Enviromental Safety Specialist - Environmental Health %26 Safety

• Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Safety Management or related field or equivalent experience is required.  
• Master’s degree in one of the above areas is preferred.
• A minimum of four (4) years of directly related professional experience in environmental health and safety programs including fire and life safety, laboratory safety, chemical hygiene, hazardous materials, biological safety and/or occupational safety.
• Any equivalent combination of related education and/or experience will be considered
• All qualifications must be met by the time of employment

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in oral and written format.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize a computer and software. 
• Demonstrated ability to understand and interpret federal, state, and local health and safety regulation and communicate quantitative and qualitative information.
• Demonstrated ability to use, interpret and apply appropriate regulations to the University environment.
• Demonstrated ability to be creative and to solve complex problems.
• Demonstrated ability to complete assigned tasks frequently in a very limited time frame. 
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with all levels of personnel within and out of the teaching, research and clinical setting, utilizing skills to negotiate, explain and persuade.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to a wide variety of work environments.
• Demonstrated ability to establish rapport and maintain a good working relationship with various local, state and federal regulatory agency personnel.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate and work effectively within project teams and committees.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and administrate assigned health and safety programs as necessary for University to maintain a safe and healthy environment to campus.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and reason logically and strategically. 
• Demonstrated ability to wear proper PPE, including, but not limited to, respiratory protection.