Environmental Health & Safety Officer

Environmental Health and Safety Officer

The School of Science and Technology (SST) Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Officer will be responsible for developing a fully compliant environmental protection, health, and safety program focused on laboratory operation in the SST and the School of Nursing. Working closely with the Director of EHS for the college, the successful candidate will be responsible for health and safety relating to OSHA and Hazardous Communication (Right to Know), Laboratory Standard (Chemical Hygiene Plan), laboratory inspections, safety equipment, protective equipment, and staffing training.

In particular, the successful candidate will be responsible for (1) training on U.S. EPA and DNR Hazardous chemical waste, biohazards, spills, disposal, pick-ups, and managing documentations of all regulatory requirements for SST; (2) assisting faculty as needed in providing environmental, health, and safety classroom training for students; and (3) completing Purchase Orders for the chemical/biological wastes, fume hoods certification, and biological safety cabinets certifications.

Responsibilities include overseeing and managing a fully compliant environmental protection, health, and safety program focused on laboratory operations in the SST and the School of Nursing; overseeing and managing the chemical and biological hygiene plan; directing, training, and documenting all training for SST faculty and staff in OSHA requirements; assisting faculty in providing environmental, health, and safety classroom training for students;

managing the collection and storage of departmental chemical and biological wastes; performing the duties of building emergency manager for H1 and H2; supervising laboratory technicians responsible for managing EHS matters in building A and H; acting as the SST radiation safety officer; and working along faculty and other laboratory staff to test, calibrate, install, and perform routine inspection of laboratory safety equipment.

Required qualifications include a 4 year/Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Industrial Management, Biology, Chemistry, Physics or closely related field and 2+ years professional experience in the field. Preferred qualifications include a Graduate Degree and experience in an academic or industrial settings or state/federal positions.

The proposed salary range is $56,800 - $71,000; salary offer will be dependent on candidate’s experience and qualifications, internal equity considerations, budget availability, and salary administration guidelines.