Hazardous Materials Specialist - Environmental Health & Safety

The department of Environmental Health & Safety at West Virginia University is currently accepting applications for a Hazardous Materials Specialist.

About the Opportunity

The Hazardous Materials Specialist will Design, develop policies, implement, and manage OSHA, EPA, and WVDEP compliance programs related to hazardous materials management on main campus in Morgantown, all regional campus locations, including our farms and any other areas being operated by the University.

We strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU offers generous benefits, including\:

• 37.5-hour work week
• 13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar)
• 24 annual leave (vacation) days per year (employee leave)
• 18 sick days per year (for when you’re ill, for when you need time to care for sick family, for your own, or your family’s, regularly scheduled medical appointments. Who is family for the purpose of this leave? A lot of people in your life including immediate relatives and in-laws as well as others considered to be members of your household living under the same roof)
• WVU offers a range of health insurance and other benefits
• 401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks. Looking for more retirement benefits information? Check out retirement health insurance benefits, retirement income, and FAQ’s.
• Wellness programs

What You'll Do

• Responsible for the administration of institutional policies with minimal supervision related to hazardous materials which may include Hazardous Waste Management, Chemical Emergency Preparedness & Response, Laboratory Safety, Hazard Communication, Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasures, Department of Homeland Security, etc.
• Set goals and provide supervision to Graduate Student employees. Acts in the absence of the Hazardous Material Manager as necessary.
• Provide program services, leadership, and options for decision making to institutional groups required to comply with program policies.
• Monitor, on a continuous basis, the activities and operations necessary for compliance, identify deficiencies, and provide written corrective measures to ensure program efficiency and effectiveness.
• Set goals to reduce incidents and abate hazards in collaboration with administrators, managers, Chemical Hygiene Officers, faculty, PI’s, etc.
• Remain current with hazardous material issues to assure WVU maintains is aware of emerging regulatory issues.
• Administer long-term strategies developed to reduce the adverse impact of environmental health and safety demands upon human and financial resources of the institution.
• Network with other professionals in local, state, federal, industrial, and academic institutions to benchmark programs to evaluate best practices.
• Correspond with regulatory agencies pertaining to hazardous materials activities.
• Respond to institutional emergencies.
• Provide safety & health related training as necessary to audiences that may include WVU staff, faculty, students and visitors.
• Assist Hazardous Materials Manager in overseeing contract vendors to assure the services are provided as stated in contract agreement.
• Responsible for other duties as requested and or assigned.
• Assist in the operation of all other Environmental Health and Safety programs as assigned