Environment, Health and Safety Manager

Overview

About the Role

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of the Department's policies and procedures, in line with the overall business objectives of the University, ensuring they promote leading practices and excellence.
• Contribute to the development and management of the Department’s budgets and report back on a timely basis to ensure that divergences are addressed promptly.
• Oversee Khalifa University efforts to ensure students, faculty, staff and guests in all campuses are kept from harm through establishing environmental and occupational health and safety prevention programs.
• Direct and supervise all departmental activities related to Health & Safety in accordance with the University policies and procedures.
• Develop new environmental and occupational safety and health policies and procedures for institutional, and sustain existing and new environmental, health and safety committees, representing the diversity of the KU's campuses.
• Establish and maintain specifications in accordance with Health & Safety standards and procedures to ensure that KU safety requirements and equipment’s conform with the approved standards at all times.
• Direct auditing of university facilities to ensure programs are implemented and provide support to departments in the maintenance of these programs.
• Utilize audits and quality assurance report to improve the quality of services.
• Initiate and develop an Institution-wide sustainability program that focuses on addressing challenges like energy and water use, greenhouse gas emissions and product sourcing and to drive cost saving.
• Coordinate with security teams to monitor access control to restricted areas and facilities, unauthorized access to university labs to prevent any uncalled-for incidents, accidents.
• Coordinate with security teams for strict regulation to restrict the hazardous materials/substance on the University campuses, dorms and residences.
• Oversee the provisioning of services related to the University’s security including accessibility and parking facilities for the University’s premises.
• Maintain emergency response plans, integrates response efforts with other University departments and train staff to provide emergency response.
• Establish and maintain the fire warden, emergency responders, and first aiders’ lists throughout campus.
• Develop tailored training programs, and uses them to train wardens, RAs, first aiders and emergency responders to effectively assist safely in emergencies.
• Develop the EH&S training program, extend and conduct training programs to all departments.
• Maintain training log and issue training certifications and awards.
• Promotes safety awareness across the University.
• Collaborate with HR regarding training, and coordinates to incorporate safety evaluation in the employee performance evaluation process.
• Develop and supervises staff, including hiring, training, and evaluating performance and directs the University emergency response to environmental and occupational safety and health issues.
• Allocate and control spending in accordance with university guidelines and program needs.
• Evaluate practices and identifies areas of excessive material and/or costs.
• Serve as primary liaison with government agencies and insurance companies on University issues with respect to environmental health and occupational safety issues.
• Develop relationships and partnerships with the different authorities having jurisdiction and consulting firms and businesses in the health and safety realm.
• Review regulations and information on environmental and occupational health and safety issues.
• Initiate corrective action regarding programmatic issues when necessary.
• Oversee effective responses to requests from regulatory agencies.
• Communicates need for new policies and procedures for Administration & Operations, deans and department chairs.
• Ensure adherence to the University's information security policies and procedures, and report breaches or other security risks accordingly.
• Ensure coordination with other departments to facilitate the accomplishment of tasks and responsibilities, as and when needed.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment and practice to maintaining a safe and healthy work environment.

Education

Required Skills

Preferred Skills

Equal Opportunity Statement