Risk Manager

Overview

With supervisor approval, incumbents may be eligible for intermittent remote work; however, they must physically reside within the Sacramento region or have the ability to regularly report to a City of Sacramento physical worksite with little notice.

The City of Sacramento’s Human Resources Department, Risk Management Division, is seeking a dynamic and motivated professional to join its team as a Risk Manager. Human Resources is a fast-paced Department supporting the needs of the City s departments and charter offices. The ideal candidate will be an experienced and strategic risk management professional with a strong background in public-sector risk management, insurance administration, and claims oversight.

This individual will bring demonstrated expertise in identifying, evaluating, and mitigating organizational risk; managing complex insurance programs; and ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Experience with liability, workers’ compensation, property, and safety programs, as well as analyzing loss trends to implement proactive risk mitigation strategies, is highly desirable in this fast-paced environment supporting City departments and charter offices.

The successful candidate will be a collaborative and trusted advisor who communicates complex risk concepts clearly to executive leadership and departmental partners. They will possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, exercise sound judgment, and work effectively with third-party administrators, brokers, and legal counsel. The ideal candidate will support a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement while balancing risk exposure with the City’s operational and service delivery goals.

Under general direction, the Risk Manager plans, directs, and manages the activities of a comprehensive risk management program to protect the City s resources through risk avoidance, reduction, transfer and retention. Loss exposure and costs are reduced through management of workers’ compensation, safety and loss control, and general liability programs, along with maintaining compliance with applicable laws, such as OSHA, and various ordinances and codes;

and acts in the absence of the Director.

This management classification is populated by a single incumbent. The Risk Manager assists the Director in administering the City’s Risk Management program, and acts for the Director during absences. This classification is distinguished from the Human Resources Manager in that the Human Resources Manager oversees a single division within the department while the Risk Manager manages multiple divisions, including Worker’s Compensation and Loss Control.

General direction is provided by the Director of Human Resources. Responsibilities include supervision of managerial, professional, technical, and clerical staff.

• Plans, organizes, conducts and coordinates a comprehensive risk management program.
• Manages and administers all public liability, property insurance, workers’ compensation and related programs.
• Coordinates, oversees, and provides guidance to all City departments and assigned agencies on safety program development and implementation, and on identifying, evaluating, eliminating, or reducing risks.
• Surveys all facilities, programs, and operations to determine hazards, liabilities, and evaluate insurance risks.
• In cooperation with safety personnel, schedules and initiates emergency plan implementation drills.
• Develops systems, procedures, policies, and programs to reduce risk exposure and develop accident prevention programs.
• Reviews contracts, leases, licenses, and permits for adequacy of insurance and indemnification provisions.
• Monitors all insurance programs, and evaluates costs and benefits of alternate coverages; monitors and provides advice regarding legislation affecting liability coverage.
• Prepares insurance specifications; reviews bids and recommends policy purchases; renegotiates or arranges for renegotiation of coverage when appropriate.
• Performs claims administration including investigating, analyzing and evaluating…