Senior Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University • Daytona Beach, FL

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About The Position

Embry-Riddle is seeking a Senior Environmental Health and Safety Specialist who brings technical depth, professional maturity, and a team-centered mindset to a campus environment that depends on collaboration, responsiveness, and strong relationships. This position serves as one of the university’s principal subject-matter experts in environmental compliance and hazardous materials management. It leads complex, high-impact regulatory programs, advises departments across the academic and operational spectrum, and strengthens ERAU’s long-term environmental and occupational safety strategy. Beyond the technical work, the role positively influences how safety and environmental stewardship are viewed and practiced across campus. The specialist helps reinforce a culture where people communicate openly, take responsibility for their work environments, support one another, and make decisions grounded in prevention. The ideal candidate is dependable, approachable, and able to connect with people in labs, shops, research areas, classrooms, facilities, and administrative offices. This is a position for someone who wants to lead through influence rather than authority, who is invested in raising the bar for environmental and safety performance, and who values working in a mission-driven academic community.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental health and safety, Occupational Safety, Risk Management, or a related field
• 3 to 5 years of experience in a similar role, ideally in manufacturing, higher education, or multi-campus settings
• Experience with environmental compliance, occupational safety programs, and risk management processes.
• Strong working knowledge of environmental and occupational safety regulations, with the ability to manage compliance programs across complex or multiple sites
• Experience in risk management strategies, including insurance considerations and claims coordination
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders
• Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional groups to achieve environmental and safety goals
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the capacity to manage multiple priorities
• Ability to adapt to changing operational needs while maintaining compliance and improving program performance.
• Valid driver’s license
• ASP,GSP, or CSP or obtain within one year of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in a relevant field
• HAZWOPER 40-hour certification
• Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) or Laser Safety (LSO)
• Experience with environmental reporting
• Experience working in higher education, research laboratories, or research-intensive environments

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior technical authority for environmental compliance and hazardous materials management
• Lead and manage complex regulatory programs, including hazardous waste operations, RCRA compliance, chemical management, and environmental reporting support.
• Develop program improvements, corrective actions, and long-term strategies to reduce risk and strengthen compliance across academic, research, and operational environments
• Collaborate with faculty, researchers, facilities teams, administrators, and students to foster shared ownership of environmental and occupational safety responsibilities
• Support and advise departments on risk reduction methods, incident prevention strategies, and best practices
• Build and maintain strong working relationships that improve communication, trust, and transparency
• Lead continuous improvement efforts that strengthen reporting practices, environmental stewardship, and campus-wide safety engagement
• Assist in evaluating environmental and safety risks, insurance considerations, and regulatory impacts across multiple operations
• Represent EHS in cross-functional initiatives, guiding stakeholders through technical requirements and practical solutions
• Reinforce a positive, prevention-focused culture through consistent, ethical, and reliable decision-making

Benefits

• Health Benefits: Experience comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with wellness programs that include preventive care and fitness memberships. Our flexible spending and health savings accounts simplify managing healthcare costs.
• Tuition Coverage: Get 100% tuition coverage for yourself for one undergraduate and one graduate degree, and discounted rates for your spouse and dependent children up to age 26.
• Retirement Contributions: ERAU contributes an annual 6% gift of your base salary to your retirement plan and offers a 4% matching contribution, with no vesting period.
• Generous Time Off: Generous Time Off: Relax with 18 days of personal leave in your first year. Enjoy 9+ paid holidays, including the day after Thanksgiving and the week between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees