Environmental Health Manager II; OSHA Administration

Come join our team at the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR) where you will experience work-life balance, great benefits, and an exciting career that supports the Agency’s mission to make South Carolina a safe place to work and live.

Responsibilities

• You will research, investigate and provide interpretations on OSHA Health Standards and Health Variances.
• You will provide technical assistance on OSHA Health Standards to internal stakeholders, as well as, public and private sector employers and employees.
• You will manage the sampling program for OSHA Enforcement to include packing and shipping of samples and reviewing billing for accuracy.
• You will be responsible for assisting with the OSHA equipment inventory, including coordinating the repair of existing equipment and purchasing of new safety and health equipment.
• You will research and recommend health standards for adoption.
• You will research, evaluate, and provide opinions on variance requests for health standards from employers and assist with variance hearings and writing orders.
• You will perform a variety of other duties including, but not limited to, preparing reports, writing orders, and assisting with hearings.

Minimum Qualifications

• A high school diploma and experience in environmental health programs or radiological health.
• A bachelor's degree in the natural or physical sciences, mathematics, public health, engineering or a related technical field may be substituted for the required work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Successful completion of the OSHA Training Program or two (2) years’ experience in Occupational Safety and Health.
• Twelve (12) semester hours in chemistry.
• Three (3) years’ experience in industrial hygiene programs.
• Extensive knowledge of the interpretive application of State OSHA standards and regulations promulgated in the OSHA Act of 1970.
• Ability to make decisions and interpret State rules and regulations.
• Ability to coordinate standards on a statewide basis in researching proposed variances.
• Ability to develop well-founded recommendations.
• Ability to prepare concise written documentation of field research conclusions.