Environmental Health & Safety Technician - EHS-Hazardous Waste Management

Minimum Qualifications:

High School graduate or GED, no experience is required. Must have a valid Texas driver’s license and able to operate a UTMB vehicle.

Will be required to achieve and maintain 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations certification according to 29 CFR 1910 requirements and achieve fitness for duty clearance within the first 6 months of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

Associate’s degree in environmental, natural, or applied science, or related field, and/or 6 months of related experience in hazardous materials management.

Job Description:

Provides basic technical assistance in the administration of policies, standards, and regulations relating to environmental health and safety under general supervision.

Job Duties:

Works in the Environmental Protection Management Program of the Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Department.  Responsible for ensuring hazardous materials generated by UTMB are managed in accordance with strict internal compliance and safety procedures.  Will engage primarily in daily waste operations with periodic collaborations with other EHS programs for annual projects.

·       Collects, transports, segregates, and processes hazardous waste, including but not limited to chemical, pharmaceutical, radiological, and regulated medical wastes.   

·       Performs hazardous waste determinations and classifications.

·       Responds to emergency hazardous material spill incidents for containment and cleanup.

·       Assists in data collection, data entry, and records management for hazardous waste.

·       Performs inspection or testing of environmental equipment and registered facilities.

·       Provides technical support on environmental assignments within established time frames.

·       Assists in new/improved work process implementation for environmental programs.

·       Coordinates work duties within program areas and with institutional peers and vendors.

·       Assists in the development and delivery of safety training/educational programs.

·       Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.

·       Performs related duties as required.

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities:

• Knowledge of environmental health & safety regulations.

• Skills to identify hazardous materials, warning statements and exposure mitigation.

• Ability to inspect, test, monitor, or measure environmental conditions. 

Working Environment:

• Standard hospital, clinical, laboratory, pathological, necropsy, and office environments.

• Exposure to hazardous materials and/or conditions may require the use of personal protective equipment such as respiratory protection, chemical-resistant clothing, etc.

• Involves strenuous activity such as walking, lifting, and moving material. 

• Standard office and monitoring equipment used to ensure safe environmental levels.

• May be required to pass the "Basic Radiation Safety in the Laboratory" course within the first 6 months of employment.

Salary Range:

Actual salary commensurate with experience.

Other

Specific job requirements or physical location of some positions allocated to this classification may render this position security sensitive, and thereby subject to the provisions of Section 51.215, Texas Education Code.

Eligible for unescorted access to category 1 and category 2 quantities of radioactive material based upon Trustworthiness and Reliability determination (25 TAC §289.252/10 CFR Part 37).