Standard University business hours with additional hours as necessary.

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Associate Vice President for Emergency and Environmental Risk Services (AVP, ERS) will lead a newly unified safety and risk management function at Syracuse University. This strategic role consolidates fire and life safety, occupational health and safety, environmental compliance, hazardous materials, research safety, SU Ambulance, medical transport, non-law enforcement emergency response and global safety services, for purposes of greater business continuity, into a single enterprise-wide department. The AVP will provide executive direction for all non-law enforcement emergency and safety services, ensuring consistent compliance with federal, state, and university regulations. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, setting the program vision and goals, supervising senior ERS staff, and aligning resources and policies across campus.

The AVP will serve as the universitys principal safety and emergency services executive, working closely with the CFO, Risk & Compliance, and other campus partners. This position will develop and implement integrated policies and procedures (in consultation with campus emergency management, public safety, Auxiliary and Facilities services and Academic Affairs) to protect students, employees, and research activities. The AVP will represent the university in regulatory reviews in partnerships with external agencies (e.g. Fire and EMS departments) and will report regularly on risk metrics to the CFO and other campus stakeholders. In summary, this role provides high-level leadership and coordination for all aspects of Syracuses ERS and non-law enforcement emergency response programs, ensuring that personnel, training, and systems are managed in a unified and efficient way.

Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings, and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, with a global footprint, and over 150 years of history, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience.

The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors, 100 minors, and 200 advanced degree programs offered across the Universitys 13 schools and colleges; over 15,000 undergraduates and over 6,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.syracuse.edu.

Syracuse is a medium-sized city situated in the geographic center of New York State approximately 250 miles northwest of New York City. The metro-area population totals approximately 500,000. The area offers a low cost of living and provides many social, cultural, and recreational options, including parks, museums, festivals, professional regional theater, and premier shopping venues. Syracuse and Central New York present a wide range of seasonal recreation and attractions ranging from water skiing and snow skiing, hiking in the Adirondacks, touring the historic sites, visiting wineries along the Finger Lakes, and biking on trails along the Erie Canal.