Job Number 1802041


Executive Director, Regulatory Affairs



This position is past the Close Date, no more applications will be accepted.
Position Information
Location Service Center
Hours Typical 40 hour week, will require occasional weekend and holiday coverage to respond to emergencies.
Salary Salary Commensurate Upon Experience.
FLSA Status Exempt
Reports To Vice President, Safety and Operations
Criminal Background Check
General Statement of Job

Responsible for the strategy, planning and execution of safety/environmental management, emergency management, and business continuity programs at Austin Community College District (ACC).  Primary campus point of contact for state and federal regulatory agencies with ACC in the areas of occupational safety, industrial hygiene, emergency management, fire protection, environmental management, and safety/ security internal/external audits. Works with the faculty, staff, students, and the community to go beyond the regulatory requirements to build a culture of cooperation and success in safety, environmental management and emergency management. 

This position works closely with Safety and Environmental Management Department, District Police Department, Buildings and Grounds, Security, Student Services, Human Resources, Facilities Management, Risk Management and other departments to establish comprehensive and integrated compliance strategies.

Description of Duties and Tasks
Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  1. Directly manages the development, implementation, and evaluation of the collegewide safety and environmental management system, to ensure the security and safety of college facilities, assets, intellectual assets, information technology/computer systems. Results provide a safe, secure environment for the entire college community.
  2. Designs, establishes, maintains and documents for an organizational structure staffing to effectively accomplish the organization's goals and objectives. Provides managerial direction and control of departmental activities; plans, directs, and reviews the activities and operations of the department; Supervises, trains, coaches, directs, coordinates, and disciplines personnel while adhering to organizational human resource policies and procedures as well as related employment laws. Recommends hire and termination personnel actions for positions supervised.
  3. Responds to college emergencies and provides essential leadership.
  4. Directs the development, implementation, and assessment of Austin Community College crisis management/business continuity policies and procedures and emergency operations activities. Ensures adherence to emergency management goals, including providing for restoration of services, functions, and facilities as timely as possible.
  5. Oversees and provides direction for major environmental, health, and safety projects.
  6. Develops and directs short- and long‐range organizational goals, objectives, strategic plans, policies, and operating procedures; monitors and evaluates effectiveness, and effects changes required for improvement.
  7. Administers operational budget and long‐range Facilities Improvement budget planning cycle in support of safety and environmental management, crisis management, and business continuity.
  8. Coordinates with regulatory authorities and city and state advisory committees regarding issues such as environmental issues, regulatory/safety issues, crisis management, and others.
  9. Coordinates the process to ensure that all required safety and environmental department related permits and licenses are obtained.
  10. Provides collegewide guidance regarding "best practices" for continuity of operations solutions and guidance to maintain an environment for the protection of personnel, property and information.
  11. Directs collegewide training and ensures appropriate steps are taken to ensure collegewide regulatory compliance.
  12. Participates and provides leadership on various collegewide committees, councils, and process improvement teams, acting in an advisory capacity.
  13. Works with the faculty, staff, and students to go beyond the regulatory requirements to build culture of cooperation and success in safety, environmental management, and emergency management.

Knowledge
Must possess required knowledge and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Skills
Must possess required skills and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Technology Skills

Required Work Experience

Preferred Work Experience

Required Education

Preferred Education

Other Preferred Qualifications

Physical Requirements

Safety

ACC Benefits Overview

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC as its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Austin Community College provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under the Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.