POSITION IDENTIFICATION
TITLE Director of Environmental Management
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER 1310
GRADE 45
CLASSIFICATION Exempt
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR Vice President for Administration & Finance
GENERAL FUNCTION
The Director of Environmental Management coordinates a comprehensive program for appropriate management and disposal of hazardous chemical waste materials and supports research safety programs for all Missouri State University campuses. Key components include providing guidance for compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations, reviewing and advising University committees on research protocols for compliance, advising department and administrative heads on environmental policy recommendations, monitoring compliance and preparing corrective action recommendations, providing advice and assistance to faculty, staff, and students regarding environmental protection procedures, policies, plans, and programs, coordinating and delivering training, organizing environmental safety meetings, preparing documents submitted to environmental regulatory agencies, and acting as a liaison between the university and state and federal regulatory authorities.
MINIMUM ACCEPTABLEQUALIFICATIONS
Education: A bachelor's degree is required; a bachelor’s degree in an environmentally related discipline, such as physical, biological, or health sciences, engineering, or an appropriately related field is preferred.
Experience: At least 5 years of relevant experience is required; ten or more years of experience is preferred. Required experience includes implementation, evaluation, and management of environmental compliance programming.
Skills: Demonstrated knowledge of federal, state, and local environmental regulations, and familiarity with OSHA standards; strong communication skills including the ability to interact with regulatory agencies as well as campus stakeholders with varying degrees of environmental health and safety knowledge. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and environmental instrumentation. Supervisory and budget management skills are required. Effective oral and written communication skills as well as analytical and problem-solving skills are required.
Certification: Environmental credentialing demonstrated by appropriate professional certification or registration is required or must be obtained within 1 year of employment. Such certifications may include PE (Professional Engineer), CHMM (Certified Hazardous Materials Manager), REM (Registered Environmental Manager), CHP (Certified Health Physicist), etc. Minimum 24-hour hazardous waste operations (HAZWOPER) training is required or must be obtained within 90 days of employment.
Other: A valid Missouri driver’s license is required or must be obtained within 90 days of employment. This position is designated "sensitive" as defined by university policy. This position may include job duties, responsibilities, or activities that are subject to export control regulations.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Ensures that Missouri State University operations are in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations on all campuses, and administering a comprehensive program for the management, storage, and disposal of hazardous chemical waste.2. Provides guidance to university leadership and decision makers on environmental impacts of campus operations and construction projects through knowledge and understanding of federal, state, and local environmental regulations.
3. Monitors the development of any new legislation or regulations to assess impacts to University research protocols and practices. and reviews environmental reports for potential concerns related to property transactions.
4. Provides leadership in the establishment of protocols for environmental compliance on all campuses by providing advice and consulting-type assistance to faculty, staff, and students relating to federal and state requirements.
5. Conducts routine periodic inspections of laboratory spaces, art studios, and other spaces that generate chemical waste, notifying appropriate administrators of noncompliant activities, and working with stakeholders to identify strategies to achieve compliance while promoting research.
6. Helps to ensure a cooperative working relationship with federal, state, and local regulators, and serves as the primary point of contact for regulatory inspections and communications. Submits required reports (Tier II, Annual Generator, Annual Stormwater, etc) and manages applicable permits and plans (i.e., Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures Plan (SPCC)).
7. Serves on relevant committees (such as the institutional biosafety, radiation safety, and enterprise risk management committees, and environmental management policy panel) as a regular or ex-officio member, advising environmental policy recommendations and may serve on other committees as assigned.
8. Supports facility operations with issues related to indoor air quality concerns through review of impacted spaces, management of specialized contractors, interpretation of reporting, and recommendations of appropriate actions.
9. Maintains compliance with environmental laws, rules, and regulations related to appropriate generator status of each discrete campus. Coordinates transportation of University-generated hazardous waste to the appropriate accumulation site and coordinates periodic waste removal activities with commercial waste disposal vendors.
10. Responds to reported chemical or hazardous material spills on campus, assesses to determine if the situation can be handled internally or requires outside contractor support, coordinates with University Safety and other appropriate departments to manage the response effort and ensures that Environmental Management staff possess the proper hazardous materials certifications and training needed for response activities.11. Foster campus awareness of environmental compliance issues and topics by developing and delivering training programs for faculty, staff, and students who may be involved with hazardous materials or waste management on all campuses.
12. Ensures compliance with university environmental management policies and practices by acting in an advisory role for the leadership of the Jordan Valley Innovation Center (JVIC), the Missouri State University-West Plains campus, and Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station at Mountain Grove.
13. Remains competent and current through self-directed professional reading, developing professional contacts with colleagues, attending professional development courses, and attending training and/or courses as required by the supervisor and/or certification maintenance.
14. Helps to assure the overall success of Administration and Finance by performing all other duties assigned.
SUPERVISION
The Director of Environmental Management may supervise staff, graduate assistants, and student workers.
OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES
REVISED JANUARY 2026
