Associate Vice Chancellor for Environmental Health and Public Safety

NC State University, a leading public research (R1) land-grant university, is the largest university in the state of North Carolina and home to more than 38,000 undergraduate and graduate students, and over 9,000 faculty and staff. Twelve colleges comprise NC State, with academics and research spanning a variety of disciplines including engineering, agriculture, sciences, business, textiles, humanities and veterinary medicine. In Raleigh, NC State operates a 2,200-acre, 450 building main campus which includes a Pulstar nuclear research reactor; and also operates Centennial Campus and Centennial Biomedical Campus which cover 1,300 acres and are home to environmentally sensitive, mixed-use developments inclusive of corporate, industrial and government partners working alongside university research and academic units - including a veterinary hospital with 24/7 emergency care. Additionally, NC State operates agricultural farms, research stations, nurseries and greenhouses, a research forest, and research and extension facilities throughout the state of North Carolina, with a presence in all 100 counties. In total, NC State operates nearly 1,200 buildings on more than 100,000 acres across the state.

As a preeminent public research university, NC State is recognized nationally and internationally for its innovation in education, research, scholarship and engagement that solves the world's most critical challenges. NC State's research enterprise leads in big data, biomedical engineering, materials science, food safety, translational medicine and more; ranking 6th in research expenditures among public institutions without a medical school. NC State strives to be an "Employer of Choice" within a competitive region and was recognized by Forbes as a top large employer in North Carolina. The university's dynamic and inclusive workplace culture depends on engaged, service-oriented employees and a vibrant, collaborative workplace experience.

The Division of Environmental Health and Public Safety (EHPS) leads prevention, safety and security, emergency management and transportation operations across the university, working with all university units and external partners to address risks and to promote preparedness and safety across the NC State community. The division manages safety protocols, inspections and training for safe and compliant receipt, use and disposal of biochemical materials, hazardous materials and radioactive materials; and oversees implementation of a Broad Scope License for use of radioactive material and x-ray equipment at a veterinary hospital and PULSTAR nuclear reactor. The division manages a sworn police force of 60 officers accredited by three agencies, 911 call center and emergency response teams (fire and life safety). Emergency preparedness, crisis management and large campus events are managed by the division, as are on-campus road closures and detours, bus lines serving more than 20,000 passengers per day, parking permits and 20,000 parking spaces including nine parking decks. Violence prevention and threat management, and protocols and compliance requirements for minors on campus programs, are managed by the division. Additionally, the division manages an integrated network of security technologies, such as video, door access, security stanchions and alert alarms; and facilitates the university's Security Master Plan. Six departments comprise the EHPS division, employing 200 professionals responsible for environmental health services, public safety and transportation operations at NC State:

● Environmental Health and Safety

● Emergency Preparedness and Strategic Initiatives

● University Police

● Risk Assessment

● Security Applications and Technologies

● Transportation

Essential Job Duties

The Associate Vice Chancellor (AVC) for Environmental Health and Public Safety serves as the chief safety and security officer for NC State University, and is responsible for providing strategic, collaborative and compliant leadership across environmental health services, public safety and transportation operations at NC State.

Strategy and Leadership

● Serves as one of the university's leaders, providing vision and strategy in support of NC State's mission and strategic plan, Wolfpack 2030: Powering the Extraordinary.

● Reports to the Executive Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration and joins six other Associate Vice Chancellors in promoting the Principles of Work (employee engagement, customer service, responsible stewardship) throughout the Office of Finance and Administration, and NC State.

● Advises university leadership, engaging routinely with the Chancellor, Provost, Cabinet, College Deans, NC State Board of Trustees and other senior university officials and their staff.

● Serves on university task forces and committees, in support of strategic initiatives, governance and compliance matters and operational improvements/university effectiveness efforts.

● Represents the university to external stakeholders including the UNC System, City of Raleigh, Wake County, state and federal entities, and professional organizations.

Oversight of Environmental Health Services, Public Safety and Transportation Operations

● Oversees six departments that comprise the EHPS division as described above, with responsibility for essential emergency planning and response, university safety and security including law enforcement, environmental health and safety, violence prevention and risk assessment, transit and parking, and insurance.

