Environmental Health Specialist - EHS-General Safety & Fire Prevention

Minimum Qualifications: 

Bachelor's degree in an environmental, natural, or applied science, or related field and 1 year of related experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience relevant to the role may be considered for this position.

Preferred Qualifications: 

Bachelor's degree in an environmental, natural, or applied science, or related field and 3 years of related experience. One or more of the following licenses or certifications:

·        Certified Safety Professional (CSP)  

·        Certified industrial Hygienist (CIH)

·        Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM)  

·        Certified Fire Investigator (CFI)

Job Description: 

Provides professional knowledge and expertise in the operation and support of environmental, health, and safety programs in compliance with regulatory agencies, national guidelines, and institutional policies. 

 This position will be responsible for fire extinguishing systems Inspections, Testing, and Maintenance (ITM) along with supporting safe work permitting programs, construction quality assurance of installed safety systems, and other Life Safety programs such as fire drills, training, etc.

Job Duties:

·        Provides support for work process leader and team

·        Provides customer service interactions for the execution of programmatic deliverables. 

·        Produces required reports to leadership and assigned committees. 

·        Performs audits and inspections and provides recommendations to help reduce institutional risks.

·        Reviews and monitors safety process.

·        Develops and teaches environmental, health, and safety training courses.

·        Assists with regulatory inspections.

·        Performs customer consultations to identify and address environmental, health, and safety needs.

·        Establishes appropriate work procedures to ensure compliance with regulations and UTMB policies.

·        Respond to hazardous materials releases and other emergent conditions within the scope of training and experience. 

·        Maintains consistent quality of institutional safety procedures.

·        Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure. 

·        Performs related duties as required.

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities:

·     Intermediate knowledge in environmental health & safety regulations.

·     Ability to perform EHS site audits, inspections and routine surveys including tracking corrective actions, and monitoring results through the completion of the audit activities.

·     Ability to evaluate observed conditions and provide recommendations.

·     Ability to deliver safety training that has been identified for new and existing employees.

Working Environment:

·     Standard hospital, clinical, laboratory and/or office environments.

·     Potential exposure to hazardous conditions and/or materials. May involve strenuous activity such as walking, lifting, and moving of material. May require the use of personal protective equipment such as respiratory protection, chemical-resistant clothing, etc.

·     Standard office equipment and equipment used to ensure safe environmental levels.

·     May be required to achieve or maintain 24- or 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations certification according to 29 CFR 1910 requirements within the first 6 months of hire. 

·     Ability to use UTMB vehicles.

Work Schedule: 

Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm

Salary Range: 

Actual salary commensurate with experience.

Other:

Specific job requirements or physical location of some positions allocated to this classification, may render this position security sensitive, and thereby subject to the provisions of Section 51.215, Texas Education Code. Eligible for unescorted access to category 1 and category 2 quantities of radioactive material based upon Trustworthiness and Reliability determination (25 TAC §289.252/10 CFR Part 37).