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Hazardous Waste Manager (0296U) 71342

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Departmental Overview

The Office of Environment, Health & Safety's (EH&S) mission is to provide guidance and services to the campus community that promote health, safety, and environmental stewardship.

EH&S is a highly dynamic, fast paced, committed organization focused on promoting workplace safety and environmental protection for the campus community. We are comprised of many scientific, technical, and administrative professionals, working in an evolving, learning, and sometimes challenging environment with a unified goal of supporting the University's mission of teaching, research and public service. EH&S strives to be an inclusive, service oriented, and operationally excellent organization and is seeking highly motivated individuals who want to learn, be creative, seek continuous competency development, and contribute to our mission.

For more information, visit http://ehs.berkeley.edu

Position Summary

The Hazardous Waste Manager serves as the campus subject matter expert for hazardous waste, hazardous waste operations and manages all operational components of the campus hazardous waste program, including leadership and guidance to technical and professional staff in the area of hazardous material management.

Application Review Date

Applications will be reviewed on/after August 13, 2024.

Responsibilities

Provides technical leadership, functional guidance and management of the campus hazardous waste operations.

• Supervises professional and technical personnel in the area of Hazardous Materials Management, including selection, performance management and taking corrective action as required:
• Ensures staff are fully and properly trained to meet mandatory training requirements of positions
• Develops new procedures and processes for hazardous waste program and recommends improvements to existing procedures and processes

Provides oversight for implementation of the following hazardous materials management operations, including performing audits to ensure they are performed in compliance with federal and state regulations and program guidelines:

• Chemical waste pick-up, sorting and classifying, packing/labeling, transportation, disposal, and record keeping for on-site and off-site facilities
• Chemical reuse, tracking and redistribution
• Hazardous waste minimization
• Ensures that quality control procedures are executed to effectively and efficiently monitor and meet regulations

Campus Hazardous Waste Expert

• Performs complex professional hazardous materials and hazardous waste management functions
• Provides direction and guidance on complex environmental issues encountered by subordinate staff and campus community for hazardous waste handling and disposal
• Trains or recommends trainings for all waste workers in technical, regulatory, and policy-based program requirements ensuring they are fully and properly trained to meet mandatory training requirements of positions
• Maintains current and up-to-date information regarding existing and/or proposed changes in environmental regulations and ensures information is disseminated appropriately
• Provides expert counsel to, and may coordinate, department Designated Spill Response Team, and may serve on team to cover shifts and staffing vacancies
• Leads emergency field teams responding to hazardous material releases in a campus- wide disaster.
• Drafts reports and other documentation, including use of relevant scientific data and performs content review of subordinate staffs' documentation including agency reports.
• Completes and maintains compliance on campus/systemwide training requirements, as well as any training necessary per role

Oversees business operations of Hazardous Materials Facility (HMF):

• May monitor purchasing budget expenses, and financial/budget compliance in support of operations.
• Chemical waste recharge rate development and collection efforts
• Provides data and quality control checks of annual recharge submittals.
• Monitors inventory and places orders as needed.
• Serves as primary liaison with hazardous waste contractors, and assists in developing chemical waste labor, and transportation and disposal contracts. Provides work direction to chemical waste labor contractors.
• Drives university vehicles in fulfillment of job responsibilities and, in partnership with department Vehicle Custodian, ensures inspections and necessary programmatic audits for assigned HMM vehicles (trucks, golf carts)
• Serves as Building Coordinator for HMF, liaison to Facilities Services, conduct inspections, coordinate access, and emergency coordinator

Member of Designated Urgent Response Team (Regular rotation, 24/7, up to every 6-8 weeks or as needed)

• Provide technical support to Dedicated Urgent Response Team (DURT) program by serving as a "Designated Responder." Must be accessible via telephone and readily available to respond on-scene to emergencies (e.g., a chemical spill) during business hours. Will perform directly or coordinate any necessary field activities to evaluate and mitigate a hazard.
• Provide technical support to DURT program by serving as the "Lead Off-Hours Responder." Must be accessible by UCPD via telephone and readily available to respond on-scene to emergencies (e.g., a chemical spill) during non-business hours. Must be within one hour of campus and may not engage in activity that will affect ability to respond.
• To serve as designated responder, incumbent must meet the specific requirements of the DURT program as outlined in the EH&S DURT Program guidelines. These include occupational physical qualifications. Medical baseline is required.
• If assigned, may coordinate the Team, and will be subject to other requirements, including training and medical surveillance.

EH&S Emergency Response: At the request of campus management (EH&S Director, VC Administration/Research, UCPD Chief, or designated alternate), serve in a designate role within the EH&S Emergency Support Funcion and be on call to the campus Emergency Operations Center in a campus designated disaster or campus hazardous material release/threated release. Provide appropriate emergency response role based upon expertise and, where applicable, designated departmental role.

Staff development: Works on professional committees and assignments, participates in professional training and attends relevant conferences, and/or is mentored or coached on a formal or informal basis.

Performs other duties as assigned.

• As a member of the system-wide UC Hazardous Waste Action Group, performs audits of Treatment, Storage, and disposal facilities, prepare and award hazardous waste. vendor contracts and share UCB best practices

Required Qualifications

• Knowledge of appropriate regulations related to generation, handling, and management and disposal of chemical waste, including pollution prevention and waste minimization. Includes applicable CDPH, DTSC, DOT, EPA, CUPA and OSHA regulations.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of EH&S technical requirements, logistics, materials and operations, rules, regulations, laws, etcetera.
• Skills to effectively direct and supervise subordinate staff who are assigned duties in different programs;
• Demonstrated written, verbal and interpersonal communications skills, including strong skills to interact successfully with a widely diverse population.
• Proven skills to organize, prioritize and complete projects within budget and time constraints.
• Solid skills to appropriately, efficiently and effectively respond to emergencies and critical situations.
• Skills to effectively integrate several highly regulated subject and program areas.
• Demonstrates a desire to promote diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, to establish and maintain positive and effective working relationships throughout the organization and with outside constituencies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training.

Salary & Benefits

This is a full-time, career position.

This position is eligible for the full range of UC Benefits. For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University, please visit the University of California's Compensation & Benefits website.

Under California law, the University of California, Berkeley is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role and should not offer a salary outside of the range posted in this job announcement. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, analysis of internal equity, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience.

The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $98,600 - $141,500, annually.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter.

Driving Required

A valid driver's license and DMV check for driving record is required.

Diversity Statement

Please include, as part of your application a brief (1-2 paragraph) statement on your contributions to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in your professional experience.

Advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental to our UC Berkeley Principles of Community, which states that "every member of the UC Berkeley community has a role in sustaining a safe, caring, and humane environment in which these values can thrive."

Other Information

• Remote Eligibility: up to 20%, pending business operations
• This is not a Visa Opportunity

Conviction History Background

This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check due to the nature of the job responsibilities. Berkeley does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities. The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check.

Physical Exam

Employment is contingent upon passing a physical exam.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. For more information about your rights as an applicant, please see the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission poster.

The University of California's Affirmative action policy.

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