Salary : $87,618.00 - $139,958.00 Annually
Location : Richmond, VA
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 35M00000325
Department: Public Utilities
Opening Date: 04/30/2024
Closing Date: 5/14/2024 11:59 PM Eastern
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• Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
• Language Incentive
• Referral Bonus
• T uition Assistance Program

Description

The City of Richmond, Department of Public Utilities, is seeking a highly qualified candidate to fill the position of Safety Manager. This position leads the safety (including employee safety, contractor safety, and public safety), environmental, emergency preparedness (management), and experience assessment (root cause analysis and human performance) functions. Receive strategic direction from organizational senior leaders. Engage leaders from across all business lines to develop and operationalize programs. Communicate performance metrics to senior leaders. Drive continuous improvement through active benchmarking, data analytics, and engaging others in a constructive manner.
Duties include but are not limited to

• Receive strategic direction from organizational senior leaders
• Engage leaders from across all business lines to develop and operationalize programs
• Communicate performance metrics to senior leaders
• Drive continuous improvement through active benchmarking, data analytics, and engaging others in a constructive manner
• Safety Operations Group - Provides strategic direction for employee, contractor, and public safety
• Establishes and maintains policies, programs, and procedures to ensure compliance with all governmental safety and environmental laws and regulations (e.g., OSHA, Department of Transportation, COR's Office of Emergency Management, etc.)
• Establishes organizational safety goals, targets, and performance measures
• Environmental Group - Provides support for environmental programs (i.e., sustainability, permitting, clean-up)
• Works closely with senior leaders to maintain policies, programs, and procedures to ensure compliance with all governmental safety and environmental laws and regulations.
• Establishes organizational safety goals, targets, and performance measures
• Emergency Preparedness Group - Provides strategic direction for the integrated, organizational all-hazards, incident command system (ICS), business continuity plan, and other emergency programs and procedures
• Establish processes, including training, drills, and other mechanisms to ensure organizational readiness
• Experience Assessment - Provide strategic direction for continuous improvement of the organizational all-incident type, event analysis (i.e., root cause analysis) program, and the human performance program
• May be assigned to a Utility emergency and storm role
• This is a special assignment that comes into play during storms and other emergencies when the company needs to restore service or respond to other issues affecting customer service
• This role may necessitate the need to work after-hours, outside of your regular schedule

Qualifications, Special Certifications and Licenses
This role plays a pivotal role in fostering a secure and healthful workplace environment, safeguarding employees from harm, and ensuring adherence to regulatory standards to mitigate legal and financial risks for the organization. Equipped with a diverse skill set, they blend technical acumen, managerial prowess, and interpersonal finesse to uphold safety protocols across various settings. Their expertise spans a wide array of domains, from comprehending and implementing local, state, and federal safety regulations to conducting meticulous risk assessments and formulating emergency response strategies. Moreover, safety managers adeptly craft and enforce tailored safety policies and procedures, facilitate impactful training initiatives, and orchestrate emergency preparedness measures. Their effective communication with stakeholders, coupled with proficient investigative abilities, aids in fostering a culture of safety and compliance. Additionally, they possess knowledge of ergonomics, industrial hygiene, and environmental protection practices, ensuring holistic safety measures are in place. Through exemplary leadership, continuous evaluation, and a commitment to improvement, safety managers champion a culture of safety excellence, promoting the well-being of employees and organizational success.
MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance or public administration or field related to assignment
• Two years of supervisory experience

PREFERRED TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• Five years of relevant regulatory activity experience, including industrial safety and/or environmental compliance
• Two years of experience in the utility industry
• Two years of experience performing a leadership role in emergency response
• Two years of experience performing incident investigation or root cause analysis activities

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Regulatory Compliance - local, state and federal
• Risk Assessment and management
• Safety Policies and Procedures
• Safety Training
• Emergency Preparedness
• Communication skills
• Project Management

Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to regularly talk, hear, see, and perform repetitive motions; frequently finger; and occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, stand, walk, list, grasp, and feel. The working conditions may include environmental hazards. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be light work, exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process, please contact Jessica McKenzie, Talent Acquisition Partner, Senior at (804) 646-4705 or by email at
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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With over 4,000 employees, the City of Richmond is an "Employer of Choice" among cities throughout the nation. The City strives to hire and retain employees who bring dedication and talent to the workforce. Offering a competitive, cost effective, and quality benefits package is one element of an "Employer of Choice".
The City offers a full range of benefit programs from initial hire through retirement. Please visit our Web site for details.
01

10-point compensable veteran. You must have an existing compensable service-connected disability of 10 percent or more. Other 10-point veteran include disabled veteran or a veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart for wound or injuries received in action, veteran's widow or widower who has not remarried, wife or husband of a veteran who has a service-connected disability, widowed, divorced or separated mother of an ex-service son or daughter who died in action, or who is totally and permanently disabled. Do any of these apply?

• Yes
• No

02

5-point veteran's must have been discharged under honorable conditions and had one of the following: Active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, in a war, or during the period 4/28/52-7/1/55 or active duty for more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 2/1/55 and 10/14/76 or active duty during the Gulf War sometime between 8/2/90 - 1/2/92 or active duty in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized or active duty for which more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 9/11/2001 and ending on the date prescribed by the Presidential proclamation or by the law as the last date of operation Iraqi Freedom. Do any of these apply?

• Yes
• No

03

Do you possess any of the following certifications? (check all that apply)

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
• Associate Safety Professional (ASP)
• Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)
• Health and Safety Officer Certification
• None of the above

04

Do you have experience with OSHA compliance?

• Yes
• No

05

Please select the highest level of education completed:

• Master's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Associate's Degree
• Some college or Certification(s)
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• I do not have an education equivalent to the 12th grade

06

How many years of related experience do you have?

• No related experience
• Less than 1 year of related experience
• 1 year but less than 2 years related experience
• 2 years but less than 6 years related experience
• 6 years but less than 10 years related experience
• 10 or more years related experience

07

Do you have direct experience working in emergency management, continuity of operations or business continuity related to the position listed?

• Yes
• No

Required Question