IH Supervisor

UCSF • San Francisco, CA

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About The Position

The Industrial Hygiene (IH) Supervisor provides leadership, operational oversight, and advanced technical expertise for UCSF's clinical safety and industrial hygiene programs. Working under broad management direction, the incumbent supervises professional and technical staff responsible for delivering industrial hygiene services, establishes program priorities, ensures the quality and consistency of technical work, and supports staff development while advancing departmental and institutional safety objectives.

The IH Supervisor independently manages and performs a broad range of industrial hygiene services, including occupational exposure monitoring, indoor air quality investigations, hazard and risk assessments, local exhaust ventilation evaluations, accident investigations, respiratory protection activities, and other specialized industrial hygiene functions. In addition to directing the work of assigned staff, the incumbent personally performs complex technical assessments, investigations, and field activities when operational needs, staffing requirements, or the complexity of the issue warrant direct involvement.

The IH Supervisor prepares and reviews technical reports and communicates complex scientific and regulatory information to diverse audiences across UCSF Campus and UCSF Health. The position coordinates and performs Environment of Care audits in accordance with Joint Commission standards, requiring comprehensive knowledge of healthcare fire and life safety, infection prevention, hazardous materials management, emergency management, and related Environment of Care principles.

The IH Supervisor monitors compliance with applicable federal, state, local, and accreditation requirements and serves as an organizational liaison with regulatory agencies and other external stakeholders. The position develops practical solutions to complex occupational health and safety challenges through the application of professional expertise, sound judgment, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. The incumbent regularly represents Environmental Health & Safety at institutional committees, UC systemwide workgroups, professional organizations, and meetings with internal and external partners.

Requirements

• Advanced technical expertise in industrial hygiene.
• Experience supervising professional and technical staff.
• Knowledge of occupational exposure monitoring, indoor air quality investigations, hazard and risk assessments, local exhaust ventilation evaluations, accident investigations, and respiratory protection.
• Knowledge of healthcare fire and life safety, infection prevention, hazardous materials management, and emergency management.
• Knowledge of Joint Commission standards.
• Knowledge of applicable federal, state, local, and accreditation requirements.
• Ability to develop practical solutions to complex occupational health and safety challenges.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Professional expertise and sound judgment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a complex, multi-site academic health institution.
• Experience with biosafety, chemical safety, environmental protection, ergonomics, facilities safety, radiation and laser safety, hazardous materials management, spill response, food facility safety, personal protective equipment (PPE) selection, hazardous building materials, and hazardous waste management.

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, and monitors environmental and safety programs and policies.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety regulations.
• Ensures a safe workplace.
• Supervises EH&S professional and technical level staff engaged in monitoring, prevention, and implementing environmental health and safety programs.
• May oversee multiple scientific and technical disciplines, integrating criteria to meet compliance requirements.
• May recommend changes to department policies and practices.
• May serve on system-wide technical committees to develop subject area improvements or compliance.
• Provides leadership, operational oversight, and advanced technical expertise for clinical safety and industrial hygiene programs.
• Establishes program priorities.
• Ensures the quality and consistency of technical work.
• Supports staff development.
• Manages and performs a broad range of industrial hygiene services, including occupational exposure monitoring, indoor air quality investigations, hazard and risk assessments, local exhaust ventilation evaluations, accident investigations, respiratory protection activities, and other specialized industrial hygiene functions.
• Personally performs complex technical assessments, investigations, and field activities when operational needs, staffing requirements, or the complexity of the issue warrant direct involvement.
• Prepares and reviews technical reports.
• Communicates complex scientific and regulatory information to diverse audiences.
• Coordinates and performs Environment of Care audits in accordance with Joint Commission standards.
• Monitors compliance with applicable federal, state, local, and accreditation requirements.
• Serves as an organizational liaison with regulatory agencies and other external stakeholders.
• Develops practical solutions to complex occupational health and safety challenges.
• Represents Environmental Health & Safety at institutional committees, UC systemwide workgroups, professional organizations, and meetings with internal and external partners.

Benefits

• Comprehensive programs and services that support compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Enabling UCSF's mission of advancing health through research, education, and patient care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed