Safety Officer, Senior

About the role

The Senior Safety Officer is part of the Environmental Health, Safety, and Sustainability (EHSS) organization at Vanderbilt University. The position supports 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.

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.
• Aid 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.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in occupational safety and health or a related field is required. A master’s degree is preferred.
• Ability to obtain professional certification is required. Certified Safety Professional designation is preferred.
• 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. An equivalent combination of education and experience is acceptable.
• 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.
• Completion of OSHA 501 trainer course for occupational safety and health standards for general industry is preferred.
• 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.
• Articulate, Oracle, Tableau, web programming, social media, or database skills a plus.
• Experience with EHS Assist software from Onsite Systems preferred.
• 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.
• Ability to successfully plan and execute multi-task and multi-project requirements and deliverables to meet objectives and deadlines strongly preferred.
• 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.