Director, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)

Job TitleDirector, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Agency Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Department Administration

Proposed Minimum Salary$9,718.88 monthly

Job LocationCollege Station, Texas

Job TypeStaff

Job Description Director, Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Starting Pay: $9,718.88 per month 1 Full-Time Position College Station, Texas The Role at a Glance The Director of Environmental Health and Safety, under general direction, provides agency-wide leadership and oversight for the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Environmental Health and Safety Department. This position directs programs related to safety and health, environmental compliance, safety culture, emergency medical support, emergency coordination, and business continuity. The Director leads managers and professional staff responsible for the TEEX Safety Program, Safety Committee, emergency medical support for high‑risk training, and environmental compliance. The position establishes agency standards, evaluates program effectiveness, advises agency leadership regarding significant risks, and ensures compliance with applicable federal, state, Texas A&M University System, and TEEX requirements. This position reports to the Assistant Agency Director of Administrative TEEX Services.

Qualifications of the Role

• Bachelor’s degree in an Environmental Health and Safety field from an accredited college or university, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Sixteen years of related Environmental Health and Safety experience to include two years of supervisory experience.
• Must have a valid motor vehicle operator’s license or ability to obtain within 30 days of employment.
• Must have a valid certification in a safety or environmental field, such as Certified Safety Professional, Certified Industrial Hygienist, Certified Hazardous Materials Manager, or Certified Safety and Health Official.
• Equivalency: Will consider eighteen years of related experience (Listed Above) with an Associate's Degree in applicable field (Listed Above) from an accredited college or university OR twenty years of related experience (Listed Above) with a High School Diploma/GED.
• All experience must include two years of supervisory experience.

About Us

The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) is an internationally recognized leader in emergency response training, workforce training, and technical assistance. Major TEEX competencies include fire and rescue, infrastructure and safety, law enforcement, cybersecurity, economic and workforce development, and homeland security. Every TEEX employee has a direct impact on Making a Difference to the professionals who respond to emergencies, safeguard communities, and ultimately save lives. We are focused on enhancing organizational effectiveness by creating an optimal work environment that empowers employees to improve themselves and their communities. Additionally, we offer competitive salaries and benefits, value work/life balance, and support employees’ education and professional development.

Benefits You Can Expect from TEEX

• Medical, dental, vision, life- and long-term disability insurance through The Texas A&M System.
• TEEX contributes to employee health and basic life premiums.
• Family enrollment is available.
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
• 12-15 paid holidays per year.
• Paid vacation and sick leave.
• Wellness programs and release time.
• Access to online learning platforms.
• Educational reimbursement assistance and release time.
• Leadership development programs.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.

The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) is an internationally recognized leader in emergency response training, workforce training and technical assistance. Last year, TEEX served more than 138,000 people from every U.S. state and territory and 131 countries worldwide. Major TEEX programs include Fire and Emergency Services, Infrastructure and Safety, Law Enforcement and Protective Services and Business and Cyber Solutions.

TEEX operates a comprehensive emergency preparedness campus with some of the world’s top training facilities, including the Brayton Fire Training Field, Disaster City and the Emergency Operations Training Center. Additionally, TEEX is home to state-of-the-art facilities for training in public utilities, law enforcement and unexploded ordnance. For cybersecurity training, TEEX has built a fully-mobile Cyber Training and Exercise Range that simulates cyberattacks, providing a hands‑on experience not often seen in cyber exercises. As part of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium and home to the National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center, TEEX has also been a leader in homeland security training since 1998, providing federally funded homeland security training and exercises for communities across the nation. Beyond training and technical assistance, the agency also sponsors two statewide response teams, Texas A&M Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) and Texas A&M Public Works Response Team (TX-PWRT). While TX-TF1, an elite urban search and rescue team, provides emergency response personnel and resources during disasters, TX-PWRT restores public utilities such as water, gas and electricity after disasters.