The Environmental Health & Safety Specialist position will support SUNY Poly's on-campus operations with responsibilities related to employees, students, and visitors on campus, including compliance monitoring, PPE inventory management, distribution of materials, review of daily screenings, promoting COVID safe behaviors around campus - social distancing, mask wearing, seat check-in, contact tracing, employee/student communications, event review, reporting, and related duties.

The EHS Specialist will provide testing program assistance, contact tracing support to HR and Wellness offices where appropriate and as needed, work with EHS, HR, Wellness, Administration, Res Life, Student Life, ITS, Facilities, Clubs, Academic offices, and other offices in regard to COVID related issues (e.g. guidance, review, approvals, etc...), provide outreach to campus community - posting signage, direct interactions, working with supervisors, managers, groups, clubs, classes, etc... to improve and enhance compliance with COVID restrictions and requirements, assist in coordination of on-campus Quarantine and Isolation process, provide guidance based on policies, procedures, requirements, laws, recommendations, and best practices of SUNY, SUNY Poly, CDC, NYSDOH, local departments of health, and other local, state, and federal agencies as they relate to COVID operations.

The EHS Specialist will assist the EHS Director (and related offices) with plan development, site safety surveys, safety equipment upkeep/maintenance, inventory, purchases, meetings, interaction with faculty, staff, students, computer work, spreadsheets, data processing. Some travel may be necessary between Albany and Utica campuses or other locations. Other reasonable duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

Associate degree from college or University accredited by the US Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization plus 2 years related job experience or Bachelor's degree from college or University accredited by the US Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization plus 1 year related job experience.

Applicants must possess a valid New York State driver's license and have the ability to operate a motor vehicle.

Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and walk the campus grounds and facilities to observe and document any issues of concern. Own a cell phone for use in communication - email, shared documents, telephone, text. Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism. Ability to interact in an empathetic and non-judgmental manner with culturally diverse populations. Critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Ability to use sound judgement in responding to issues and concerns. Excellent time management skills (organization, prioritization, multitasking). Demonstrated ability to work independently, prioritizing work and balancing multiple projects concurrently. Ability to adapt to rapidly changing scenarios and guidelines. Ability to work with a high degree of professionalism with limited direction.

Preferred Qualifications:

Public health background preferred with recent COVID / pandemic responsibilities, contact tracing certification (completed Johns Hopkins Coursera Contact Tracing training course or equivalent). Computer skills - Google/MS Office suite - data entry into electronic tracking systems, speaking, reading, writing clearly and concisely in English.

Applicants must address in their applications their abilities to work with a culturally diverse population. This position is contingent on the satisfactory completion of a background check; this position may require annual checks.

SUNY Polytechnic Institute offers exceptional benefits such as healthcare, dental, vision, pension plans, competitive pay, generous paid time off, tuition assistance, life insurance and long-term disability insurance.

As an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, SUNY Polytechnic Institute will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, creed, religion, color, citizenship, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, predisposing genetic characteristics, gender identification or expression, genetic information, familial status, marital status, pregnancy, status as a domestic violence victim, criminal conviction, disability, military status, disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, Armed Forces Service Medal veteran, active duty or wartime campaign badge veteran, or other characteristic as protected by law.. Please feel free to review your equal employment opportunities protections and laws pertaining to these protections at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf.

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, mandates that all Title IV institutions, without exception, prepare, publish and distribute an Annual Security Report. This report consists of two basic parts: disclosure of the College's crime statistics for the past three years; and disclosures regarding the College's current campus security policies. The SUNY Polytechnic Institute Annual Security Report is available in portable document format [PDF] by clicking this link:

https://sunypoly.edu/sites/default/files/CleryReport2020-Utica.pdf or at: https://sunypoly.edu/sites/default/files/CleryReport2020-Albany.pdf.

Inquiries regarding the application of Title IX and other laws, regulations and policies prohibiting discrimination may be directed to the Title IX Coordinator TitleIX@sunypoly.edu at SUNY Polytechnic Institute. Inquiries may also be directed to the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, 32 Old Slip 26th Floor, New York, NY 10005-2500; Tel. (646) 428-3800; Email OCR.NewYork@ed.gov.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.