Director of Environmental Health & Safety at Oregon Tech in Klamath Falls, Oregon

Posted in Other 8 days ago.

Type: full-time





Job Description:

Position Information:
Position Type Administrative
Working Title Director of Environmental Health and Safety
Classification Title Director
College/Division Finance and Administration
Department Environmental Health/Safety
Salary Range $95,000 - $100,000
Work Location Klamath Falls, OR
Position Terms/Mo 12 months, annually
Full/Part time Full Time
Appointment FTE (%) 100%
Exempt/Non-Exempt Exempt
Posting Link Oregon Institute of Technology Portal | Director of Environmental Health and Safety

Position Summary:

The Director of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) is a key leadership position within Resilience, Emergency Management and Safety (REMS). This position is responsible for managing the university's environmental health and safety portfolio ensuring compliance with applicable regulations and implementing practices to mitigate safety-related risks. The Director - EHS routinely collaborates with stakeholders to develop a sustainable culture of regulatory compliance, resilience, risk mitigation and safety.

The Director - EHS manages assigned budgets, personnel, programs and resources. This position is responsible for conducting strategic planning, developing programs and services, and advancing the concept of organizational resilience throughout the university. The position is accountable for safety programs and services across the university to include the Klamath Falls, Portland-Metro and Scappoose campuses. This position serves as a standing member on the university's Radiation Safety Committee and Safety Commission.

Required Qualifications:

  • A Bachelor's degree and three (3) or more years of relevant professional experience in risk or safety management.
  • Demonstrated experience in successfully managing safety-related regulatory compliance and/or safety-risk mitigation functions.
  • Ability to effectively multi-task, capable of balancing competing priorities resulting in successful outcomes.
  • Sound critical thinking skills, with proven ability to use data to support complex decision-making.
  • Exceptional communication skills, both written and oral.
  • Ability to effectively and respectfully work, communicate, and collaborate in diverse, multicultural, and inclusive settings
  • Ability and willingness to respond to incidents after hours, and maintain 24-hour availability via a wireless device capable of voice and data communications.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

The initial review of applications will take place on March 24, 2025. Applications will continue to be accepted after the initial review date until a sufficient applicant pool has been achieved or the
position is filled. Therefore, at the discretion of the University, materials received after the initial
review date may not receive full consideration.

To apply, please visit: Oregon Institute of Technology Portal | Director of Environmental Health and Safety

Then, upload the following elements to your application:

Required Documents

  • Resume
  • Cover Letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position.
  • License/Certification - this includes certification and training records related to professional work within the risk management and/or safety management fields.

Optional Documents

  • Transcripts (Unofficial)
  • Media File
  • Portfolio
  • Professional References List
  • Other Document

Departmental Information:

Resilience, Emergency Management and Safety (REMS) provides strategic leadership over the university's business continuity, campus safety, emergency management, environmental health and safety, parking and radiation safety portfolio. The department collaborates with key stakeholders to build organizational and individual resilience to adverse events, business disruptions, emergencies, hazardous environmental conditions, public safety incidents and safety risks.

Campus Safety leads the university's parking and public safety programs, and related services. In Klamath Falls, Campus Safety conducts preventative patrols, responds to incidents and service requests, engages in community-oriented problem-solving and enforces laws, rules and regulations. Campus Safety routinely engages all campuses in community awareness and outreach activities using crime prevention assessments, crime analysis and reporting, event tabling, group training sessions and similar functions.

In conjunction with its campus and community partners, Business Continuity and Emergency Management provides plans and procedures; conducts training, drills and exercises; and offers resources to support campus-wide readiness against all-hazards and threats. Through awareness programs, consultation services, inspections, training and written guidance Environmental Health and Safety continuously shapes a sustainable culture of regulatory compliance, risk mitigation and safety.

https://www.oit.edu/rems

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