Boston College Introduction
Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.
Job Description
The Director, Environmental Health & Safety reports to the Executive Director, Public Safety & Chief of Police and will lead the University’s comprehensive campus environmental health and safety program through effective communication and collaboration with leadership across campus, including the Financial Vice President and Treasurer, Offices of the Executive Vice President, Provost, Vice Provost for Research, Vice President for Facilities, and General Counsel with a service-oriented approach toward students, faculty, staff and visitors.
Key program management and advisory areas of responsibility will include: laboratory safety; management of environmental compliance areas; oversight of worker safety programs under OSHA, including the employee safety training program; fire safety and fire prevention; support to the University AED program; and oversight of contract and services for management and disposal of hazardous chemical waste, biohazardous wastes, electronic wastes, and universal wastes.
The EH&S Director will also manage a professional team and work with partners across campus on evaluation, prevention, mitigation and or abatement of existing or potential environmental health and safety issues; establish programs, policies, and procedures to facilitate compliance with all applicable University, local, state, and federal codes and regulations; and monitor emerging regulations that may affect University operations. In addition, the Director will develop strategies for effective communication with the Boston College community, outside agencies and other stakeholders and advise and provide technical guidance to the community on EH&S matters.
Full-Time Equivalent Hiring Range: $153,600 to $192,000; salary commensurate with relevant experience.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in an area related to environmental science/health, environmental/civil engineering, safety, chemistry, or biology. Master’s degree preferred.
Seven years of progressively increasing management, supervisory and budgetary experience necessary, preferably in an academic or research setting; and in depth knowledge of applicable EH&S laws, regulations, nationally recognized standards, guidelines, and best practices.
Strong meeting facilitation, communication, project management and organizational skills.
Ability to foster trust and build interpersonal relationships; lead committees and provide background information and effectively advocate for and escalate issues or needs related to EH&S.
Closing Statement
Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:
Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.
Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity.
Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination.
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