Executive Director: Environmental Health and Safety

Oregon State University is seeking a full-time Executive Director for the Department of Environmental Health and Safety. This role involves leadership and management of safety programs, ensuring compliance with regulations, and coordination with various university departments. The Executive Director will develop strategic plans, oversee staff, and enhance safety practices across the university. This position is based in Corvallis, OR, and is not remote.
Internal Job Number: P09090UF

Description:
The Department of Environmental Health and Safety is seeking an Executive Director. This is a full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position.

Reporting directly to the Senior Associate Vice President for Administration ( SAVPA ), the Executive Director of Environmental Health & Safety effectively provides leadership, development, and oversees the administration of the Environmental Health and Safety Department and continuously improves practices, programs, policies, and procedures to meet changing regulatory demands that govern safety and health requirements and compliance responsibilities of the University. This position provides strategic leadership of Environmental Health & Safety in accordance with the strategic plan and mission of the University. To meet this responsibility, the incumbent is required to maintain effective and consistent coordination with university administrators; the Division of Research and Innovation; Office, the Office of Audit, Risk and Compliance; the Office of General Counsel; and deans and directors across all OSU locations.

In addition, the Executive Director of Environmental Health & Safety is responsible for the operational management of the Environmental Health & Safety functional groups, which consist of Lab Safety, Hazardous Waste, Biological Safety, Radiation Safety, Chemical Hygiene, Occupational Safety, Environmental Resource Protection, and Fire and Life Safety. Environmental Health & Safety provides leadership for the University and is responsible for developing, implementing, and administering comprehensive environmental health and safety programs for the University. The incumbent will perform all duties inherent to the managerial role, including, but not limited to, leading and participating in hiring, training, evaluations, and discipline of EHS staff in accordance with OSU policies. The Executive Director of Environmental Health & Safety is further responsible for addressing key program issues and risks and developing appropriate strategic plans, procedures and guidelines to ensure compliance with University policies and legislative and regulatory compliance.

The Executive Director of Environmental Health & Safety has considerable latitude in judgment on decisions relating to university standards, policies, procedures, environmental health and safety programs related to university-wide business and programs to satisfy university needs under the general guidance of applicable statutes, rules, and regulations. This position will effectively and collaboratively recommend environmental health and safety best practices to university stakeholders to help minimize university risk and exposure. The Executive Director of Environmental Health & Safety contributes to the decisions that have significant, broad implications for the management and operations of the division and the overall strategy of the University.

This position maintains a key role in the adherence to, and success of the OSU Strategic Plan. The incumbent is responsible for the strategic, transformational and tactical leadership to the OSU community to ensure the University's safety program is incorporated into the development, operation, and success of the University. The incumbent must demonstrate a commitment to safety, fiscal responsibility, diversity, equity, inclusion, effective complex problem-solving and critical thinking to ensure academic, research, and administrative programs are supported.

Please visit https://savpa.oregonstate.edu/executive-director-environmental-health-and-safety-search for more information about the position.

Minimum Qualifications (Staff) / Guidelines (Faculty):

Typically requires Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or field related to assigned responsibilities.
5 years' experience in risk management, property and casualty insurance or related area.

Requirements :
• Bachelor's degree in Public Health/Occupational Health, Environmental Safety and Health, or other relevant field to the position.
• Eight (8) years of experience developing, implementing, leading and measuring the success of major programs in the field of Environmental Health and Safety.
• Eight (8) years of experience managing professional/technical and administrative staff including advanced skills in comprehensive personnel administration
• Advanced experience providing leadership to, and collaboration with, diverse constituencies and partners.
• Comprehensive and advanced knowledge and understanding of relevant technical requirements, logistics, materials, operations, policies, rules, regulations and compliance regulators in health and safety, environmental protection, and environmental health disciplines.
• Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills, including risk report and mitigation communication and presentations to leadership.
• Demonstrated abilities in fiscal/budget management, operational management
• Demonstrated capabilities in strategic planning, risk assessment and mitigation, process improvement, program design and development.

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

This position requires driving a university vehicle or a personal vehicle on behalf of the university; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a motor vehicle history check, possess and maintain a current, valid driver's license in their state of residence, be determined to be position qualified and self-report convictions as per University Policy 05-030.

An equitable, inclusive and diverse campus and curriculum are critical to the OSU educational mission. Therefore, Environmental Health and Safety is committed to enhancing equity, inclusion and diversity, including our capacity for ensuring the safety of all OSU personnel and students of all backgrounds. The incumbent must therefore demonstrate a commitment and ability to promote and enhance diversity, and an ongoing development of multicultural competence in working with a diverse OSU community of staff and students.

Type:
• Typical schedule is M-F 8am – 5pm; with some after-hours work during inclement weather, emergencies, or other University work curtailments or closures.
• This position supports essential functions of Environmental Health & Safety and the incumbent is expected to report to work during inclement weather, emergency and other University work curtailments or closures as needed.
• Work environment is varied and includes, but is not limited to shop, agricultural, field, office, animal facilities, industrial sites, laboratories, hazardous material storage facilities, or fresh water/marine settings.

Additional Salary Information: $135,000-$165,000