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City of Austin - JOB DESCRIPTION

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Risk and Safety Manager
FLSA: Standard/Exempt EEO Category: (20) Professionals
Class Code: 17990 Salary Grade: TC7
Approved: October 24, 1997 Last Revised: August 05, 2021

Purpose:
 

This position directs the risk management function for the Human Resources Department, including supervision of professional staff if required, long-range planning and budgetary responsibilities. This position confers with upper management in the selection and implementation of risk management programs and initiatives.
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:
  Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
  1. Conducts research and analyzes the safety and loss control activities of the City and develops short- and long-range risk management plans to reduce costs.
  2. Evaluates staff input and acts on or develops recommendations for responses to safety hazards.
  3. Prepares analysis and reports on worker compensation cost, loss data, etc.
  4. Communicates risk management information to City officials and others as needed.
  5. Plans, organizes, directs, and controls City-wide risk management functions and activities.
  6. Develops and monitors the risk management budget.
  7. Assigns job duties and monitors task completion.
  8. Develops and revises standard operating procedures and policies.
  9. Develops and evaluates plans, criteria, etc. for a variety of projects, programs, and plans.
  10. Monitors contracts and consultants and other third parties to ensure compliance with contractual obligations.
  11. Maintains liaison with departments on safety and insurance activities.
  12. Attends meetings representing division/section.
  13. Performs the duties of subordinates when necessary.
Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:
 

Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
  • Knowledge of risk management, insurance, and loss control techniques and practices.
  • Knowledge of applicable processes, techniques, and methods.
  • Knowledge of Workers' Compensation.
  • Knowledge of and skill in supervisory and managerial techniques and principles.
  • Knowledge of municipal financial and budgeting methods and systems.
  • Skill in gathering and analyzing complex information.
  • Skill in oral and written communications.
Minimum Qualifications:
 
  • Graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Risk Management or a related field, plus six (6) years of risk management experience, including at least two (2) years of experience which were in a supervisory capacity.
  • One (1) year of additional experience may substitute for one (1) year of the required education, up to a maximum substitution of four (4) years.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
  None.

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.