Safety Officer, Senior

Vanderbilt University • Nashville, TN

74d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Safety Officer is part of the Environmental Health, Safety, and Sustainability (EHSS) organization at Vanderbilt University. The Senior Safety Officer will support the Vanderbilt Community regarding all existing and developing aspects of the comprehensive university-wide EHSS program related to their field of expertise in Occupational Safety. Under the direction of an Assistant Director, the Senior Safety Officer will support the implementation of EHSS programmatic goals and initiatives primarily related to occupational safety programs in support of maintenance and operations, building services, grounds, powerhouse, various shops, and construction activities. This includes policy, program, and training development, safety auditing, and safety and health consultation. This position will also assist the Assistant Director with other occupational and campus safety programs and initiatives, including after-hours and weekend emergency response activities and occasional travel to network campuses and facilities across the U.S.. This position will assist in establishing and maintaining strong, collaborative relationships with Vanderbilt’s staff, faculty, students, and leadership and will identify additional ways to be of service and ensure customer satisfaction. They will support the success of a high-performing organization by helping to champion and drive efficiency and effectiveness using safety informatics and metrics, databases, software, and instructional technology.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in occupational safety and health or a related field is required.
• Ability to obtain professional certification is required.
• Minimum 5 years’ related work experience in occupational safety and health with a bachelor’s degree is required or 3 years with a master’s degree.
• Extensive knowledge of OSHA general industry and construction regulations is required.
• Ability to respond outside of normal working hours to emergencies as well as occasional travel to network campuses and facilities across the U.S.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to develop engaging online and in-person training materials, presentations, programmatic documents, procedures, and reports.
• Strong ability to deliver training and program-specific presentations in an efficient, effective, engaging, and innovative manner.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft and Adobe products such as TEAMS, PowerPoint, excel, and Word are necessary.
• Advanced data management, analytical, quantitative, technical, and problem-solving skills required.
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt is required.
• Ability to quickly and effectively respond to emergencies is required.
• Must have strong interpersonal communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to build and maintain effective respectful and working relationships in a service-oriented environment with a diverse range of people and understand their needs and goals.
• Exhibit sensitivity, tact, inclusion, and respect for diversity.
• Ability to work effectively with others as a team as opposed to working separately or competitively is necessary.
• Ability to understand and appreciate different and opposing perspectives on an issue is required.

Nice To Haves

• A master’s degree is preferred.
• Certified Safety Professional designation is preferred.
• Completion of OSHA 501 trainer course for occupational safety and health standards for general industry is preferred.
• Articulate, Oracle, Tableau, web programming, social media, or database skills a plus.
• Experience with EHS Assist software from Onsite Systems preferred.
• Ability to successfully plan and execute multi-task and multi-project requirements and deliverables to meet objectives and deadlines strongly preferred.
• May supervise student interns.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain training modules, educational materials, and job aides based on the latest standards of practice endorsed by Vanderbilt University.
• Deliver live trainings as needed.
• Contribute to the development of policy and procedural documents intended to address existing and emerging EHSS safety and security needs.
• Develop and implement safety programs in accordance with all relevant OSHA and TN OSHA requirements.
• Job hazard analysis development for job tasks, prioritizing high risk/high frequency work.
• Support and facilitate maintenance, building services, and other Facilities staff-focused Safety Committees.
• Investigating employee injuries and near-miss incidents to determine corrective actions.
• Performing worksite inspections to ensure a safe work environment.
• Maintain a budget for safety costs related to their customer base.
• Assist the Assistant Director with other occupational and campus safety programs and initiatives including after-hours, weekend, and holiday emergency response activities.
• Adhere to service standards to meet customer and administrative expectations.
• Drive efficiency and effectiveness using safety informatics and metrics, databases, software and instructional technology.
• Additional job responsibilities as needed and specific to area of expertise and focus in EHSS.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior