Director, Environmental Health & Safety

The Opportunity:

The University of Central Florida's Environmental Health and Safety Office is seeking an experienced EH&S professional with proven leadership experience to serve as the Director. Reporting to the Vice President for Compliance, Ethics, and Risk this position is responsible for overseeing the university's Environmental Health and Safety Program (EH&S). This responsibility includes ensuring that the EH&S program is compliant with federal, state, and local requirements and for building a collaborative approach with stakeholders both internal and external to UCF.

The successful candidate will provide leadership to the department and ensure that the program aligns fully with the elements of an effective compliance program including appropriate monitoring and inspections, policies and procedures, training, communication, response to inquiries and incidents, and that appropriate corrective actions or improvements to safety on campus are implemented.

Responsibilities:

• Oversees the EH&S program, including the laboratory safety, chemical safety, radiation safety, environmental safety and biomedical safety programs, and ensures that the program is implemented to comply with applicable laws, regulations and policies and the elements of an effective compliance program.

• Manages the day-to-day activities of the EH&S department and units, including supervision of direct reports. The Director also manages the department within budget and forecasts future budgetary and resource needs for the department and university to meet applicable compliance regulations.

• Assesses environmental and laboratory risks for the university and provide appropriate recommendations for remediation.

• Serves as a resource and assists researchers, administrators and university leadership with regards to health and safety requirements and issues.

• Serves as the university's liaison to external regulatory agency personnel in the area of environmental health and safety.

• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's or Master's degree and 8+ years of relevant experience, including 3+ years of leadership experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience pursuant to Fla. Stat. 112.219.Click here for more information

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading an EH&S program at a higher education research institution.

• In-depth knowledge of federal, state, and local laws applicable to environmental and laboratory safety programs including biosafety, chemical safety, hazardous waste, laboratory safety, and environmental safety.

• Experience working with regulatory agencies.

• Ability to work collaboratively across an organization and build relationships.

• Excellent leadership and communication skills and the ability to address the needs of a complex research institution.

Additional Application Materials Required:

Please provide your cover letter in addition to your resume.

Special Instructions to the Applicants:

This position may require to work outside normal work hours to address the need of the university including special events and emergency response.

Are you ready to unleash YOUR potential?

As a next-generation public research university and Forbes-ranked top employer in Florida, we are a community of thinkers, doers, creators, innovators, healers, and leaders striving to create broader prosperity and help shape a better future. No matter what your role is, when you join Knight Nation, you'll play an integral role at one of the most impactful universities in the country. You'll be met with opportunities to connect and collaborate with talented faculty, staff, and students across 13 colleges and multiple campuses, engaging in impactful work that makes a positive difference. Your time at UCF will provide you with many meaningful opportunities to grow, you'll work alongside talented colleagues on complex projects that will challenge you and help you gain new skills and you'll have countless rewarding experiences that go well beyond a paycheck.

Working at UCF has its perks! UCF offers:

• Benefit packages, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending, and Employee Assistance Program

• Paid time off, including annual and sick time off and paid holidays

• Retirement savings options

• Employee discounts, including tickets to many Orlando attractions

• Education assistance

• Flexible work environment

• And more...For more benefits information, view theUCF Employee Benefits Guide.

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Unless explicitly stated on the job posting, it is UCF's expectation that an employee of UCF will reside in Florida as of the date the employment begins.

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