Engineering Lab Operations & Safety Coordinator

Penn State University; University Park (TX); Vor Ort; USD 60.000 - 95.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

75% tuition discount

Zusammenfassung

Penn State University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering seeks a Lab Coordinator - Engineering to oversee lab operations, safety, and procurement for teaching and research laboratories on campus.

The role coordinates scheduling, equipment readiness, safety programs, inspections, and purchasing activities while supporting faculty, researchers, and students with experimental planning and technical needs.

Qualifikationen

• Four to seven years of experience coordinating engineering, research, instructional, or specialized laboratory operations.
• Experience with laboratory safety programs, inspections, chemical and compressed-gas inventories, incident documentation, or environmental health and safety practices.
• Experience with laboratory equipment procurement, installation, calibration, maintenance, repair, and asset/inventory management.
• Experience with purchasing processes, invoice validation, vendor coordination, and budget monitoring.
• Experience supporting laboratories, instructional spaces, or research facilities.
• Ability to coordinate laboratory operations, equipment, supplies, maintenance, safety activities, and related documentation.
• Ability to interpret and follow institutional policies, safety requirements, and applicable regulatory standards.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize varied responsibilities, and collaborate effectively with faculty, staff, students, vendors, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Aufgaben

• 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.

Kenntnisse

Laboratory operations

Laboratory safety

Procurement & purchasing

Vendor coordination

Budget monitoring

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication

Equipment maintenance

Ausbildung

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Equipment calibration

Inventory management

Asset management

Jobbeschreibung

Penn State University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering seeks a Lab Coordinator - Engineering to oversee lab operations, safety, and procurement for teaching and research laboratories on campus.

The role coordinates scheduling, equipment readiness, safety programs, inspections, and purchasing activities while supporting faculty, researchers, and students with experimental planning and technical needs.