Occupational Safety & Industrial Hygiene Specialist (Environmental Health & Safety Professional III)

If you're passionate about creating safer workplaces and enjoy solving complex challenges that make a lasting impact, we'd love to meet you. San Diego State University is seeking an Occupational Safety & Industrial Hygiene Specialist to help advance a culture of health, safety, and well-being across campus. In this role, you'll partner with faculty, staff, and campus departments to identify workplace hazards, develop practical solutions, and support programs that protect the SDSU community.

As the University's subject matter expert in occupational safety and industrial hygiene, you'll support a broad range of initiatives, including indoor air quality, respiratory protection, ergonomics, exposure assessments, medical surveillance, and safety training. This position offers the opportunity to combine technical expertise with collaboration, education, and continuous improvement while helping shape a safe and healthy campus environment.

• →Coordinate occupational safety and industrial hygiene programs, including indoor air quality, respiratory protection, ergonomics, and medical surveillance.
• →Conduct workplace hazard assessments, inspections, and exposure evaluations while partnering with departments to recommend practical safety solutions.
• →Develop and deliver safety training and technical guidance that supports regulatory compliance and a culture of prevention.
• →Support hazardous waste activities and collaborate with consultants, contractors, and campus partners on environmental health and safety initiatives.

• Full-time, benefits eligible, permanent/probationary position.
• Position is designated as exempt under FLSA and is not eligible for overtime compensation.
• Standard SDSU work hours are Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but may vary based on operational needs.
• The individual hired into this role will work on campus at SDSU in San Diego.

Environment Health and Safety celebrates diverse backgrounds and perspectives. We understand that representation is essential to our success, which is why we strive to recruit and retain highly skilled, compassionate leaders. By prioritizing listening and learning, engaging in critical conversations, and thoughtfully considering the needs of our different populations, we are creating a culture of belonging. We aim to offer opportunities for advancement and foster an inclusive environment, so all are valued and empowered to thrive.  

Environmental Health and Safety is responsible for developing and implementing programs to protect the campus community and ensure compliance with numerous federal, state, and local regulations. This department reports to the Senior Associate Vice President for Administration in the Division of Business and Financial Affairs.

For more information regarding the Environment, Health and Safety department, click here.

Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in a related field and four years of relevant experience. Additional experience which demonstrates acquired and successfully applied knowledge and abilities shown above may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis. An advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

• Thorough knowledge of industrial hygiene principles, exposure assessment methodologies, and occupational health hazard evaluation. 
• Experience conducting complex industrial hygiene investigations, exposure assessments, indoor air quality evaluations, ergonomic assessments, mold and asbestos evaluations, job hazard analyses, and recommending appropriate engineering, administrative, and personal protective controls. 
• Experience administering respiratory protection and medical surveillance program activities. 
• Demonstrated ability to independently evaluate occupational health hazards and develop practical recommendations to reduce risk and support regulatory compliance. 
• Experience developing and delivering occupational safety and industrial hygiene training for diverse campus audiences using classroom and online learning platforms. 
• Experience using industrial hygiene sampling equipment, direct-reading instruments, and environmental health and safety software applications.

At SDSU, our diversity gives us power and benefits every single member of our community.  Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, SDSU provides equal opportunity for all in education and employment.  We encourage all members of our community to purposefully learn from one another through open and respectful dialogue and responsible engagement. We strongly preserve the right to free expression and encourage difficult conversations that help lead to improved individual and community learning and cohesion.

Principles of Community

At San Diego State University, we are a community of diverse individuals who have and represent many perspectives, beliefs, and identities. This diversity lends our community strength, and we commit to creating and sustaining an inclusive and intellectually vibrant environment that benefits all members of our university. 

SDSU’s Principles of Community is an aspirational statement that is intended to evolve over time. The statement reflects the ideals we are encouraged to uphold in our interactions with one another. 

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• Professional certification such as Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or other applicable environmental health and safety certification. 
• Experience working in a higher education, research, healthcare, or similarly regulated institutional environment. 
• Experience performing industrial hygiene exposure monitoring using direct-reading instruments and air sampling methodologies. 
• Experience supporting laboratory, facilities, maintenance, or construction safety operations. 
• Experience managing indoor air quality investigations involving water intrusion, mold, asbestos, or other indoor environmental quality concerns. 
• Experience using environmental health and safety information management systems and Learning Management Systems.

May be obtained within one year of employment: 

• AHERA Asbestos Building Inspector 
• 40HR HAZWOPER 
• CA Title 22

All university programs and activities are open and available to all regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, San Diego State University (SDSU) provides equal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Our commitment to equal opportunity means ensuring that every student and employee has access to the resources and support they need to thrive and succeed in a university environment and in their communities. SDSU complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the California Equity in Higher Education Act, California’s Proposition 209 (Art. I, Section 31 of the California Constitution), other applicable state and federal anti-discrimination laws, and CSU’s Nondiscrimination Policy. We prohibit discriminatory preferential treatment, segregation based on race or any other protected status, and all forms of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in all university programs, policies, and practices. 

SDSU is a diverse community of individuals who represent many perspectives, beliefs and identities, committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and intellectually vibrant environment. We cultivate a culture of open dialogue, mutual respect, and belonging to support educational excellence and student success. Through academic programs, student organizations and activities, faculty initiatives, and community partnerships, we encourage meaningful engagement with diverse perspectives. As a higher education institution, we are dedicated to advancing knowledge and empowering individuals to reach their full potential by prioritizing inclusive curriculum development, faculty and staff training, student mentorship, and comprehensive support programs. At SDSU, excellence is built on merit, talent, diversity, accessibility, and equal opportunity for all.