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Environmental Health & Safety Specialists

Position Number: 6767195
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Position Type: Occupational and Environmental Safety

Environmental Health & Safety Specialists

Job Summary

Environmental Health & Safety Specialists
Implement health and safety policies and procedures to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations and organization policies. Responsible for emergency response planning, fire prevention, hazardous waste management, resource conservation, regulatory compliance, development, and updates of EHS policies and plans as required for different countries and locations. Perform safety audits and inspections to find potential hazards and take corrective actions where issues arise. Source, develop, and deliver necessary EHS training sessions, maintain and update training records and certificates. Investigate accidents and incidents to determine what caused them and take steps to prevent them in the future. Prepare detailed reports and follow up on recommended corrective actions associated with completed compliance & oversight reports, incident reports, observations, and root-causes. May be responsible for reporting incidents to workers compensation employee or vendor.

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The department may choose to hire at any of the below job levels and associated pay rates based on their business need and budget.

Responsibilities
Environmental Health & Safety Specialist, IIImplement health and safety policies and procedures to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations and organization policies. Responsible for emergency response planning, fire prevention, hazardous waste management, resource conservation, regulatory compliance, development, and updates of EHS policies and plans as required for different countries and locations. Perform safety audits and inspections to find potential hazards and take corrective actions where issues arise. Source, develop, and deliver necessary EHS training sessions, maintain and update training records and certificates. Investigate accidents and incidents to determine what caused them and take steps to prevent them in the future. Prepare detailed reports and follow up on recommended corrective actions associated with completed compliance & oversight reports, incident reports, observations, and root-causes. May be responsible for reporting incidents to workers compensation employee or vendor. Requires moderate skill set and proficiency in discipline. Conducts work assignments of increasing complexity, under moderate supervision with some latitude for independent judgment.Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 4 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience.This is a Developing-Level position in the General Professional track.Job Code: P21672Grade: P16Expected Pay Range: $39,815 to $91,340
Environmental Health & Safety Specialist, IIIImplement health and safety policies and procedures to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations and organization policies. Responsible for emergency response planning, fire prevention, hazardous waste management, resource conservation, regulatory compliance, development, and updates of EHS policies and plans as required for different countries and locations. Perform safety audits and inspections to find potential hazards and take corrective actions where issues arise. Source, develop, and deliver necessary EHS training sessions, maintain and update training records and certificates. Investigate accidents and incidents to determine what caused them and take steps to prevent them in the future. Prepare detailed reports and follow up on recommended corrective actions associated with completed compliance & oversight reports, incident reports, observations, and root-causes. May be responsible for reporting incidents to workers compensation employee or vendor. Considered highly skilled and proficient in discipline. Conducts complex, important work under minimal supervision and with wide latitude for independent judgment.Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 6 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 4 years of directly related work experience.This is a Career-Level position in the General Professional track.Job Code: P21673Grade: P18Expected Pay Range: $48,175 to $110,521

Minimum Qualifications
EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor's degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).
Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels:
Environmental Health & Safety Specialist, II: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 4 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience.
Environmental Health & Safety Specialist, III: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 6 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 4 years of directly related work experience.

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Special Instructions

Requisition Number: PRN43716B
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Work Schedule Summary: Employees must reside in the state of Utah but might have the opportunity to work a hybrid (in-office and remote) work schedule. Possible consideration of a request for a fully remote work schedule, subject to approval and change.
Department: 00952 - Division of Epidemiology
Location: Campus
Pay Rate Range: 39,815 to 110,521
Close Date: 1/2/2026
Open Until Filled:

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