Occupational Health & Safety Program Lead

austintexas; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Austin seeks a safety program professional to lead occupational health and safety initiatives, develop training, and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. The role involves coordinating safety activities, investigating incidents, and advising management on safety strategies.

Expect responsibilities include conducting inspections, training diverse workgroups, and contributing to budget and capital planning for safety programs across departments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field plus four (4) years of experience in the assigned area of specialization.
• Experience may substitute for the education up to the maximum of four (4) years.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements comprehensive safety and training programs to ensure adherence to safety practices and procedures.
• Establishes standards and procedures, and performs facility and job site inspections to ensure compliance with applicable Federal, State, and Local laws, rules, regulations, or departmental safety policies and procedures.
• Participates in the preparation and monitoring of budget and contracts/contractors, and in the implementation of the departmental budget; recommends and justifies capital expenditures.
• Conducts accident and incident investigations to determine root causes, and develops plans to prevent recurrence by inspecting or reviewing areas, equipment, processes, and work activities for hazardous conditions.
• Provides advice and counsel to management and other employee groups on a broad range of occupational safety issues and decisions.
• Develops and conducts occupational safety training for various workgroups, including evaluation and modification of programs to meet Local, State, and Federal OSHA requirements.
• Coordinates occupational safety activities which may include conducting safety drills, inspections, investigations, or other safety program events.
• Directs and reviews the analysis of accident or injury data by identifying trends, creating related reports, and including financial impact in an effort to develop proposed solutions to problems and identify the needs for new or modified occupational safety programs.
• Researches occupational safety information to assure the best available methods and equipment are adopted to minimize the hazards in the work place.

Job description

City of Austin seeks a safety program professional to lead occupational health and safety initiatives, develop training, and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. The role involves coordinating safety activities, investigating incidents, and advising management on safety strategies.

Expect responsibilities include conducting inspections, training diverse workgroups, and contributing to budget and capital planning for safety programs across departments.