Administrative and Compliance Manager

City of Garland • New York, NY

77d • $72,758 - $91,728

About The Position

Responsible for managing the Street Department’s safety program and initiatives designed to protect the safety of employees and the public. Manage all aspects of safety to mitigate risks, protect employees, reduce the incidents of damage and loss to city assets, and protect all other city interests. Responsible for promoting an organization culture that prioritizes safety in all aspects of department work activities. Plans, designs, and implements safety initiatives that produce actionable results to advance safety culture. Performs highly complex administrative and professional work. May supervise assigned staff as directed.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Business, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science or related field.
• 5 years of progressive responsibility in safety management or risk management.
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree Public Administration, Business, Environmental Science or a related field.
• 5-8 years of experience in safety management and program administration.
• 2 years of supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Acts as department safety program administrator, ensuring the program is designed to protect the safety of employees and the public, institute preventive measures, ensure regulatory compliance, and mitigate risk to the city through reduced exposures, claims and incidents.
• Manages CDL compliance for all department license holders as promulgated by federal, state and city requirements.
• Leads strategic planning for the department’s safety program; develops, implements, and monitors goals, priorities and objectives designed to improve department safety culture.
• Develops and manages annual budget for the department’s safety program; forecasts and projects funding needed for various resources that support the department’s safety program.
• Establishes, compiles and analyzes various safety-related data, trends, metrics and performance indicators.
• Responsible for sourcing, coordinating and managing vendors who provide goods, assets and services to support the safety program.
• Conducts field safety audits, inspections and surveys to evaluate compliance with safety best practices; prepares written reports of findings and recommendations for corrective or preventive measures.
• Responsible for crafting policies, guidelines, procedures and standards governing safety program administration.
• Conducts post-accident investigations and prepares reports identifying probable causes, ensuring unsafe actions are addressed through corrective measures.
• Manage issuance of personal protective equipment to staff.
• Plans, develops, and implements in-classroom and onsite safety training and education tools for department staff.
• Frequently interacts with customers to facilitate timely resolution of issues, complaints, or concerns.
• Administer the department’s telematics program; regularly monitors, identifies, and reports trends and behaviors that require safety response or action.
• Participate in coordinated response to natural disasters, critical incidents, and other emergencies outside of normally scheduled work hours.

Benefits

• Pay Range: $72,758 - $91,728/depending on qualifications and experience.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees