Environmental Safety Specialist II

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Job Posting Title: Environmental Safety Specialist II ---- Hiring Department: Environmental Health and Safety ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ---- FLSA Status: Non-Exempt from FLSA ---- Earliest Start Date: Immediately ---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue ---- Location: AUSTIN, TX ---- 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 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. This position provides for work-life balance with typically a 40-hours work week that includes flexible work arrangements. The current schedule requires the employee to work on the UT Austin campus 2 days per week. Security sensitive; three-year driving record and criminal background check conducted on selected applicant. Hiring decision is contingent on applicant clearing check. Purpose To provide professional knowledge and expertise in the operation and support of environmental programs in compliance with regulatory agency guidelines and institutional policies. Responsibilities Conduct inspections, monitoring, training, and testing of various sites to ensure compliance with the permit requirements of the university’s storm water, wastewater, SPCC, PSTs/USTs and other environmental programs. Inspection frequency is determined by the senior staff and in accordance with permit requirements. Attend seminars and workshops to gain and maintain knowledge for environmental programs. Conduct/present environmental training for institutional employees and students. Assume a lead role in providing support and expertise to construction project teams regarding environmental programs and regulatory requirements to ensure the projects meet all environmental requirements. Attend construction progress meetings and communicate frequently and effectively with EHS staff and project teams. Reviews design documents for compliance with environmental requirements and provide comments and feedback. Review, provide comments, and approve construction Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans as needed. Coordinate with environmental programs manager and team members to provide environmental compliance services to construction projects. Maintain program compliance reporting systems identifying and developing both corrective action and appropriate training for areas found to be deficient. Communicate effectively and in a timely manner with stakeholders across UT Austin main campus and satellite locations in order to maintain compliance. Document corrective actions as needed. Assist in the development of standard operating procedures and other written guidelines. Collect environmental samples for wastewater and storm water as required. Test, inspect and calibrate equipment as needed. Review and perform quality control of analytical results. Assist in the preparation of reports as required by permits and determined by senior staff. Respond to environmental complaints and problems including hazardous and non-hazardous spills, odors and contamination. Analyze cause of incidents and impacts to environment, personnel and facility safety and report findings to management. Lead responder for environmental incidents at construction sites, including hazardous and non-hazardous spills. Assist in the scheduling and monitoring of services for pretreatment devices and disposal of non-hazardous waste streams, including grease, grit, mud, and oil-water units. Ensure waste profiles are current. Inspect pre-treatment units as needed. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in environmental science, engineering, a natural science, industrial hygiene, or a related field. Class "C" Driver License. Applicant selected must provide a current three year Driving Record from the current state of residence. If not currently a Texas resident, must obtain a Texas Driver's License within 30 days after entering Texas as a new resident. Candidate must have at least 2 years of experience with a Bachelor's degree or a Master's degree. Candidates must possess working experience with the following competencies: accuracy and attention to detail, effective communication, initiative, interpersonal relationships, problem solving and service excellence. Candidates must possess a basic understanding of critical thinking and decision making. Relevan