UEM Occupational Safety Manager

Job Posting Title:

UEM Occupational Safety Manager

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Hiring Department:

Environmental Health and Safety

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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Flsa Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

General Notes

Environmental Health and Safety Services provides healthy and safe operations on campus, to protect students, faculty, staff and visitors, and to ensure protection of the environment.

Your skills will make a difference.

You’ll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will contribute to operational excellence and enhance the student experience. If you’re the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you’ll like working in our department and for UT Austin. UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:

• Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
• Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with employer matching funds
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities.
• Tuition assistance
• Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
• Free access to UT Austin’s libraries and museums with staff ID card
• Free rides on all UT shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card
• For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards.

For more information on Environmental Health and Safety, Visit the Environmental Health and Safety Website

Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employee without sponsorship.

Security sensitive; Criminal background check conducted on selected applicant. Hiring decision is contingent on applicant clearing check. This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code §51.215. Applications will be reviewed online by the hiring department.

Purpose

Oversees policy and procedure implementation to ensure a safe, compliant work environment at Utilities and Energy Management (UEM). Partners with managers to monitor safety compliance, identify issues, and provide guidance on maintaining regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Creates, manages, maintains, and improves occupational safety programs for Utilities and Energy Management. Coordinates with EHS on UEM needs to include incident response. Represents UEM in all campus-wide safety program efforts and updates UEM leadership with changes to existing programs or new initiatives from EHS.
• Conducts periodic safety and health walk-through inspections and assesses hazardousconditions for UEM spaces, reviews departmental incident reports, and performs incident investigations for causal factors. Performs periodic audits of the various programs, including but not limited to lockout/tagout, confined space entry, walking/working surfaces, and fall protection. Assist with cause analysis for operational events as assigned.
• Collect and manage a variety of incident related data, run metrics on trends, and distribute relevant information to UEM leadership. Develop tools/programs to leverage historical data to change trajectory of UEM safety and influence safety culture.
• Maintain the workplace safety team and serve as Technical Management advisor to safety committees. Coordinate and attend safety and training meetings for all department sections. Serve as liaison and coordinate with appropriate personnel on safety issues involving other departments.
• Provide leadership, initiative, direction, guidance and long term planning on occupational safety and health by evaluating practices, procedures and facilities to assess risk. Implement best practices and ensure effective allocation and use of related resources. Develops and implements innovative departmental metrics and goals that drive improvements in safety.
• Coordinate and conduct occupational safety and health training and new employee and contractor safety orientation training. 

Required Qualifications

Bachelors Degree in Occupational Safety and Health or related field, 8+ years of experience in the field of occupational safety and health, experience in an industrial setting.  Familiar w/OSHA programs, NESC and NEC rules. Ability to implement work processes to eliminate/reduce hazards and develop programs, training plans and workshops that promote occupational safety. Understanding of hazardous materials management and experience in accident investigations, root cause investigations, job hazard safety analysis, behavior-based programs, pre-task analysis, and the knowledge and skill to make determinations from investigative reports of workplace accidents. Experience in reporting and developing policies. Ability to communicate effectively and understands change management processes. Promotes a safe work environment, with ability to identify safety or environmental concerns and assist staff with correcting hazardous conditions. Ability to work individually as well as part of a team, establish and maintain effective working relationships with various groups, vendors, and coworkers. 

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Related master of science degree from an accredited University, Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), and 5+ years of safety experience in a utility/plant operations, chemical safety, industrial hygiene, environmental health, occupational safety programs, or a related field. Experience working in higher education environment. Indepth knowledge of OSHA, NFPA, ANSI guidelines and practices. CPR/AED certified. Trained and experienced in ThinkReliabilty Cause Mapping. Strong communication, planning, advisory, and process management skills. Demonstrated ability to manage a variety of tasks simultaneously and multiple deadlines. Ability to recognize health and safety needs of a utility service and energy provider and deliver based on these needs. Strong analytical skills in developing successful solutions to complex issues. Experience in implementing OSHA training programs. Experience in Asbestos and Lead Paint Abatement policies and work methods.

Salary Range

$92,000

Working Conditions

Environmental Demands:

• Uniforms and/or personal protection equipment (furnished)
• May work in all weather conditions
• May work in extreme temperatures
• May work around chemical fumes
• May work around standard office conditions
• May work around biohazards
• May work around chemicals
• May work around electrical and mechanical hazards

Physical Tasks:

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
• Use of manual dexterity
• Climbing of stairs
• Climbing of ladders
• Lifting and moving

Additional Working Conditions:

• May be required to work in confined spaces, manholes, tunnels, elevated work, extended shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Considerable walking, standing, squatting, stooping, and moving of heavy materials and equipment in all weather conditions.
• May be required to use of personal protective equipment (PPE) while performing duties.
• May be exposed to loud noise, high dust and allergen levels.
• May be required to lift up to 50lbs. Often required to twist, grasp, push, pull and bend.
• May be required to operate job related equipment.
• May be required to perform elevated work. Occasional work from ladders and/or scaffolds.
• May require tuberculosis screening and occasional use of a respirator.
• Drive University vehicles. Maintain acceptable driver rating as established in Policy: UTS157 Section 2.5.4.

Work Shift

• 40 Hour Work Week Schedule; Monday-Friday, work hours to be discussed with supervisor, after hours may be necessary in the event of an emergency.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left-hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.