Safety​/Security Specialist; Emergency Ops Env. Health & Safety Specialist

Safety/Security Specialist (Emergency Ops. & Env. Health & Safety Specialist) (#0081703)

This listing closes on 7/13/2026 at 11:59 PM Hawaii.

Title:

Safety/Security Specialist (Emergency Operations & Environmental Health & Safety Specialist)

Position Number: 0081703

Hiring Unit:
Administrative Affairs/Campus Security

Location:

UH Hilo

Date Posted:
June 22, 2026

Closing Date:
July 13, 2026

Band: B

Salary: salary schedules and placement information

Full Time/Part Time:
Full-time

Month: 11-month

Temporary/Permanent:
Permanent

Other Conditions:
Appointment to begin approximately August 2026, pending position clearance and availability of funding.

The University of Hawaii at Hilo (UH Hilo) is a public liberal arts and sciences university on the Island of Hawaii, recognized for its integration of cultural immersion and place-based research that leverages the island's extraordinary geological, biological, and cultural diversity. A comprehensive, regional campus within the ten-campus University of Hawaii system, UH Hilo offers high-quality undergraduate and select postgraduate education, with distinctive strengths in areas such as marine science, geology, astronomy, and Hawaiian language revitalization, while advancing research, scholarship, and creative activity that support community needs, environmental stewardship, Indigenous knowledge systems, and workforce development priorities for the State of Hawaii.

The University of Hawaii at Hilo Campus Security Department is firmly committed to ensuring a safe and secure environment for students, faculty, staff, and guests. The members of the Campus Security Department provide high-quality public safety services with a strong emphasis on customer service.

The Safety/Security Specialist (Emergency Operations and Environmental Health and Safety Specialist) manages and maintains comprehensive safety, compliance, and emergency preparedness programs for UH Hilo. This position leads campus emergency planning, exercises, and multi-agency liaison efforts to guarantee a safe and sustainable university environment.

• * Plans, coordinates, and maintains all occupational health, environmental safety and emergency management programs for the University of Hawaii at Hilo.
• * Administers specialized environmental health & safety programs including hazardous waste management, chemical hygiene, diver safety, ensuring compliance with federal, state, county, and other applicable statutes, codes, and regulations.
• * Collaborates with university departments to design, implement, and update the University’s Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP), Continuity of Operations Plan(s) (COOP), Crisis Communication Plan.
• * Facilitates safety training, tabletop drills, and full-scale exercises utilizing Incident Command System (ICS) standards to test plan efficacy.
• * Develops and manages the university’s Accident Prevention Program and conducts job hazard analysis.
• * Investigates campus incidents using workers’ compensation (WC‑1) and internal illness/injury reports (UH Form 29) to recommend corrective actions.
• * Conducts facility inspections, reviews campus safety standards, and prepares comprehensive written reports to enforce regulatory and enforcement activities.
• * Manages the procurement, testing, and servicing of the university life safety and including fire systems, extinguishers, AEDs and emergency phones.
• * Establishes, directs and maintains required programs and plans in the specialized areas of emergency management.
• * Establishes and provides training on the university’s Safety Lead program.
• * Serves as a Campus Security Authority under the Jeanne Clery Act and supports the preparation of the Annual Fire Safety and Security Report.
• * Serves as the primary liaison between Hawaii Civil Defense and the university.
• * Other duties as assigned.

• Possession of a baccalaureate degree in Environmental Science/Environmental Health, Industrial Hygiene, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, or Emergency Management; or related field and 4 years of progressively responsible professional experience with…