Environmental Specialist

University of Michigan, Environment, Health & Safety Department, Ann Arbor, MI

Date Available:  Immediately

The Department of Environment, Health & Safety (EHS), Environmental Protection & Permitting Program is seeking an Environmental Specialist to assist with various environmental compliance duties.  One of the primary responsibilities will be the coordination of chemical and oil storage, and spill prevention.  Duties and responsibilities include maintaining and updating Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans, Pollution Incident Prevention Plans (PIPP), providing inspections of facilities, and developing and providing training to ensure compliance with these plans.  Other essential duties include, but are not limited to conducting soil erosion & sedimentation control (SESC) construction site inspections and SESC plan reviews; reviewing plans and providing comments for construction and renovation of University facilities for environmental compliance;  preparing and updating periodic compliance reports, guidelines, manuals, newsletters, summaries, and bulletins; aquatic nuisance control permitting; large quantity water withdrawal reporting; and responding to inquiries from U-M faculty, staff, and contractors regarding environmental concerns and compliance. Must be willing to participate in after-hours on-call incident response program.   Additional activities may include, dependent on the selected candidate, assisting in regulatory air compliance and reporting.

For more information regarding this position (U-M Job ID 237238), please see the University of Michigan Careers webpage located at:  https://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/237208/environmental-specialist-ehs-representative-i.