Job Details

Overview

Senior Standards Project Specialist within the Software-Enabled Products, Autonomy & Robotics (SEPAR) program at UL Standards & Engagement (ULSE). This hybrid opportunity is based in Evanston, IL or Raleigh-Durham, NC or Ottawa, CAN offices.

Role purpose

The Senior Standards Project Specialist (SEPAR) will support a diverse portfolio of standards and related standards activities to advance the mission of UL Standards & Engagement (ULSE) to make the world safer, more secure, and sustainable. The role will support the development, revision, and maintenance of standards activities and coordinate interdependencies to ensure successful project outcomes.

What UL Standards & Engagement is

UL Standards & Engagement (ULSE) expands safety science to create a more secure and sustainable world. For more than a century, we have created new safety standards and shared findings with academia, scientists, manufacturers, and policymakers across industries. We identify critical safety and sustainability issues and ask tough questions to advance knowledge and safety.

Build a safer, more secure, and sustainable future with us by joining our Standards teams who develop the standards required to put knowledge into practice.

What you'll learn and achieve

• Support standards activities to enable the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of safety standards.
• Support various components of communication or engagement efforts, including technical committee support.
• Identify and resolve moderate or complex issues within a process or system. Make recommendations on perceived risk and escalate where needed.
• Maintain continued awareness of industry trends and external context related to the portfolio. Stay current with regulatory requirements and compliance frameworks governing public safety.
• Make notable contributions to shared team goals and independently manage workload effectively, using appropriate communication and adherence to deliverable and timeline expectations.
• Perform other duties as directed.

What you'll experience working at UL Standards & Engagement

• People: Our people are diverse and collaborative, working across disciplines, organizations, and geographies to build the global scientific response to today's challenges.
• Interesting work: Build the foundations of a safer future by advancing the public good with the team.
• Grow and achieve: Targeted development, rewards, and recognition programs.
• Values: Collaboration, respect, integrity, and beneficence guide our work and partnerships.
• Total rewards: Comprehensive benefits, 401k matching, and paid time off programs.

Qualifications and experience

What makes you a great fit:

• Strong degree of learning agility and technical aptitude.
• Demonstrated proficiency in project management with experience prioritizing tasks and scope management.
• Excellent problem-solving ability and proactive approach.
• Basic communication and engagement skills to convey project goals, requirements, and progress to stakeholders.
• Positive, collaborative interpersonal skills to foster collaboration across teams.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum 1 year of related work experience.

About UL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement

UL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement are nonprofit organizations advancing safety science through research, knowledge sharing, and development of standards to guide safe commercialization of evolving technologies. We collaborate with partners to drive safety, security, and sustainability.

Our affiliate, UL Solutions, provides testing, verification and certification, training, advisory services, and data-driven reporting for customers worldwide.

To learn more, visit UL.org and ULSE.org.

Salary Range: $55,635.80 - $76,499.22

Pay type: Salary