Assistant Director - Environment, Health and Safety

Assistant Director - Environment, Health and Safety

The Environmental, Health and Safety Assistant Director plays a critical role in supporting safe and compliant campus operations. The individual will be responsible for a wide spectrum of Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) compliance related program areas in support of the EHS department's mission to :

• Provide a safe campus learning and work environment
• Ensure a process of regulatory compliance
• Minimize future potential liabilities
• Protect and enhance SCU's reputation

The Environmental, Health and Safety Assistant Director may provide work direction to shared EHS Staff. Reporting to the Sr. Director of EHS, this position will manage those EHS programs that support the Campus' facilities operations, including managing up to three direct reports. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that campus operations are compliant with all regulatory requirements and best practices.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The items below are representative of the knowledge, skills, abilities, education, and experience required or preferred.

This position requires the ability to effectively establish and maintain cooperative working relationships within a diverse multicultural environment and to promote and contribute to an inclusive and respectful workplace.

Ability to develop and maintain strong collaborative and professional relationships with a diverse range of customers consisting of faculty, staff and students while actively promoting a culture of safety. Ability to make sound judgements and respond to emergency situations in a calm manner. Ability to proactively engage with stakeholders to understand and anticipate change, address concerns and provide solutions. Ability to promote EHS initiatives with enthusiasm and using excellent written and verbal communication skills. Comfortable training and making presentations to faculty, staff and students. Ability to self-initiate activities and work within timelines. Must be flexible and able to adapt to changing organizational needs. Ability to work independently with minimal direction. Ability to effectively influence contractors and enforce requirements associated with contractor safety programs. Advanced knowledge and skills in the use of Microsoft Office Suite (Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and comfort using web-based applications. Experience in preparing, updating and drafting policies, procedures and guidelines and developing content for training and outreach. Highly collaborative and capable of influencing senior management and uniting peers and customers from all functional areas in driving EHS priorities forward. Shall have a valid non-commercial Driver's License.

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, the California Fair Employment & Housing Act, and all other applicable laws, SCU provides reasonable accommodations for qualified persons with disabilities. A qualified individual is a person who meets skill, experience, education, or other requirements of the position, and who can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

The work environment characteristics described below are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.