Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The City of Georgetown is seeking a Safety and Risk Program Manager to lead employee safety and organizational risk management programs. The role oversees insurance, workers’ compensation and return-to-work programs, risk assessments, safety reporting, training, compliance, incident investigations, and assigned staff supervision.
Responsibilities
- Evaluates the need for insurance programs and makes appropriate recommendations; works with insurance providers to assure coverage meeting City needs; purchases and/or renews insurance coverages and files claims as appropriate
- Conducts risk assessments to identify all risks of loss arising from city operations, activities, or property ownership; researches, evaluates, and recommends best methods and programs for managing those risks
- Develops a comprehensive safety and occupational health plan document; prepares and monitors insurance, risk management, and safety budget
- Administers and monitors the workers’ compensation and return to work program; manages workers’ compensation third-party administrator
- Develops related goals and other program performance expectations for the safety and risk group
- Administer the employee drug test and alcohol testing programs, including pre-employment and random compliance requirements
- Manage relationships with preferred drug testing and workers’ compensation providers
- Provide monthly metrics to track performance of the safety and risk program and report out to city departments
- Serves as a lead and primary liaison from Human Resources with all city departments and external entities concerning safety and risk matters
- Interviews, recommends for hire, supervises, and develops staff through review of performance data, conferences, training and counseling
- Assigns, organizes, and monitors task completion for safety and risk team
- Conducts surveys, audits and inspections to ensure a safe environment and compliance with safety standards
- Develops and maintains employee safety accountability procedures
- Compiles safety and risk program performance data and communicates performance to senior management with recommendations for changes
- Meets with city department staff to review industry events and regulatory changes to ensure adequacy of safety and risk programs and procedures, rules, and standards
- Investigates and/or directs incident investigations; develops and implements incident investigation, data analysis, and recurrence prevention programs and procedures for all safety incidents
- Develop a City-wide safety and vehicle operations review committee for determining the preventability of accidents and incidents and improve safety culture across departments
- Coordinates a safety awards and recognition program
- Conducts surveys to determine the necessity and applicability of safety protective equipment and procedures
- Maintains a safety technical library. Supervises the development of a comprehensive SDS/Hazcom program
- Directs the preparation and submission of information required by statute
- Prepares and presents reports; prepares correspondence, manuals, procedures and other written materials
- Serve as Human Resources and Organizational Development Emergency Management liaison
- Performs other duties as assigned
Skills
- Applicants are required to attach a resume and cover letter
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in occupational health and safety, industrial engineering, human resources, business, or related field
- Four (4) years of full-time safety and/or risk management experience
- Any equivalent combination of experience, education and/or training that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities
- Risk management, insurance, and loss control techniques
- Texas Workers Compensation law
- Occupational safety and health program standards, rules and regulations
- OSHA and other safety and health regulatory agencies
- Federal, State, and Local laws and ordinances governing Occupational Safety and Risk Management
- Safety policies and procedures
- Supervisory policies and procedures
- Planning, developing, organizing, directing, controlling and evaluating safety, health, and risk management programs
- Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Collecting and analyzing data for reporting and corrective actions creation
- Incident investigations and root cause analysis
- Communicating effectively, both orally and in writing
- Reading and understanding technical manuals, business documents, policies and procedures, system documentation
- Writing clear, accurate, timely documentation in non-technical terminology to brief managers/ supervisors
- Writing clear training and qualification program documentation including procedures, manuals, etc
- Performing mathematical calculations and make projections and forecasts
- Exercising sound judgment in interpretations and decisions that have a moderate impact on City operations and costs
- Analyzing complex situations and responding appropriately
- Presenting, facilitating and training, in-person and in an online environment
- Quality customer service
- Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with peers, clients, citizens, and vendors
- Providing leadership and supervision to various work groups
- Valid Class C Texas driver's license
- Standing, sitting, walking, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, reaching, handling, fine dexterity, crouching, bending, vision, hearing, talking, use of foot controls
- Exposure to weather extremes
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