Engineering Lab Coordinator & Safety Lead

The Pennsylvania State University; University Park (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

75% tuition discount

Job summary

The Pennsylvania State University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is seeking a Lab Coordinator - Engineering to manage the daily operation of teaching and research laboratories, ensure safety, readiness, and equipment availability, and coordinate purchasing for lab needs.

You will support faculty, researchers, staff, and students, maintain inventories, uphold policies, and oversee safety programs, inspections, and corrective actions across the department’s facilities.

Qualifications

• Coordinate laboratory scheduling and readiness for teaching and research activities.
• Provide technical guidance on laboratory procedures, equipment capabilities, and supplies.
• Support safety programs, inspections, and documentation.
• Maintain inventories, records, and compliant lab documentation.
• Assist purchasing processes for teaching and research lab needs.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate laboratory scheduling, preparation, setup, teardown, equipment availability, and general readiness for teaching and research activities.
• Support faculty, researchers, staff, and students in planning and conducting laboratory experiments, demonstrations, and testing; provide guidance on laboratory procedures, equipment capabilities, technical requirements, and appropriate supplies.
• Serve as the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering laboratory safety officer at ECoRE and coordinate departmental laboratory safety activities.
• Ensure laboratory operations, equipment, and procedures comply with Penn State policies and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Coordinate annual laboratory self-inspections and Penn State Environmental Health and Safety inspections; track corrective actions and maintain safety plans, records, training documentation, chemical and compressed-gas inventories, and other required documentation.
• Assist with the investigation and documentation of laboratory accidents, injuries, and safety concerns, and coordinate appropriate corrective actions.
• Promote safe laboratory practices, environmental awareness, waste reduction, and recycling.
• Serve as the department’s facilities representative for research and teaching laboratories, classrooms, computer laboratories, offices, administrative spaces, and designated student areas.
• Coordinate facility repairs, maintenance, renovations, upgrades, and other facilities-related requests; communicate with stakeholders regarding project status and completion.

Skills

Laboratory coordination

Procurement

Safety programs

Equipment maintenance

Vendor coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

The Pennsylvania State University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is seeking a Lab Coordinator - Engineering to manage the daily operation of teaching and research laboratories, ensure safety, readiness, and equipment availability, and coordinate purchasing for lab needs.

You will support faculty, researchers, staff, and students, maintain inventories, uphold policies, and oversee safety programs, inspections, and corrective actions across the department’s facilities.