Safety and Health Program Consultant

About Us:

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is a trusted leader and environmental steward using innovation, quality service and public involvement to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all Ohioans.

Ohio EPA's goal is to protect the environment and public health by ensuring compliance with environmental laws and demonstrating leadership in environmental stewardship.

What We Need:

Safety and Health Program Consultant

What We Do:

At Ohio EPA, our primary goal is to protect the environment and public health. We do this by ensuring compliance with federal and state environmental laws.

What we need YOU to do:

Ohio EPA wants you to join our team as a safety and health program consultant with the Office of Human Resources (HR) at our Central Office in Columbus.

Have a passion for promoting a culture of safety? Us, too!

In this role, you’ll be our lead person for establishing and managing the agency’s safety and environmental health programs that keep staff compliant with the Public Employee Risk Reduction Program (PERRP) and applicable state and local regulations.

You’ll work to promote a strong culture of safety and wellness within the agency. This includes reviewing existing practices and keeping detailed records of all safety activities and incidents to ensure we’re compliant and effective. You’ll enroll and advise employees regarding health benefits and monitor workers’ compensation.

Your education and experience with safety and environmental health matters are key to developing and managing effective initiatives and standard operating policies including our crisis management and emergency response plans.

You’ll oversee essential training programs like Respiratory Protection and HAZMAT/OSHA HAZWOPER and training programs that promote safety awareness, best practices, and requirements including the agency’s CPR and First Aid training efforts.

You’ll act as Chemical Hygiene Officer and provide expert consultation to various agency teams including Radiation Assessment, Special Investigations Unit, and the Office of Emergency Response.

Let’s run it back.

• Plan and manage the agency’s environmental health & safety programs.
• Develop and implement the agency’s crisis management and emergency response plans.
• Enroll and advise employees regarding health benefits and track and monitor workers’ compensation.
• Provide technical expertise to HR senior staff in developing agency-wide policies.

If this sounds like a great fit for your skillset, apply today!

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At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

24 mos. exp. in fire safety, safety, health & building codes & laws & regulations pertaining to developmental centers & community facility operations (e.g., OSHA, Ohio Fire Code, Life Safety Code, Industrial Commission); 1 course in management or 3 mos. exp. in managerial or supervisory capacity; 1 course in statistics or 3 mos. exp. in application of statistical analysis; 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in public relations; 3 mos. trg. or 3 mos. exp. in interviewing principles & techniques or investigative procedures & techniques; 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in preparing & delivering on-job training or education presentations; valid driver's license. 

-Or completion of undergraduate core program in business administration/management & human resources or management sciences; 1 course in statistics or 3 mos. exp. in application of statistical analysis; 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in public relations; 3 mos. trg. or 3 mos. exp. in interviewing principles & techniques or investigative procedures & techniques; 3 mos. supervisory exp.; 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in preparing & delivering on-job training or educational presentations; valid driver's license. 

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above. 

Job Skills: Occupational Safety

• Technical Skills: Human Resources and Occupational Safety
• Professional Skills: Problem Solving, Decision Making, Developing Others, Teamwork
• Office of Human Resources, Central Office- 50 W. Town Street, Columbus, OH. 43215

All answers to supplemental questions must be supported by the work experience/education provided on your application.  Attachments will not be accepted for this posting.

Official educational transcripts are required for post-high school educational accomplishments, coursework or degrees claimed on the application. Applicants will be required to submit an official transcript if they are selected for the position. Current Ohio EPA employees may be required to provide official educational transcripts.

Background Check: The final candidate selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check.  Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position.  An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

 ADA Statement: The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is committed to providing access, equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact the Office of Human Resources at 614-644-2100 prior to testing or interviewing.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.