Senior Laboratory Safety Specialist III

Job Posting Title:

Senior Laboratory Safety Specialist III

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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:

Non-Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Oct 01, 2023

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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 8% 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

Play a key role in UT Austin's "What starts here changes the world" facilitating safe research, influencing faculty, staff, and students. Work within the varied and multifaceted EHS Group where no two days are alike. Utilize knowledge of laboratory practices, chemistry, and safety principles to be an ambassador for environmental health and safety in high hazard laboratories. Build relationships with Principal Investigators and their lab staff to become an asset for changing safety culture.  Be a significant contributor during incident investigations or emergency responses (which involve chemicals) and key in mitigation of hazardous materials risks.  Assist with inspections of laboratories including all classified as high hazard and other special projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional knowledge and expertise in the operation and support of safety programs and ensure compliance with regulatory agency guidelines and institutional policies. Responsible for the coordination and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure a safe and healthy working environment. Coordinates and oversees inspections and monitors and evaluates health and safety issues. Evaluates and interprets results to advise management regarding necessary corrective actions. Enters data into the EHSA database, updates inspection and training records. Performs semi-annual follow-up visits of Lab Hazard Level 3 labs. Manages the EHS-LabSafety email account.  
• Performs incident response and accident investigations and completes necessary reports. Meets with lab personnel to provide recommendations to prevent re-occurrence of incidents. Provides expertise for other safety specialists on hazardous chemical incidents.
• Consults directly with faculty, committee members, contractors, and regulatory agencies to interpret and to ensure compliance with