Senior Safety Consultant

Senior Safety Consultant

The City of Tacoma is recruiting for a Senior Safety Consultant to provide support to the City of Tacoma and Tacoma Public Utilities. This position reports to the Enterprise Safety Manager, Field Operations Division in the Office of Health and Safety. The Senior Safety Consultant will work with the safety team and field operations to build and manage a comprehensive employee safety and risk reduction program.

This position will be responsible for large city project implementation and will focus on safety policies, procedures, training, trend and data analysis for all City and Tacoma Public Utility Departments. The Senior Safety Consultant will coordinate, consult, create, facilitate, and administer safety programs and trainings Citywide. The ideal candidate is a proactive, result driven professional who will serve a key role in securing and maintaining the City of Tacoma’s vision to reduce the severity and number of injuries and vehicle incidents.

The Senior Safety Consultant will work to build and implement comprehensive employee safety program and related programs, practices and committees to include the areas of safety, incident prevention, incident investigation, equipment training, safety and training materials and programs, procedures analysis, trend analysis, equipment modification studies, and project management.

The Senior Safety Consultant will be responsible for supporting and monitoring workplace activities for City of Tacoma employees to ensure that all staff is provided a safe working environment. They will be part of a wider community of safety professionals within the City of Tacoma and Tacoma Public Utilities.

• Build relationships with employees, supervisors, and managers to bring awareness of current safety programs, processes and training; seek employee involvement at all levels to report potential hazards.
• Develop and execute health and safety programs in the workplace according to local, state, and federal rules and regulations including OSHA, DOSH and DOT legal guidelines.
• Conduct and evaluate quality training and presentations to maintain a culture of health and safety.
• Evaluate practices, procedures, and facilities to assess risk and adherence to the law.
• Monitor compliance to policies and laws by conducting site and operations audits.
• Have understanding of basic industrial hygiene practices.
• Inspect equipment and machinery to mitigate possible unsafe conditions.
• Recommend solutions to issues, improvement opportunities or new prevention measures.
• Develop and deliver presentations on health and safety issues to all levels of the organization including executive leadership.
• Work with departments and their leadership to ensure staff receives safety training that is designed to meet the needs of the specific work groups.
• Develop or procure appropriate training materials, equipment, and services to meet the training needs.
• Drive to job sites within a 100-mile radius and conduct thorough worksite evaluations and facility inspections.
• Oversee and or conduct incident investigations to provide analysis on risk metrics and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Work is mostly performed in a field environment with travel to various departments and utility sites across the region. Occasionally requires work to be performed in a semi-hazardous area or exposure to outdoor elements. The position may handle, or be exposed to moderate risk in different working environments.

Bachelor’s degree in safety or a directly related field.

4 years of experience administering health, safety, risk or loss prevention programs.

Equivalency: 1 year of experience = 1 year of education.

Washington State Driver’s License. Some positions may require additional licenses and certifications.

The Senior Safety Consultant will be responsible for promoting a culture of safety to all City of Tacoma employees and for formulating short- and long-term incident prevention plans to reduce the frequency and severity of work-related injuries and…