San Francisco State University

Job Title

San Francisco State University (SFSU) is a public research university in San Francisco, California, and a campus in the California State University (CSU) system. Founded in 1899, it offers a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs across liberal arts, sciences, education, business, and more. The campus sits on about 141 acres near the southwest part of the city and serves a diverse student body of around 22,000 students.

SFSU is known for its academic programs and urban campus environment in one of the most dynamic cities in the world.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Risk & Safety Services, the Environment Health, and Safety (EHS) Director has the delegated authority to act as the designated management representative in the administration of the EHS Program. The EHS Director heads the EHS department which plans, implements, directs, and evaluates the San Francisco State University environmental, occupational health, and safety programs to ensure compliance and minimize risks.

The EHS Director must be able to handle complex and confidential matters and respond to queries from faculty, staff, students and other constituents of the University with tact, discretion, and the exercise of sound independent judgement.

• B.S. in relevant EHS‑type technical field.
• Ten (10) years’ experience in progressively responsible positions in an EHS setting with five (5) years of demonstrated effective management of an EHS department staff preferably in an academic setting.

• Developing, managing, auditing, and improving the full range of environmental, occupational health, and safety programs.
• Assisting other departments’ efforts to ensure compliance and minimize risk (e.g.: ERM Enterprise Risk Management, OES‑Office of Emergency Services, Fire & Life Safety, College of Science & Engineering and others).
• Providing consultative assistance and technical guidance to senior management and administrators on departmental strategies and objectives and briefs administrators on critical and sensitive issues.
• Developing and maintaining effective working relationships or partnerships with internal and external customers, stakeholders, peers, partners and direct reports, including the daily management of a team of EHS staff specialists.
• Investigating workplace violence incidents and performing other administrative tasks associated with the campus Workplace Violence Prevention Plan.
• Developing management, faculty and staff training programs to increase safety awareness and regulatory compliance among campus community.
• Managing safety and environmental regulatory compliance.
• Managing hazardous waste disposal programs.
• Maintaining records for all EHS compliance programs.
• Responding to Cal/OSHA, Cal EPA, and other regulatory agency inspections and requirements.
• Managing the contents of the EHS website.
• Planning and managing the EHS dept budget.
• Supporting the professional development of the EHS staff.
• Producing the Annual EHS report.
• Responding to EHS audits and related audit findings.
• Collaborating with other CSU EHS directors as part of the EH&S Affinity group.