Senior Industrial Hygiene Specialist
Oakland, CA 
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Posted 21 days ago
Job Description
The full salary range for the Senior Industrial Hygiene Specialist is $71,100.00 - $128,700.00 annually. However, the expected pay scale for this position is $71,100 - $99,900. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs. Additionally, this position is eligible for a hiring bonus.

Under the general direction of the Industrial Hygiene Program Manager, the Senior Industrial Hygiene Specialist applies professional knowledge and expertise in the day to day management of various industrial hygiene programs, including (but not limited to): Respiratory Protection, Fume Hood and Local Exhaust Ventilation Testing, Asbestos bulk testing, air sampling, and project oversight, Lead testing, clearance sampling, and project oversite, Water Intrusion and Mold Response, Hearing Conservation, Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ), Substance Specific Exposure Monitoring, Industrial Hygiene Equipment Maintenance and Calibration, Hazardous Building Material Management, Silica, Building Ventilation Design Assessment, Wildfire Smoke/Air Quality. The incumbent supports the campus comply with state and federal safety regulations and supports campus employees to ensure the campus is in accordance with applicable health, safety, and environmental laws, regulations, and good practice. This position will be responsible for managing the department's industrial hygiene equipment. This includes equipment calibration, maintenance, inventory, and cross-training other EH&S professionals on appropriate use and interpretation of sampling data. The incumbent will routinely use equipment for personal and environmental monitoring/sampling needs, interpret results, and write reports to provide recommendations to reduce potential exposures to hazardous materials and conditions. This position will be responsible for overseeing campus respiratory protection requirements such as ensuring proper medical clearances are obtained, respirator training is provided, and the performance of qualitative and quantitative respiratory fit tests for employees and students. Operating within established program guidelines and parameters, the incumbent will play a key role in supporting campus fume hood and managing the process of local exhaust ventilation compliance testing, as well as providing assistance for fume hood commissioning and de-commissioning procedures. This position will support industrial hygiene related indoor environmental quality and aerosol transmissible disease issues such as; responding to and investigating room ventilation issues, performance of IEQ and mold investigations, periodic vivarium ventilation assessments, and managing the EH&S air purifier rental program. Incumbent will perform routine job hazard analyses for employees conducting potentially hazardous operations and provide technical guidance pertaining to proper engineering and administrative controls, as well as personal protective equipment. This position will also support industrial hygiene related construction issues such as; the performance of dust monitoring during construction, evaluation of proper dust and hazard containment methods, and coordination with UCR project managers and outside consulting companies on routine construction related monitoring, inspections, and investigations.

Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff.

As a university employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

 

Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Salary and Benefits
$71,100 - $128,700
Required Experience
Open
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