DutiesStatement of Duties and Responsibilities:
The Assistant Vice President for EH&S is a member of the Vice President for Business Affairs executive leadership team, responsible for the development, implementation, monitoring, and review of safety management systems, to ensure the safety of staff, students, visitors and contractors, in line with current regulations and University policy. Job requirements include, but are not limited to:
Leadership and Program Success:
• Maintains a regular communications pathway across the university, including with critical stakeholders that benefit from the Environmental Health and Safety Office (EH&S) activities such as emergency response, Risk Management, Campus Services and Research.
• Organize and direct safety committees for campus activities to discuss protocol submissions, incidents, near-miss events, after-action reports and necessary corrective actions, policy development and ideas for continual improvement.
• Manages a Lesson Learned program that analyzes events, determining root causes, contributing factors, corrective actions, and communications to preclude recurrence for incidents, and encourage recurrence for positive lessons.
• Develops, maintains, and trains EH&S staff in the skills necessary to provide quality safety services to constituent organizations within the University.
• Oversees EH&S team conformance with chemical safety, physical/life/fire safety, and emergency procedures, and ensures a regulatory compliant program.
• Manages staff comprised of Directors and/or Assistant Directors, Safety Managers, Emergency Management Coordinator and Safety Specialists, performing Industrial Hygiene, Waste Management, Environmental Programs oversight, Workers’ Compensation program, Occupational Health and Safety specialties, Emergency Management Plan development and exercising, and Occupational Health Program implementation.
• Interacts with outside vendors, service providers, and emergency support staff.
• As needed, interacts with UTEP Police Department, Emergency Operations.
• Acts as a principal liaison with faculty, staff and visitors to ensure overall compliance with State and Federal agencies.
• Collaborates with the Facilities Occupational Safety Coordinator and Directors periodically to determine areas of required assistance (e.g., industrial hygiene, construction safety oversight) that may be provided by EH&S staff.
Administrative Leadership
• serve as an active member of the Vice President's Executive Leadership Team;
• Organizes to conduct facility, laboratory, and equipment inspections to ensure a safe working environment and compliance with safety and environmental rules and standards. Provides quality staffing for routine and follow-up safety and hazard inspections of University facilities, laboratory inspections, fume hood performance evaluations, and support the Fire & Life Safety Program by facilitating fire alarm drills, building fire safety inspections, and fire extinguisher and fire prevention training.
• Plan, design, implement and maintain University wide safety training programs for staff, faculty, and student workers. Responsible for maintenance and upkeep of all University and employee safety training records.
• Organizes to conduct environmental inspections of buildings and grounds to ensure regulatory compliance as mandated by local, state, and federal agencies.
• Oversees performance of investigations of incidents/accidents. Considers analyses offered for incident/accident reports for trends. Selects corrective actions and policies to mitigate risks recognized.
• Responsible for the University Workers' Compensation program.
• Organizes teams to respond to emergency situations involving hazardous materials, fire and smoke incidents, and chemical spills.
• Plans and structures staff to implement, coordinate and maintain the Hazardous Waste Management Program.
• Plans and structures staff to implement, coordinate and maintain environmental and hazardous materials programs that ensure compliance with Federal and State regulatory requirements. Oversee preparation of appropriate reports, permit applications, and/or inspection results as required by the regulations. Programs include, but are not limited to hazardous waste, hazardous materials shipping, petroleum storage tanks, etc.
• Plans and structures staff to implement, coordinate and maintain Emergency Management Program. This includes but is not limited to direction of or assuming the role of Emergency Management Coordinator for any drills or actual emergencies, attending training as required by FEMA, DHS, or the UT System, and working in coordination with the University Police Department to conduct an emergency drill annually.
• Coordinate with the University Police Department in the planning and supervision of the Emergency Response Team program. Provide training for response team members. Ensure personal protective equipment provides appropriate level of protection. Submit appropriate reports as required by the regulations. Provide 24-hour emergency response either in person or through the campus emergency/on-call personnel. In coordination with the University Police Department, conduct a mock drill at least once every year.
• Maintains familiarity with required State and Federal regulations, codes, monthly and annual reports, and any changes in procedures, assists in interpretation of Safety rules, regulations and standards.
• Work with University Compliance Officer to ensure all University rule and procedure documentation is current and available.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Organize staffing to respond to emergency situations during or after hours for the purpose of resolving immediate safety/security concerns.
Minimum EducationBachelor’s degree required in Science/Engineering, environmental health and physical/biological science;
Preferred Education• Master’s degree preferred
Minimum QualificationsTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Preferred Qualifications• Knowledge of work place safety, health, and environmental laws and regulations, e.g., OSHA, EPA, DOT, DHHS, DEA
• Knowledge of environmental health and safety resources, e.g., National Safety Council, NIOSH, NFPA, ASSP
• Knowledge of laboratory safe practices and Texas regulatory standards governing safety
• Skill in developing EH&S staff to effectively deliver training programs to diverse constituents
• Ability to supervise managerial employees, contractors, and safety related projects effectively
• Demonstrated leadership abilities
• a record of professional success, and compelling leadership skills that are collaborative and inclusive;
• the highest level of integrity, accountability, and trustworthiness;
• the ability to foster an empowered, inspired, and positive culture for staff;
• a sense of urgency and a clear set of priorities with the ability to adapt to changing circumstances; ability to function effectively under crisis conditions, compliance deadlines. Oversee work with hazardous material, e.g. hazardous waste.
• a creative approach to problem solving and the ability to take advantage of emerging opportunities;
• outstanding interpersonal skills and political savvy, with the ability to navigate a complex environment and understand and relate effectively with diverse constituents;
• a progressive track record of successes as an effective leader with expertise in personnel management, strategic planning, and program accountability; and
• excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate in a clear, consistent, and transparent manner to create shared goals and understanding.
• Professional certification by a safety or public health-related organization (Preference for CSP, CIH).
AboutThe University of Texas at El Paso is one of the largest and most successful Hispanic-serving institutions in the country, with a student body that is over 80% Hispanic. It enrolls nearly 25,000 students in 166 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs in 10 colleges and schools. With more than $100 million in total annual research expenditures, UTEP is ranked in the top 5% of research institutions nationally and fifth in Texas for federal research expenditures at public universities.
LocationEl Paso
Job Code — 5702
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https://www.utep.edu/human-resources/services/employment/staff-employment.htmlThe University of Texas at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or sexual orientation and gender in employment or the provision of services in accordance with state and federal law. Discrimination on the basis of sex includes an employee’s or prospective employee’s right to be free from sexual harassment under Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972.
