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Environmental, Health, and Safety

The Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager plans, develops, and manages University policies for adhering to local, state, and federal environmental, health, and safety regulations. Manager responsibilities include providing environmental, health, and safety advice regarding facility, work area, and work procedure design and development; directing environmental policy and procedure manual preparation, maintenance, and updates; ensuring regulatory compliance; keeping abreast of legislation and regulations impacting the organization; ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget; acting as advisor to environmental, health, and safety engineering teams regarding projects, tasks, and operations.

• Provide leadership in the development and management of the University's Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) protection programs, inclusive of hazardous building material, hazardous waste, hazardous materials shipping programs, and other environmental protection programs
• Hire, train, supervise, and mentor assigned staff
• Service campuses, units, and colleges to meet program needs; provide updates and maintain communication with stakeholders at various levels to achieve desired results
• Manage EHS budgets and databases; track injury trends and share relevant information with leadership and affected units
• Oversee the University accident investigation program in coordination with Risk Management, Human Resources, and third-party workers compensation administrators
• Interpret federal and state regulations concerning EHS programs and compliance
• Audit and recommend changes/updates to programs and procedures, as appropriate; direct non-compliance/other EHS-related investigations; conduct root cause analysis; track, compile, and report findings; develop/recommend corrective action
• Review proposed legislation and regulations; recommend improvements; promote University resource and physical asset stewardship
• Represent the University during interactions with regulatory bodies including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Department of Labor (DOL), and Bureau of Workers Compensation (BWC)
• Develop overall safety training and hazard evaluation strategies for the University community

Level:

– Principal Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates awareness of broad issues and management trends. Applies exemplary management principles. Evaluates impact of policy and adjusts accordingly. Ensures appropriate skills are developed and maintained within team/unit. Realigns staff responsibilities to meet desired changes. Provides administrative and policy direction. Develops and articulates broad goals. Fosters collaboration between units. Engages in written and verbal communications that reach a university-wide and/or broad external audience. Develops and implements solutions to highly complex and often controversial problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees teams of other supervisors/managers
– Leads a business unit

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Plans, forecasts, develops, and/or approves budgets
– Typically has final signature authority for business unit

Problem Solving:

– Encounters highly varied and complex problems that may have a significant impact on multiple units and/or the University
– Regularly develops creative and/or novel approaches to resolve the most difficult problems
– Creates an environment that encourages imaginative solutions to problems

Independence of Action:

– Work results are not clearly defined and may be frequently changing
– Sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow
– Oversees completed work of others and is accountable for unit results
– Delegates advanced tasks to others and provides guidance to team members

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– May represent the University externally
– Collaborates closely with team members and other leaders across the University
– Communicates a compelling vision that inspires and motivates others

• Comp Grade – 17
• Minimum – $141,700.00
• MidPoint – $180,700.00
• Maximum – $219,600.00