Special Projects Coordinator, Environment, Health and Safety

Position Summary

University Facilities Environment, Health & Safety Services (EH&S) is seeking a Special Projects Coordinator that will report directly to the EH&S Associate Director.

Key roles and responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to:

• Coordinate special projects for Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) Services for all three campuses.
• Self select and be assigned by the EH&S Director to key initiatives and projects required to maintain compliance with critical regulatory issues and promote EH&S programs to the campus.
• Maintain frequent oral and written communication with internal technical specialists representing a broad scope of EH&S disciplines and with key campus personnel representing many levels within the university organization and UB administrators.
• Independently recognize unsafe conditions and issues that place the University at risk of significant regulatory violations. Act accordingly to facilitate correction or otherwise address such findings.

Outstanding Benefits Package
Working at UB comes with benefits that exceed salary alone. There are personal rewards including comprehensive health and retirement plan options. We also focus on creating and sustaining a healthy mix of work, personal and academic pursuit – all in an effort to support your work-life effectiveness. Visit our benefits website to learn about our benefit packages .

About The University at Buffalo
The University at Buffalo (UB) is one of America’s leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo .

As an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, the University at Buffalo will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin and veteran or disability status.
Minimum Qualifications

• Associates, Bachelors or Advanced degree in Business, Information Technology, EH&S related discipline or a similar field.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in EH&S related work including information technology applications and business systems
• At least 2 years of experience with preparing performance metrics information
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Demonstrated customer service experience.
• Detailed knowledge and use of computer programs such as Word, Excel, Outlook, etc..

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 or more years of experience in performing EH&S functions in higher education or governmental environment
• 2 or more years of experience in using business systems related to EH&S, Emergency Management and/or Facilities Operations.
• Experience in Web Site design and maintenance
• 2 or more years of demonstrated experience working as a liaison to information technology specialists

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