Safety & Resiliency Specialist

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in art/science in related field and five (5) plus years progressively responsible experience in occupational safety and health, emergency response/management, environmental science, industrial hygiene, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Job Skills and Qualifications:

• Excellent knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local codes and regulations. Ability to interpret specific requirements and university policies.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and motivate constituencies which could span multiple organizational boundaries.
• Demonstrated excellent planning, organizational and analytical skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills with the ability to cultivate professional and business partnerships. Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing with diverse audiences; ability to explain technical concepts clearly and concisely.
• Proficiency with standard desktop applications (word processing, spreadsheets, presentations) and relevant software.
• Relevant subject matter expertise.
• May require after hours response availability for emergency situations.

Competencies:

• Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations; ability to effectively collaborate with other LBRE units and University departments
• Communication Skills: Demonstrated ability to communicate orally and in writing, effectively conveying possible technical and/or regulatory information.
• Leadership Skills: Demonstrated ability to remain composed during emergency response situations and provide clear, decisive direction to the SRWC Operations team and SRWC campus population; demonstrated working experience in an Incident Command System (ICS) based emergency response structure
• Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
• Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures. Including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University’s Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu.

Stanford is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

CORE DUTIES

General

• Work under self-initiated direction to develop, implement, and maintain programs, systems, and procedures necessary to ensure the overall safety & health, resiliency and emergency preparedness of the SRWC Operations team and campus community
• Maintain communication with the SRWC Executive Director and SRWC Operations Team plus operational groups to address technical and/or logistical issues
• Act as lead technical expert, providing consultation and direction to the SRWC Operations team and campus community
• Act as compliance liaison representing SRWC to San Mateo County Environmental Health, CalOSHA, Bay Area Air Quality Management District and any other regulatory agency which has authority for programs under this position
• Act as liaison/member to key groups/committees, i.e., Infrastructure Safety & Security Committee, LBRE Resiliency & Response Committee and the Department Operations Center (DOC) Coordinators group
• Maintain program documentation and assessment reports, metrics, etc.
• May direct and/or supervise staff

Safety & Health Programs

• Conduct comprehensive, independent compliance assurance reviews of environmental, health, and safety policies and procedures; prepares accompanying management reports, documentation, and evaluations.
• Participate in developing, implementing, and managing hazard identification and correction programs such as the Job Safety Analysis, Pre-Task Planning, job briefings, and complex jobs requiring multi-party involvement.
• Perform field observations to ensure compliance with Cal/OSHA and SRWC Safety programs.
• Keep SRWC Executive director apprised of significant safety, emergency preparedness, regulatory and environmental compliance issues that exist or may be on the horizon
• Investigate accidents, incident and injuries; recommend preventative, corrective action(s) on the SU17 report form
• Perform ergonomic assessments upon request and/or in response to reported repetitive motion injuries

Resiliency, Emergency Preparedness & Response

• Maintain SRWC Operations and SRWC Campus Operations Center emergency preparedness and response planning, procedures and documentation
• Maintain and adjust the Campus Operations Center ICS structure to meet response needs
• Be able to assume command and branch level ICS positions
• Maintain currency of the Everbridge SRWC SUAlert segment; ensure accuracy of notification templates and membership of groups; ensure effective backup coverage for generation and sending of SRWC SUAlerts
• Plan and conduct quarterly emergency preparedness/response exercises for the SRWC Operations Team and SRWC campus population; coordinate with LBRE Safety Office and EH&S as warranted
• Conduct post-exercise, post-emergency debriefings
• Develop and maintain business continuity, resiliency planning for the SRWC Operations Team and supporting documentation
• Ensure effective resiliency planning for alternate coverage of mission critical tasks of the Safety & Resiliency Specialist
• Likewise, act as liaison to LBRE’s Safety Office Director and Stanford’s Environmental Health & Safety for technical direction as warranted and for assurance of consistency in application of compliance programs

Environmental Compliance

• Identify environmental compliance requirements, ensure compliance programs accordingly and maintain the currency of applicable permits, e.g., air permits for emergency generators, CUPA hazardous materials permit, etc.
• Ensure currency of hazardous materials inventory for SRWC campus
• Arrange for hazardous waste disposal as needed
• Ensure compliance with applicable CalOSHA requirements
• Oversee the hazardous waste and chemical storage and inventory for SRWC

*Other duties may also be assigned.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequently stand, sit, and perform desk-based computer tasks.
• Frequently use mobile devices (mobile phone, iPad, or similar), write by hand.
• Kneel, walk, crawl, climb ladders, reach/work above shoulder, twist/bend/stoop/squat, grasp lightly/fine manipulation, grasp forcefully, writing by hand, sort and file paperwork or parts, operate foot and/or hand controls, carry, push, and pull objects that weigh 40 pounds or more.

*Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job.

The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.