Environmental Health & Safety Manager

 

Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.

Bargaining Unit:

UUP

Job Summary:

The Department of Facilities Management and Development at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Environmental Health & Safety Manager / Associate Facilities Program Coordinator. The successful candidate will:

• Coordinate and generate all the required reports and certification as mandated by regulatory agencies.
• Act as the facility liaison with hazardous waste disposal companies, arranging for waste pick-up dates, supervising waste pick-up, etc.
• Oversee the University Hospital Pharmaceutical Waste and Controlled Substances Disposal Program, providing full-time support and guidance to staff.
• Effectively implement the Joint Commission Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Plan.
• Act as the facility liaison for biological safety cabinet and fume hood certification, maintenance and repairs.
• Regularly inspect campus facilities where hazardous waste is stored and evaluates compliance; tracks accumulation of satellite storage containers.
• Comply and maintain list of hazardous waste requiring disposal and organizes the waste for transport and disposal.
• Communicate the applicable requirements of legal mandates to faculty, managers and employees.
• Administer the Laboratory Training and Inspection program for all labs on campus.
• Investigate injuries and exposures within the laboratories.
• Investigate and respond to Indoor Air Quality complaints.
• Participate as team member for Environmental Safety Rounds throughout University Hospital.
• Participate as team member during IACUC and AAALAC inspections program.
• Coordinate, purchase and distribute personal protective equipment as it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic and other campus needs throughout academic facilities.
• Coordinate and conduct industrial hygiene and surveys utilizing testing equipment such as an indoor air quality monitor, digital pressure gauge, and microbial air sampler.
• Manage exposure monitoring in research and clinical laboratory settings.
• Administer hazardous waste, biosafety and chemical hygiene training for staff both in-person and via learning management system.
• Maintain purchase orders for exposure sampling, hazardous waste disposal, laboratory clean outs and decontamination, mold abatements and certification of biological safety cabinets and fume hoods.
• Participate as a volunteer member of the campus Emergency Response Team.
• Conduct Job Hazard Analyses (JHA) and PPE assessments as needed.
• Attend departmental meetings, professional development courses; participates in committees (Radiation Safety, Environment of Care, Institutional Biosafety) and hospital/campus activities, as directed Assists with emergency response and responds to spills and leaks and assess potential hazards, as needed. Initiate monitoring and laboratory analysis, as required.
• Coordinate or conduct, and update regulatory required environmental training of SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University staff, including but not limited to, hazardous/universal waste, Regulated Medical Waste, RCRA, DOT, Pharmaceutical Waste, SPCC, and spill kit clean-up.
• Assist in management of IBC coordinator in dual role between IBC and EH&S.
• Assist with budgetary matters, contract drafting, processing of requisitions and purchase orders as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Safety, Life Science, or Environmental Science.
• 5-years of related experience in environmental health and safety in Environmental/Industrial Hygiene, hazardous waste management, and research and clinical lab environments.
• US RCRA/DOT Certification.
• Be self-motivated, a proactive thinker, and customer service oriented.
• Ability to effectively work both independently and in a team environment.
• Demonstrate excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Possess great attention to detail.
• Ability to work with accuracy and efficiency, multi-task, prioritize duties and problem solve.
• Or, a satisfactory equivalent combination of experience, education and training to the above.