Enterprise Risk Manager- Lacey, WA (WMS 03

Enterprise Risk Program Manager (WMS 03)

Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is currently seeking an experienced Enterprise Risk Manager. In this role, you will direct agency-wide efforts to identify, assess, and reduce risk in accordance with statute. The Enterprise Risk Manager also provides consultation and recommendations to executive leadership, managers, and other staff about issues relating to risk. This position is responsible for collaborating with executive leadership, managers, attorneys, staff, other agencies, private organizations, and the public to perform the role of this position.

The Enterprise Risk Manager is also responsible for leading agency efforts in resolving tort claims and lawsuits, by working with the Department of Enterprise Services Risk Office and the Attorney General's Office. This position is the agency's designated lead for identifying, coordinating, and implementing agency-wide process efficiencies. This position is responsible for working with leadership and division staff to achieve continuous improvement in work processes to reduce risk and loss.

We are seeking someone who prioritizes collaborative relationship-building, is passionate about making a meaningful impact, is systems focused, and sees the value in turning risk into opportunity. The Business Support Services Division serves internal and external customers through agency core functions that maintain compliance, promote transparency, improve efficiency, and provide business solutions for State Parks. You'll be joining a collaborative team of professionals who value partnership, innovation, and serving with excellence.

Are you an experienced Risk Program Manager who would like to lead this challenging but interesting work in an organization full of passionate, committed professionals? Consider coming to work for Washington State Parks.

Telework:
This position is available for hybrid telework or flexible schedule, though frequent on-site attendance is required to meet business needs. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Responsible for successful service delivery and adherence to state law, policies, and procedures. Oversee the establishment of program guidelines and internal procedures, ensuring agency policies and WACs are current and relevant.
• Lead process efficiency efforts to reduce risk across the agency. Provides leadership with strategies and plans to achieve results. Promotes lean philosophy and acts as an advisor and consultant on process efficiency efforts that improve work processes and reduce agency risk.
• Develop risk management program, policies, procedures, and guidelines following the risk management principles in RCW 43.19.760 and Governor's Executive Order 16-06. Ensure compliance with state risk management policy. Provide risk management consultation and professional guidance and training to executive, region, program and other staff in the areas of risk recognition, evaluation measures, loss control activities, litigation strategies, and resolution of all tort claims made against Parks.
  
  Travel for investigative, coordination, or training activities as needed.
• Annually, leads agency wide efforts to identify, assess, and develop mitigation strategies on the agency's Risk Register. Responsible for providing DES Office of Risk Management the updated Risk Register and consulting with them on risk issues.
• Select and purchase commercial insurance policies for exposures not covered by state's self-insurance liability program. This includes exposures for marine vessels (property, liability), aviation (casualty, liability), buildings, furnishings, IT equipment and fine arts (property), employee theft and fraud (fidelity bond).
• Manage financial recovery from insurance carriers/individuals when agency assets (facilities, vehicles, or equipment) have been damaged. Develop and implement methods to review certificates of insurance to verify that insurance of contractors, vendors, lessees, and others meet agency contract specifications.
• Review and analyze tort claims filed against the agency and monitor claim activity, including the defense and settlement of lawsuits, the adequacy of settlement reserves, the findings of investigations, exposures of liability, and to determine any information in agency records that may be applicable to the defense or settlement of a claim or lawsuit. Coordinate litigation discovery responses between Parks staff and the AGO.
  
  Propose and implement corrective actions. Develops loss prevention report and serve as the agency's loss prevention appointee under RCW 43.19.782.
• Serve as the agency liaison with the Attorney General's Office and the DES Office of Risk Management to develop negotiation and litigation strategies. Provide oversight of tort claims and resolution of tort claims and resulting lawsuits. Actively participates in case evaluations and negotiates settlements on behalf of the agency for tort liability claims and lawsuits. Monitor expenditures from the state's…