Safety Officer

Pay Range: $65,563 - $85,232 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Monday, November 25, 2024

Workdays & Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm; Some evening/weekend work required with the possibility of on-call during emergencies.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Safety Officer job is available with The City of Fort Worth Water Utility Safety division. This position is responsible for utilizing an in-depth knowledge of safety and environmental health to assist management with the development and planning of policies, programs, and procedures that supports a positive and successful safety culture across the utility, which includes seven divisions and upwards of 1021 authorized positions.

Additional information about job:

• This is a Full-Time position working 40 hours a week.
• Primary work location will be at the Rolling Hills Water Treatment Facility.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Safety Management, Occupational Health and Safety, Business or Public Administration or related field.
• At least (3) three years of increasingly responsible experience in conducting safety and health audits and/or inspections.
• Valid Driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• ASP certification or other related certifications. If no certification, must be able to obtain a safety certification within 1 year of hire. (ASP, CSP, CHST, CSM etc.)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs. (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Extensive presentation and/or safety training experience.
• Previous incident investigation experience.
• Ability to organize and analyze data.

The Safety Officer job responsibilities include:

• Establishes a lead role in key utility-wide safety and environmental health projects, including identifying and planning strategic program needs, leading and training Water personnel, and identifying leading illness, injury, and loss priorities.
• Researches and interprets proposed and existing safety and environmental standards, policies, and practices to determine impact on the utility.
• As directed by management, oversees and conducts divisional safety and health program audits to ensure the consistent implementation of safety and health programs. Tracks and ensures corrective actions are implemented.
• Conducts and provides research into safety training requirements and assists with the development of effective safety and health training. Assists with planning the efficient delivery of value-added safety training throughout the entire utility.
• Conducts in-depth illness, injury, and vehicle incident data analysis and assists with preparing reports.
• Assists with the identification and development of database information and manages data/reporting software systems.
• Leads departmental workgroups in drafting operating procedures and participates in design reviews.
• Represents Fort Worth Water's safety and health interests in peer/community/industry groups.
• Maintains and continually implements federal emergency response plans and assists in coordinating Water emergency response exercises and drills.

Working Conditions and Physical Demand:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing and balancing. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Sedentary Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.