Facilities and Infrastructure Safety Manager

Facilities and Infrastructure Safety Manager 🔍School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States New📁Health and Safety📅8 hours ago Post Date📅107734 Requisition #

The mission of the Office of Facilities Planning and Management (OFPM) in the School of Medicine is to plan for and manage the facilities needs of the School of Medicine community in the areas of facilities operations, capital planning and budgeting, projects from programming through occupancy, space inventory, and facility assets.

In the pursuit of this mission, the office of Safety & Emergency Management seeks a knowledgeable and proven Senior Health & Safety specialist to serve as our Facilities and Infrastructure Safety Manager who can perform the most complex technical work in a wide range of environmental, health, and safety disciplines to ensure a safe work environment and to achieve compliance with the university’s environmental, health and safety standards and governmental regulatory requirements. The role will manage EHS programs and advocate for regulatory compliance practices to achieve program excellence and continuous improvement. Success is measured through the integration of program goals into standard work practices in alignment with business goals and values. This position is a hybrid position, requiring 3-4 days a week onsite.

Responsibilities include

• Build / maintain a comprehensive Facilities Infrastructure Safety & Compliance Program that ensures that that the School of Medicine facilities are compliant with government regulations.
• Serve as the primary safety and code compliance point of contact for the Planning, Project Management, and Facilities Operations teams and conduct plan reviews to ensure building designs are compliant with Federal, State and Local regulations.
• Work with Facilities Operations team members to complete safety review of designated planned maintenance projects.
• Work with design teams to ensure safety and environmental compliance in renovations and build projects. Ensure best practices, University guidelines, and regulations are followed for securing equipment, hazardous materials storage and use, environmental processes, machine guarding, signage, etc. Apply advanced safety knowledge and innovative thinking to fold in new technologies and methodologies in lab research.
• Serve as the technical expert on building code and fire code.
• Partner with University and regulatory subject matter experts on building facility safety, laboratory design issues, and inspections and to ensure alignment with local policies and best practices.
• Serve as the technical expert on all fire code and building code compliance issues. Act as a liaison with Authorities having Jurisdiction as required.
• Work with teams in understanding local and regional long-term compliance practices and implementing new program developments.
• Apply advanced knowledge and forward-thinking practices to act on regulation changes and meet regulatory timelines.
• Perform internal audits to monitor program effectiveness and external government inspections, compliance follow-up, and reporting.
• Deliver accurate documentation and provide clear weekly communications with clients, team members, regulators and / or other stakeholders, which can be in the form of small and large group presentations, complex reports, spreadsheets, webinars, and webpage content. Work with a complex database to develop tools, which align internal inspection procedures and regulatory codes.
• Work with Facilities Operations, laboratory operations staff, and departmental management on resolving safety and environmental issues expeditiously and compliance challenges are fully remediated.
• As needed, respond expeditiously to accidents, injuries, illnesses, odor complaints, and hazardous materials spills and investigate mold and asbestos incidences including partnering with University subject matter experts and facilities operations for remediation. Prepare accident reports and communicate with affected employees and managers within assigned locations. Perform risk assessments and report results to clients and management.
• Provide guidance and safety training to facility, staff, and students to ensure understanding of compliance expectations and best practices. Training methodologies include webinars, classroom sessions, direct interactions, and web-based assignments.
• Ensure the safe evacuation of personnel in assigned buildings.
• Ensure timely and thorough delivery of work assignments. Prioritize and verify work project completions, incorporating process improvement practices to improve efficiency and expectations. Lead by example the use of personal protective equipment, safety awareness, and demonstrate strong behavioral competencies.
• Other duties may also be assigned.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS :

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED) :

Bachelor’s degree in arts / science in related allied / scientific field and seven years progressively responsible experience in occupational safety and health, emergency response / management, environmental science, and / or allied / scientific field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (REQUIRED) :

CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSES :

Must possess and maintain a valid California non-commercial Class C Driver’s License.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

WORKING CONDITIONS :

80dB TWA, allergens / biohazards / chemicals / asbestos, or heavy metals.

WORK STANDARDS :

The expected pay range for this position is $142,388 to $167,222 per annum.

Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.

At Stanford University, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive rewards package. The Cardinal at Work website ( https : / / cardinalatwork.stanford.edu / benefits-rewards ) provides detailed information on Stanford’s extensive range of benefits and rewards offered to employees. Specifics about the rewards package for this position may be discussed during the hiring process.

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact Stanford University Human Resources by submitting a contact form .

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

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.

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