- Pay
- $113–138k
- Where
- Ithaca (Main Campus)
- Level
- Mid
Cornell University is widely admired as one of the world’s most respected research and teaching institutions. The Department of Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) provides comprehensive programs and services to support healthy, safe, and environmentally responsible practices for our world-class faculty, staff, students, and university community. EHS assists the campus community with compliance and promotes health, safety, and environmental stewardship.
The Environmental Compliance & Hazardous Materials Manager will supervise and manage the staff and contractor services for hazardous waste handling and disposal for the entire university and outlying facilities. Provide strategic operational and technical oversight to develop, implement, and ensure processes are in place where chemical, biological, and radiological waste is legally and safely managed across campus. Select and manage the contracts for the safe and legal disposition of hazardous waste. Oversee and develop submission of regulatory deliverables (permits and renewals, compliance reports, etc.) and maintain comprehensive documentation to ensure compliance, audit readiness, and accurate accountability. Collection & compilation of appropriate metrics to support program operations & compliance. Schedule staff to ensure the campus waste program is adequate to satisfy business processes and legal requirements. Ensure adequate handling and storage facilities are available and properly maintained. Serve as a backup member to the hazardous materials technicians and waste operations. Respond to hazardous materials emergencies.
Provide primary engineering and operational oversight for the chemical and radiological remediation sites in the Town of Lansing. Provide overall management of closed chemical and radioactive waste disposal sites and associated groundwater remediation systems. Work with operations and maintenance personnel to meet regulatory requirements, budgetary requirements, and other annual goals and objectives for the sites. Work with external regulatory agencies to negotiate and determine ongoing regulatory requirements and ensure goals and objectives for the sites are met. When applicable, work with private consultants, negotiate scope, fees, and schedule, and work with the Contracts and Capital Projects Office and/or Procurement to enter into professional agreements with the same. Serve as Engineer of Record for the remediation sites and provide engineering oversight and signatory support, or coordinate to obtain PE signatory as required. Serve as a backup to site operations and maintenance personnel.
Supervise hazardous waste staff, inactive hazardous waste site manager, and environmental program specialist for chemical and petroleum bulk storage. Duties involve managing staff activities, delegation of assignments, coaching, staff development, and advising staff on proper actions to take and encouraging teamwork for enhanced provision of services in all areas of responsibility. Ensures that staff maintain active direction and management of EHS programs. Conducts an annual Personal Dialogue and prepares an Individual Development Plan.
Provides time-critical project support for assessment of required environmental design and approvals. Provides technical and regulatory analyses for projects as a member of a project team. Analysis types may include, but are not limited to, project waste hazard assessments, storm-water design calculations, sanitary discharge calculations, and air impact analyses. Project managers will include both members of the assigned office (EHS) and numerous other Cornell entities. Review proposed projects to determine applicability vis-à-vis environmental and EH&S requirements. Assess the comprehensive environmental aspects and compliance status of university facilities, projects, and operations. Provide timely documentation of such assessments.
Develop and lead the University Solid and Hazardous Waste and Petroleum and Chemical…