Director of Risk Management

GENERAL PURPOSE

The Director of Risk Management focuses on employee safety and risk management to promote a culture of safety with town operations. The role develops and administers risk assessments, conducts audits and leads training programs to comply with safety legislation and industry best practices. The role also investigates any incidences that may result in employee injury or asset loss.

• Encourages a safety culture by coaching and directing safety activities and training programming for each department.
• Conducts job hazard assessments for each role within all departments and ensures employee best safety practices and compliance with employee PPE requirements and environmental and worksite safety.
• Examines, audits, and evaluates work activities to ensure safety best practices for each department.
• Maintains current knowledge of associated laws, policies, regulations and guidelines, regarding OSHA standards, workplace safety best practices and related requirements.
• Audits and inspects safety of buildings and vehicles to reduce hazards, accidents and losses and reports conditions that need review to department heads.
• Serves as a member of all crash and related department committees.
• Ensures safety materials are posted at all locations, assess required training needs for individual roles and ensures that all required safety training is documented and filed.
• Serves as the liaison to insurance broker and carriers for workers ‘compensation, general liability, loss control, property insurance, contract insurance requirements and other related insurance programs; to coordinate Risk Management activities with department heads.
• Provides highly responsible and complex reporting and subject matter expertise staff assistance to executive management.
• Works closely with HR for work related injury reviews, worker’s compensation coordination and related.
• Analyze loss data and prioritize actions as a part of the Town Safety program.
• Builds and maintains positive working relationships with department heads and staff.
• Keeps the Assistant Town Manager of Admin Support