Risk Manager

The Position

Oral Board Interviews Tentatively Scheduled for the Week of August 31

The East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) is a full-service governmental agency stewarding a metropolitan system of public open space parklands and trails in Alameda and Contra Costa counties east of the San Francisco Bay. EBRPD spans across 125,000 acres in 73 regional parks, including over 1,250 miles of trails that are enjoyed by over 25 million visitors and the community per year. The Park District acquires, manages, and preserves natural and cultural resources for everyone to enjoy now and forever to experience nature nearby.

EBRPD preserves a rich heritage of natural and cultural resources and provides open space, parks, trails, safe and healthful recreation and environmental education. An environmental ethic guides the District in all of its activities.

Respect – We honor the land we steward, each other, and the park visitors we serve.

Resilience – We creatively adapt to change. We address challenges with empathy, perspective, and determination.

Relationships – Our greatest strength lies in the trust, accountability, and teamwork we cultivate with our colleagues, partners, and the public we serve.

Responsiveness – We communicate openly, honestly, and reliably.

Transparency – We hold the public's trust through meaningful stakeholder engagement and access to timely and reliable information on decisions and performance.

Working with a purpose for a better world today and for future generations through the preservation of open space, public access to the outdoors, and a commitment to the conservation of the natural world found east of the San Francisco Bay across 33 cities in Alameda and Contra Costa counties.

A community of colleagues who are passionate about public service and the East Bay Regional Park District, the communities it serves, and its mission.

Excellent benefits: Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending, and pension benefits through California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS). Click here for details regarding additional benefits.

Tuition reimbursement and professional development.

Free on-site parking.

Free parking permit for EBRPD parks (for up to 2 privately owned vehicles)

Employee discounts for certain EBRPD park amenities (reservations, daily fishing permit, public boat launch).

The Park District is currently recruiting for a Risk Manager. This position is located at the Park District's Administrative Office, 2950 Peralta Oaks Ct., Oakland. The hiring pools established from this recruitment will be used to fill the current vacancy and additional vacancies that may occur during the one-year life of the hiring pools.

Reporting to the Assistant General Manager – Human Resources or the Division Lead of Human Resources (HR), this single-incumbent management classification serves as a member of the Park District's management team and is responsible for planning, organizing, and implementing the goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and priorities of the Park District's risk management and occupational health and safety programs. Under general direction, the position provides expert advice, consultation, and recommendations; oversees administrative and operational activities including workers' compensation, insurance and self-insurance, disability accommodations, and health, safety, and regulatory compliance programs; develops program standards; supervises and evaluates program and operational staff; ensures compliance with applicable regulatory agency and Park District requirements; and performs related duties as assigned.

Plans, develops, implements, and evaluates assigned risk management and occupational health and safety programs, services and activities including comprehensive insurance programs, risk reduction, accident prevention, loss control, self-insured liability, workers' compensation claims, safety compliance, and emergency response programs designed to prevent injury, occupational illness and damage to property within the Risk Management Department

Develops short- and long-term program plans; supervises and evaluates assigned staff consisting of professional, technical, and support staff, and/or volunteers/interns, as well as consultants and contractors

Develops program standards, goals and objectives in line with the Park District's mission, vision and master plan

Provides assessment of compliance requirements of federal, state, and local laws, regulations, guidelines, and practices

Ensures compliance and makes recommendations for updates

Maintains District-wide health and safety policies, procedures, and directives according to state and federal rules and regulations; and maintains Park District safety-related manuals and documentation, including preparation and distribution of appropriate communications and updates

Oversees the conduct of safety audits and investigations, including facility and site safety inspections, job hazards analyses and other evaluations to identify hazards and potential risks

Advises on workplace violence issues and participates in threat assessments including the implementation of recommendations or investigations into incidents of workplace violence

Develops and administers the budget for assigned programs and projects

May assist the AGM - Human Resources, in the preparation of the Division's annual budget

Oversees the review and approval of contracts for insurance

Makes recommendations regarding contract revisions

Interfaces with the Legal Division on contract language

Determines appropriate insurance coverage

Markets, negotiates, and purchases casualty and property insurance coverage District-wide

Manages the Park District's self-insurance program

Oversees and participates in developing, receiving, reviewing, and processing information for a variety of departmental, state-mandated, and statistical reports and records, including Occupational Safety Health Act (OSHA) logs, annual self-insured worker's compensation reports, auto and/or employee accident reports, property damage reports, claims analysis, workers' compensation claims expenses, medical auditing summary, and other related reports

Collaborates with internal Divisions to identify and analyze potential exposure to loss and safety hazards

Examines alternative risk management or loss control techniques; designs and implements risk management and mitigation measures and techniques

Monitors the effectiveness of techniques implemented

Develops and conducts District-wide risk management and occupational health and safety training and education programs; serves as a technical resource for Park District management and the Board

Reviews property, casualty, workers' compensation, disability, and self-administered liability claims

Monitors claim activity

Interfaces with appropriate parties for claim resolution

Participates in and coordinates case strategy development, evaluations, and settlement negotiations in coordination with General Counsel

Assists in overseeing the workplace accommodations and light duty program, administers and manages the Return-to-Work Program, coordinates return-to-work activities with department management and medical providers to ensure appropriateness of assignments and work limitations; administers, manages and coordinates the District's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Employer Pull Notice (EPN) Program

Serves as a Park District representative to outside agencies, organizations, contractors and the public

Serves as a subject matter expert on a variety of internal committees, work groups, and task forces

May present to, or prepare material for, the General Manager and/or Board of Directors

Establish and maintain positive working relationships with individuals, service providers, public and private agencies and others to ensure that programs and activities are responsive to Park District needs; and performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Equivalent to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in risk management, business or public administration, occupational safety or a related field; AND Experience: Five years (5) of full-time experience in the administration of a comprehensive risk management, loss control, industrial hygiene, or occupational health and safety program, including two (2) years in a supervisory capacity. License or Certificate: Possession of a valid Class C California Driver's License and demonstrate the ability to travel to various Park District locations in a timely manner as required in the performance of duties is a condition of initial and continued employment.

Additional Information

Knowledge of:

• Principles, practices, theories, and methods of safety and risk management programs, including property and liability, loss control, workers' compensation, infectious disease, workplace accommodations under federal and state law, and safety compliance programs
• Principles of effective supervision
• The Park District's Equal Employment Opportunity Policy objectives
• Principles and practices of program development and administration
• Legal and administrative requirements for implementation and administration of fully-insured and self-insured programs
• Applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulatory codes, ordinances, and procedures relevant to safety and risk management programs, projects, and operations, including OSHA and CAL/OSHA requirements regarding workplace safety and reporting
• Contract law as it applies to general liability, bodily injury and claims adjustment
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