Environmental Health and Occupational Safety Specialist III

Overview

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Closing Date: 01/27/2026

Type of Position: Environmental Health and Safety

Workstudy Position: No

Job Type: Regular

Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America)

Sponsorship Available: No

Institution Name: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Department: Environmental Health & Safety

Department's Website: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

The Environmental Health and Occupational Safety Specialist III supports the Campus Safety Officer by implementing and managing occupational safety programs, conducting compliance inspections, and coordinating corrective actions across campus laboratories, shops, and studios. The role responds to accidents and unsafe conditions, performs root cause and hazard analyses, coordinates preventive actions, and provides emergency response support. The role supports development, implementation, and monitoring of risk-based control measures.

It includes conducting indoor air quality assessments, supporting EHS regulatory inspection programs and construction project safety oversight, and managing sampling, monitoring equipment, documentation, data entry, and recordkeeping. The position assists with safety training, communication, and committee support, collaborates with other EHS personnel on hazardous material, fire and life safety, and industrial hygiene tasks, and may require overtime, on-call response, or other duties as assigned.

It may also involve participation in the campus HAZMAT response team, requiring appropriate training, physical clearance, respirator fit capability, and the ability to wear SCBA and Level A protective suits. Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

Minimum Qualifications
:

• Bachelor s degree in physics, chemistry, biology or a related field from an accredited institution of higher education
• At least five years of experience working in occupational health and safety or a related field
• At least three years of experience administering institutional occupational safety regulations and providing safety program oversight
• At least three years of experience developing safety programs according to federal and state regulations (e.g., Confined Space, Fall Protection, Hazard Communication)
• At least two years of experience collecting hazard exposure measurements and assessing hazards to help prevent harm to workers, property, the environment, and the public
• At least two years of experience developing accident prevention strategies and performing root cause analyses
• Valid Driver s License

Applicable equivalencies may be considered on the above qualifications.

Preferred Qualifications
:

• At least one year in a leadership capacity
• 40hr HAZWOPER Training Certification
• OSHA 30hr General or Construction Certification

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

(KSAs):

• Knowledge of governmental and institution occupational safety regulations
• Knowledge of employee occupational health requirements, environmental protection requirements, and worker industrial hygiene practices
• Knowledge of use and storage requirements of hazardous materials
• Knowledge of facility construction safety and test instruments for monitoring work areas
• Skills associated with Safety Program oversight (e.g.,…