Building Safety Manager

About the role

JOB SUMMARY The Building Safety Manager (BSM) manages building-wide compliance with applicable regulatory standards associated with laboratory operations, with a focus on research and teaching labs, makerspaces, shops, and other unique lab spaces (greenhouse, clinical, cleanroom, etc.). The Building Safety Manager position is on-site at Northeastern's Boston campus and reports to the Senior Manager of the Building Safety Program in the Office of Academic and Research Safety (OARS). As an embedded safety staff, you will facilitate, assess, and promote an enhanced culture of safety and healthy work environment through close collaboration and coordination with the broader OARS team and key individuals performing safety functions in assigned buildings, including Principal Investigators, lab personnel, Department Safety Officers, College Safety Officers, facilities personnel, and others. As an essential team member in the implementation and management of building-wide safety and compliance programs, your core activities will include, but are not limited to, maintaining resilient Maximum Allowable Quantity (MAQ) compliance defined in fire/building code, ensuring proper hazardous materials management, leading building-wide inspections and tracking corrective actions, conducting assessments (risk/hazard/job/space/equipment/PPE/SOP/etc.), contributing to lab design and construction/renovation projects, safety planning for research continuity, and supporting ongoing lab registrations with the City of Boston. In addition, you will serve as the focal point for implementation and compliance with Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) for laboratory emergencies, serving as the emergency coordinator and contact in assigned buildings and a member of the OARS emergency response team through the on-call program.