Environmental Specialist

Overview

Environmental Specialist

Foothill‑De Anza Community College District

Salary: $8,161.75 - $10,937.50 Monthly

Job Type: Full Time - Classified

Job Number: R05241

Location: District, CA

Department: Environmental Health & Safety

Bargaining Unit: CSEA

Closing: Continuous

Under general supervision, performs a variety of technical duties to ensure a comprehensive compliance program on multiple campuses for the management of all related environmental programs and issues.

• Manage the numerous aspects of campus wide environmental programs. Write technical documents and annual updates, such as the Hazardous Materials Business Plans (HMBPs), including uploads using CERS.
• Prepare periodic regulatory reports for areas such as E‑waste, annual hazardous waste, air quality, industrial waste and Closure reports.
• Work with various agencies (Bay Area Quality Management District, California Integrated Water Management Board, Department of Environmental Health, Department of Health Services, etc.) to maintain environmental compliance.
• Participate in inspections on the campuses that store hazardous materials and waste; advise how the areas should be maintained; define areas of improvement to meet district standards.
• Maintain detailed records with the highest level of record‑keeping accuracy on training, manifests, universal waste management, and other environmental programs.
• Participate in the Closure process of defining residue waste in any area for re-utilization. Continue with the process through the closure plan, remedial activities, analytical verification of cleanup standards and final report editing.
• Perform waste determinations directly or with third‑party consultants for environmental sampling; interpret and report analysis to agencies.
• Coordinate and perform data management for tracking all Universal Waste and Electronic Waste generated from all campus locations.
• Manage, sign, and track all outgoing Hazardous Waste Manifests and associated annual DTSC manifest reporting.
• Partner with campus departments, specifically Plant Services, to verify that essential changes, modifications or improvements are made to environmental standards.
• Develop environmental programs and training including online and conduct training through direct instruction or by hands‑on demonstration; answer technical questions; and demonstrate the application of environmental rules.
• Communicate effectively to the campus staff in a manner to enhance environmental compliance.
• Perform HAZMAT/Waste inspections; maintain logs and spreadsheets of findings, share records with staff for instruction and progressive improvement.
• Respond to immediate environmental and/or operational concerns, and spills for the purpose of taking appropriate action to resolve immediate safety issues and to maintain a functional educational environment; provide reports on activities as requested by departmental administrator.
• Safeguard district property; adhere to all federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding environmental safety issues.
• Attend and participate in District and/or College provided training or information sessions; incorporate new information or technology into existing job duties.
• Use safety equipment, supplies, and procedures to perform job duties, as required.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Federal, state and local rules and regulations pertaining to the district‑wide environmental compliance programs.
• Inspection protocols and regulatory interface with agency inspectors.
• Chemistry and comprehensive industrial hygiene.
• Waste characteristics and waste determinations, familiarity with waste profiles.
• Technical knowledge tempered with the ability to explain each compliance aspect.

• Demonstrate understanding of, sensitivity to, and respect for the diverse academic, socio‑economic, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds, disability, and sexual orientation of community college students, faculty and staff.
• Interpret, apply and explain rules, regulations, policies and procedures (such as the application of the Hazardous Materials Business Plan, Permitting Requirements,…