Safety & Risk Coordinator in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at City of Sioux Falls

Join the City of Sioux Falls Risk Management team and be part of a positive, supportive, and forward-thinking environment where collaboration and continuous improvement are truly valued.

The Safety & Risk Coordinator plays an important role in supporting employee safety, claims management, training initiatives, and organization-wide risk reduction efforts. This is a fast-paced, relationship-driven position that gives you the opportunity to work with departments across the City, build meaningful connections, and make a real impact every day.

We’re looking for someone who is proactive, adaptable, collaborative, and motivated to help improve programs, solve problems, and support a strong safety culture.

This is a role where you’ll be supported, encouraged to share ideas, and trusted to make a difference.

1. Identify, design, recommend, implement, and review effective Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and Risk Management systems and programming that establishes authority and accountability for a proactive culture of safety at the department level and citywide.
2. Coordinate with City administration and departmental leadership to set, track, and accomplish short- and long-range OHS programming goals. Develop and maintain project logs to track project timelines, due dates, project status, critical business contacts, and other related data required to achieve goals.
3. Manage and coordinate the City’s Workers’ Compensation program in collaboration with the TPA (third-party administrator). Receive, process, and monitor injury reports; distribute reports to the TPA; establish and monitor workers’ compensation information, cases, and files; calculate weekly workers’ compensation benefits; communicate with employees and supervisors regarding workers’ compensation payments and benefits; ensure that reporting procedures are followed.
4. Coordinate the employee return-to-work program and include any applicable Job Function Testing requirements in collaboration with the TPA and occupational medicine provider. Communicate with employees and supervisors regarding return-to-work status.
5. Investigate accidents/incidents/injuries/damage to City employees and/or property, or to citizens and/or private properties in order to determine causative factors and circumstances. Conduct interviews with employees, citizens, witnesses, and supervisors. Work closely with law enforcement personnel and the general public to gather facts surrounding a claimed loss incident.
6. Coordinate claims management with claimants, claims adjusters, insurance carriers, and legal counsel. Respond as assigned to potential liability claims.
7. Conduct needs assessments in order to develop effective safety and risk-related training programming and oversee the development and delivery of training. Maintain and update the City’s safety policies and technical, safety, and risk training materials.
8. Monitor federal and state OHS regulations applicable to the City and its practices toensuretheCityisincompliancewithallregulations,policies,andbestindustrypractices.
9. Develop and implement processes, methods, and tools to measure, evaluate, and monitor the City’s safety and risk management performance. Gather and evaluate City health, safety, and risk-related statistics and define target goals for performance improvement. Recommend short- and long-range solutions for injury/illness prevention,safetybehaviornorms,reductionofrisk,andcostcontrolobjectivestomeetestablishedgoals.Prepare ad-hoc reports as necessary.
10. Research, develop and administer software solutions in support of the efficient operation of the City’s risk and safety process.
11. Actively consult with City departments in the implementation of safety and risk management programming, analysis, problem solving, and performance challenges.Assistandinstructemployeesinidentifyingandeliminatingworkplacehazardswhileworking collaboratively with City departments to create and maintain a safe working environment.
12. Identify training needs and develop appropriate programming regarding City safety, risk and liability. Deliver programming, both in-person and through identification and management of vendor relationships and contracts.
13. Perform other such duties and functions as are necessary or incidental to the proper performance of this position.

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a degree in safety/occupational health, industrial hygiene, business/public administration, or other related field and two (2) years’ experience in a public, organizational, safety/risk, or workers’ compensation related position; or any such combination of education, experience, and training as may be acceptable to the hiring authority.

An Associate in Claims designation (AIC) or higher designation as recognized by the Insurance Institute of America is desired.

Must possess or be able to obtain prior to hire a valid driver’s license.

• Comprehensive knowledge of occupational safety theories, job safety analysis techniques, and safety/incident inspection procedures; working knowledge of related management systems and Incident Command System (ICS).

• Comprehensive knowledge of workers’ compensation policies and procedures.

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret federal and state occupational safety, risk, workers’ compensation, and health-related laws, regulations, consensus standards, professional journals, and technical procedures.

• Ability to analyze a variety of administrative problems and make sound policy and procedural recommendations in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies.

• Ability to plan, organize, and execute work plan goals and objectives with minimal supervision.

• Knowledge of research, statistical analysis techniques, procedures, and related reporting methods; and ability to identify trends and draw conclusions from data.

• Knowledge of insurance and risk management policies and procedures.

• Ability to identify, analyze, and evaluate loss exposures and actual losses; prepare reports and statistical analysis.

• Knowledge in the investigation of accidents determining probable causes and making recommendations concerning elimination of occupational safety and health hazards.

• Ability to perform multi-site security surveys and preparation of building evacuation plans.

• Knowledge of the use and operation of building access control systems.

• Knowledge of principles and procedures used in the development of security measures and programs.

• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing to a variety of audiences.

• Ability to resolve conflicts utilizing strong interpersonal and communication skills.

• Ability to design and implement continuous quality improvement and evaluation components of the project.

• Ability to prepare concise, comprehensive, executive quality reports.

• Knowledge of and ability to use computers and related technology, including Windows-based business and proprietary software applications.

• Must have the mobility and ability to perform field duties in various locations throughout the city.
  Ability to maintain confidentiality and integrity of the Human Resources department.