● Responsible for ensuring NC State is a standard bearer in achieving industry best practices, and adheres to NC State, UNC System, state and federal regulations.

Collaboration, Engagement and Compliance

● Consults regularly with leaders at the university, municipal, regional, state and national levels, and is responsible for building collaborative, effective partnerships to ensure sound, coordinated and compliance focused operational procedures.

● Responsible for the formulation of university-wide emergency plans, recovery and risk mitigation activities, the university's Violence Prevention and Management Program and the university's Crisis Communications Plan.

● Serves on university-wide safety committees including the Emergency Management and Continuity Steering Committee, Campus Safety Committee, Behavior Assessment Team, Crisis Communications Team, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), Biosafety and Radiation Safety Committees.

● Serves as the point of contact/liaison with select health and safety, and preparedness regulatory agencies.

● Responsible for building and maintaining relationships with UNC system institutions, local law enforcement agencies, local emergency management, and the GoRaleigh and GoTriangle transit systems.

Managerial and Supervisory Responsibilities

● Oversees operations, services and employees across six EHPS departments as described above: Environmental Health and Safety, Emergency Preparedness and Strategic Initiatives, University Police, Risk Assessment, Security Applications and Technologies, and Transportation.

● Directly supervises a staff of six departmental directors as described above, and the division's business officer; and is responsible for all aspects of managing the division's workforce.

● Provides senior leadership oversight, career development and performance management to employees within the division, designed to support a highly productive and knowledgeable workforce focused on employee engagement, customer service and resource stewardship as defined by the Office of Finance and Administration's Principles of Work.

Other Responsibilities

● Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience

Requires a relevant post-baccalaureate degree with a minimum of five (5) years or greater of related professional experience, or a relevant undergraduate degree and a minimum of ten (10) or greater of relevant experience may be substituted for the advanced degree. All degrees must be from appropriately accredited institutions.

Other Required Qualifications

The successful candidate will possess the following qualities and experience:

● Demonstrated strategic, visionary and compliance-focused leadership experience in enhancing the safety and security operations within a large, complex organization.

● Evidence of innovative process improvement strategies and successful implementation; and the ability to formulate, implement and promote policy, including conceptualizing the impacts and resulting operational changes across an organization.

● Broad knowledge of state and federal regulations specific to safety and security operations, as well as best practices across higher-ed institutions and the public sector, or similar organizations.

● Excellent judgment and successful track record in assessing complex operational strategies and sound decision-making.

● Strong leadership, operational, collaboration and communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate and establish good working relationships with a wide range of constituencies at all levels including organizations external to the university; and the ability to communicate complex operational matters across all levels of the organization.

● Successful experience in leading cross-departmental projects.

● Demonstrated experience deploying or managing technologies to improve operations.

● Excellent resource management and planning skills.

● Demonstrated commitment to enhancing and promoting the university's mission and strategic plan.

● Demonstrated commitment to safety, employee engagement, customer service, and responsible stewardship.

● Experience supervising large teams across multiple departments, including experience in implementing career development strategies and employee retention tactics.

● Experience in growing, coaching, empowering and delegating to direct reports and similar management levels, to ensure best-in-class programming, development of subject matter expertise, and establishment as leaders within their respective fields.

● Highest degree of integrity, professionalism, good judgment and the ability to maintain confidentiality.

Preferred Qualifications

● The successful candidate will likely possess 10-15 years of applicable, increasingly complex, and successful senior leadership experience.

● Extensive administrative and operational experience in higher education or equivalent organization is highly desirable.

● Strong leadership, operational, collaboration and communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate and establish good working relationships with a wide range of constituencies at all levels including organizations external to the university; and the ability to communicate complex operational matters across all levels of the organization.

● Broad knowledge of state and federal regulations specific to safety and security operations, as well as best practices across higher education institutions and the public sector, or similar organizations.

Required License(s) or Certification(s)

N/A

Valid NC Driver's License required No Commercial Driver's License required No