Occupational Safety Analyst II

Are you an occupational safety professional committed to protecting the crews who maintain critical wastewater infrastructure? Do you want to strengthen safety culture and support field staff who work in high-risk environments every day? Join Fairfax County's Wastewater Collection Division (WCD) and help safeguard the people who keep essential public services running.

This position supports the Safety and Emergency Manager in advancing the division's safety and emergency preparedness programs. This role helps develop, implement, and improve safety practices for sewer cleaning, repair, inspections, confined space entry, and pump station operations. It also supports emergency planning, training, and coordination to ensure the utility can respond effectively to system failures, severe weather, and other service-disrupting events.

If you want to make a direct impact on worker safety and the resilience of critical public infrastructure, this role puts you at the center of that mission.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following duties:

• Assist in managing WCD's health and safety program across roadway operations, pump station operations, and engineering/office functions.
• Help develop and maintain the division's occupational safety program, including documentation, training, data tracking, and measuring program effectiveness.
• Assist WCD's efforts to train, develop, and provide direction to employees on occupational safety procedures and best practices.
• Conduct routine safety inspections and audits of pump stations, facilities, equipment, and field operations to identify hazards, verify compliance, and support continuous improvement.
• Support departmental safe-driving procedures and policies for both commercial and non-commercial vehicles.
• Assist in managing the emergency management program for the wastewater collection system, including identifying risks, planning, preparing, and mitigating for emergency events.

• Situational Awareness - Ability to recognize hazards in dynamic environments such as roadways, confined spaces, pump stations, and active sewer cleaning operations, and adjust decisions as conditions change.
• Clear and Respectful Communication - Communicates safety expectations in a direct, respectful, and easily understood manner with field crews, supervisors, and leadership.
• Relationship-Building and Trust - Builds strong working relationships by being present, approachable, and consistent; understands that safety culture improves when employees trust the messenger.
• Coaching and Influence - Encourages safe behaviors through coaching rather than policing; uses influence, not authority, to promote compliance and continuous improvement.
• Ethical Judgment and Integrity - Handles sensitive safety concerns, incident information, and employee feedback with professionalism and confidentiality.
• Knowledge of Utility Safety Requirements - Demonstrates depth of knowledge in safety and emergency management requirements for water and wastewater utilities.

• Benefits
• Retirement

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:
(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")
Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in safety sciences, industrial hygiene, safety management, loss prevention or closely related field; plus two years of professional safety program experience.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:
Valid driver's license.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, a pre-employment physical examination, and driving record check to the satisfaction of the employer.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Three (3) or more years of experience in leadership and management of occupational safety programs.
• Three (3) or more years of experience with OSHA and regulatory compliance, including confined space, LOTO, HazCom, PPE, and work zone safety.
• Three (3) or more years of experience in confined space safety and atmospheric monitoring, including gas detection, ventilation, and rescue considerations.
• Three (3) or more years of experience in hazard identification and risk assessment for sewer cleaning, pump station work, and roadway operations.
• Three (3) or more years of experience conducting safety inspections and audits of facilities, pump stations, vehicles, and field crews.
• Three (3) or more years of experience in incident investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective action planning.
• Three (3) or more years of experience supporting emergency management, including ICS/NIMS concepts and utility response to system failures or severe weather.
• Three (3) or more years of experience delivering safety training and translating technical requirements into clear, field-ready guidance.
• Three (3) or more years of experience in safety data tracking, trend analysis, and reporting for compliance and program improvement.