wide variety of voluntary benefits that include:
  
  • Allstate Identity Protection
  • ARAG Legal Insurance
  • EMPOWER - 457b Deferred Compensation Plan - Pretax and ROTH options
  • Forthright Partners - Financial Advice for Employee & Family
  • Guardian - Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Short Term Disability Insurance
  • Nationwide Pet Insurance
  • PerkSpot - CCWRD Discount Program with Thousands of Discounts Per Week
  • TASC - Flexible Spending Account - Medical and Dependent Day Care - Pretax - Debit Card Available
  • Sunlife Financial - Additional Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and/or Children; AD&D for Employee or Employee & Family
  • TransAmerica - Universal Life Insurance with Long Term Care - Coverage Includes a Living Benefit Rider

*Benefits vary and are subject to change.
01

The following questions 1 - 4 will be used to assist in determining if candidates meet the minimum qualifications.
Which best describes your highest level of education?

• High School Diploma or GED
• Trade School or Technical Degree
• Some College (1-29 credits)
• Some College (30-59 credits)
• Some College (60-124+ credits)
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree or Higher
• None of the above

02

List all education, degrees, or certifications as indicated in the previous question (see template below).
College/University/Trade School: Graduation Date: College Major/Minor: Units/Credits Completed: Degree Received:
Please note the education cited must be clearly documented in the "Education" section of the application.
03

Please indicate your professional, full-time experience in developing and/or administering a large-scale industrial safety or hazardous waste management program.

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 or more years

04

Please list the employer(s) on your application where your experience was obtained in the previous question.
The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or your application may be considered incomplete and ineligible for this recruitment.
Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below).
Employer Name:Job Title:Hours Worked Per Week:Dates of Employment:
Please note qualifying experience cited must be clearly documented in the "Work Experience" section of the application.
05

The following skills assessment is a self-assessment used to evaluate an applicant's training and experience.
I understand that:
A) Part-time experience must be prorated and credited as half of full-time experience (i.e., if you performed the task for two years in a part-time position, 20 hours per week, you can only credit yourself with one year of experience in that area)B) The education, knowledge, and experience levels indicated by my skills assessment responses must be supported and clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of my application;C) Any falsification or misrepresentation of the information listed on the employment application or skills assessment may result in removal from the eligibility list or rescinding a job offer;D) Responses to assessment questions that are not supported and clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections on the application may result in question scores being adjusted to receive zero points;E) Assessment scores may be used to consider applicants for the selection process;F) I further understand that since exam scores will be automatically generated based on the applicant's response to each item in the assessment, score appeals will not be allowed for this recruitment.

• I understand this recruitment includes a supplemental skills assessment and that the answers I provide must be consistent with the work history detailed on my application and that scoring appeals will not be allowed for this recruitment.

06

Please indicate your professional, full-time experience working for a state, county, or local government or similar agency in a Safety position.

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 or more years

07

Please indicate your professional experience writing safety and/or security reports based on findings from incident follow up investigations.

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 or more years

08

Please indicate your professional experience preparing reports, memos in response to safety investigations, inspections and other related formal documents.

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 or more years

09

Please indicate your professional, full-time experience developing and implementing safety policies and procedures in compliance with state and federal regulations.

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 or more years

10

Please indicate your professional, full-time experience preparing multi-media safety training materials for a governmental agency.

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 or more years

11

Please write a brief summary of your experience as indicated in Questions 6 - 10.
The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or your application may be considered incomplete and ineligible for this recruitment.
Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below).
Employer Name: Job Title: Dates of Employment:Brief Summary:
12

Please indicate your professional experience working in an industrial setting in a Safety position.

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 or more years

13

Please indicate your professional, full-time experience responding to formal inspection or investigations notices from regulatory agencies.

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 or more years

14

Please indicate your professional, full-time experience identifying and recommending personal protective equipment for field staff in an industrial setting.

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 or more years

15

Please indicate your professional, full-time experience conducting investigations related to industrial or vehicle accidents.

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 or more years

16

Please indicate your professional, full-time experience working with computer software, specifically Microsoft Office and other safety-focused software.

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 or more years

17

Please write a brief summary of your experience as indicated in Questions 12 - 16.
The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or your application may be considered incomplete and ineligible for this recruitment.
Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below).
Employer Name: Job Title: Dates of Employment:Brief Summary:
Required Question