Safety Risk Agency Manager

State of Louisiana•New Orleans, LA

16h•Hybrid

About The Position

This position provides strategic leadership and oversight for the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority–East’s comprehensive safety and risk management program. The role is responsible for developing and enforcing safety policies, investigating accidents and claims, coordinating safety training, conducting inspections and audits, maintaining regulatory and certification records, and recommending measures to reduce workplace risks and prevent future incidents. The position also supervises administrative and facility-related activities, supports emergency and storm operations, manages staff performance and development, and prepares budgets, reports, schedules, and cost estimates. Success in this role requires strong leadership, sound judgment, attention to detail, effective communication, and the ability to manage complex safety, regulatory, and operational responsibilities. Key competencies include accident investigation, risk assessment, policy development, training and presentation skills, regulatory compliance, staff supervision, emergency response coordination, budgeting, recordkeeping, and the ability to work collaboratively with employees, management, law enforcement personnel, and other stakeholders. This opportunity is unique because it directly supports the safety of employees and the public while contributing to the Authority’s critical flood-protection mission. The position offers the opportunity to lead programs that influence agency-wide safety practices, reduce organizational risk, support major emergency operations, and help protect essential flood-control infrastructure throughout the East Bank region.

Requirements

Five years of experience in safety inspection or training, emergency preparedness, safety education or promotion, risk management, or administrative services
OR Six years of full-time work experience plus two years of experience in safety inspection or training, emergency preparedness, safety education or promotion, risk management, or administrative services
OR A bachelor’s degree plus two years of experience in safety inspection or training, emergency preparedness, safety education or promotion, risk management, or administrative services
OR An advanced degree plus one year of experience in safety inspection or training, emergency preparedness, safety education or promotion, risk management, or administrative services
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field
The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field

Nice To Haves

Strong leadership
Sound judgment
Attention to detail
Effective communication
Ability to manage complex safety, regulatory, and operational responsibilities
Accident investigation
Risk assessment
Policy development
Training and presentation skills
Regulatory compliance
Staff supervision
Emergency response coordination
Budgeting
Recordkeeping
Ability to work collaboratively with employees, management, law enforcement personnel, and other stakeholders

Responsibilities

Developing and enforcing safety policies
Investigating accidents and claims
Coordinating safety training
Conducting inspections and audits
Maintaining regulatory and certification records
Recommending measures to reduce workplace risks and prevent future incidents
Supervising administrative and facility-related activities
Supporting emergency and storm operations
Managing staff performance and development
Preparing budgets, reports, schedules, and cost estimates
Reviews drivers' licenses, ODRs, to ensure drivers and operators are properly authorized
Reports invalid licenses, or concerns related to issues on ODRs to appropriate members of management
Conducts Accident Review Committee (ARC) meetings
Develops and maintains Accident/Injury Schedule
Directly supervises and prepares cost estimates, schedules, budgets, reports and other documents as may be required for the planning, coordination and implementation of all facility functions and activities
Represents the Appointing Authority in meetings and conferences relative to the operation, maintenance, and inspection of all aspects of the hurricane protection when requested
Develops, revises, distributes, and maintains safety management policies and procedures for SLFPA-E to ensure uniformity with safety guidelines and practices, reporting practices, and loss prevention throughout SLFPA-E and its levee districts
Responsible for maintaining employee acknowledgement forms for safety and risk management policies
Develops long and short-term goals designed to decrease potential risk and expense and to enhance the protection of the public and SLFPA-E employees
Prepares the budget for the Safety Program
On 24/7 call in the event of incidents or accidents requiring investigation
In emergencies during Mississippi River flooding and Hurricane/ Tropical storm events, the incumbent will be on call and must report for duty if so required and remain on duty in such situations until released from duty by the Appointing Authority