Safety Manager

Full Job Description

Directs, manages, supervises, and coordinates the activities and operations of the City’s safety and workers’ compensation programs; coordinates assigned activities with City departments and outside agencies; serves as primary safety consultant and ADA coordinator for general public issues for the City, continuously communicates both internally and externally regarding safety and risk management; and provides responsible and complex administrative support.

Requirements

This description was prepared to indicate the kinds of activities and levels of work difficulty required of positions in this class. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities.

• Oversees, develops, coordinates, and implements the City's safety programs through policies, processes, and procedures. Ensures programs meet local, state, and federal regulations, such as OSHA, Washington State Department of Labor and Industry (L&I), and municipal requirements.

Creates, researches, and maintains safety manuals, databases of safety standard operating procedures (SOPs), reference materials, notices, documentation, and various records including those pertaining to employee safety awareness, training, and testing.

Stays current in risk management and safety topics to update policies, SOPs, and safety programs.

• Develops and oversees the Accident Prevention Program (APP) and its components to ensure that the APP is kept updated to current requirements, best practices, and that employees receive the training required.
• Develops, researches, and maintains safety standards and trending analysis to identify safety incident trends and occupational exposures, address areas of concern, and provide the organization with goals, objectives, personal protective equipment (PPE) guidance, and exposure mitigation.

Responds to and investigates safety hazard complaints, emergencies, and incidents.

Leads investigations and analyzes incident reports involving work-related injuries or illness, and near misses to identify root causes.

Prepares reports and makes recommendations noting hazards and violations as well as corrective actions needed to address the incident and prevent recurrence.

• Represents the City during inspections by L&I and other regulators, responds to inquiries, and leads the administrative appeals process for any citations.
• Develops, manages, and monitors health, safety, and industrial hygiene programs, such as the City's safety committee, loss prevention, worker's compensation, emergency preparedness plans and drills, and employee training such as new hire onboarding, safety practices, emergency procedures, and regulatory compliance.
• Manages safety-related requests for proposals (RFPs), bid specifications and agreements; provides equipment design standards for purchasing, completes and reviews all insurance and risk management questionnaires.
• Interviews and hires safety staff. Provides staff training, evaluations, and coaching. Implements discipline and termination procedures.
• Develops policies and procedures to provide ADA accommodations and public access aligned with regulations. Responds to public requests for ADA accommodations and coordinates the provision of accommodations.
• Performs related duties as required.

Qualifications

Open-Entry Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in risk management, safety, industrial hygiene, business administration, occupational health, or a closely related field; and
• Experience: Five years of increasingly responsible safety management experience.

Licenses and Certifications:

• A valid driver's license or otherwise demonstrated ability to get to and from multiple work locations, is required.

Lift Requirement:

• Job offer is contingent on passing a lift test.
• Enough strength to lift objects weighing up to 35 lbs.

Additional Information

For information on what to expect with the hiring process, a test information guide, and frequently asked questions, please visit our website.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications and pass the examination for this position to be eligible for hire.

Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. All applicants must complete and submit a City of Spokane employment application online by 4:00 p.m. on the filing cut-off date.

Upon request, at time of application, the City will provide alternative accessible tests to individuals with disabilities that impair manual, sensory, or speaking skills needed to take the test, unless the test is intended to measure those skills.

The examination will consist of a Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E), with scoring weight assigned as follows:

• T&E 100%

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE EVALUATION DETAILS:

• Copies of your college or university transcripts (unofficial transcripts are accepted) may be a required part of this application and will be used to verify that you meet the minimum qualifications, as posted on the job announcement.
• Responses to your T&E questions should be consistent with the information given in your application details. Answers are subject to verification.
• Failure to complete all the questions or incomplete responses will result in a lower score; therefore, it is advantageous for you to provide a full and complete response to each supplemental question.
• Resumes or questionnaires uploaded as attachments will not be accepted in lieu of completing each question online.
• "See Resume" or "See above," etc., and copy/paste from a previous answer are not qualifying responses and will not be considered.

This is an online examination and will require a computer. If you do not have access to a computer, please notify Civil Service so that one may be provided. Reservations can also be made through your local, public library.

Training and Experience examination links with instructions will be emailed prior to 12:00 a.m. Pacific Time on the start date and will expire at 11:59 p.m. on the due date as listed below. Keep in mind that the test link will be emailed from City of Spokane (info@governmentjobs.com).

• Applicants who apply and meet the minimum qualifications between Monday, March 9, 2026, and Monday, March 23, 2026, will test Thursday, March 26, 2026, through Monday, March 30, 2026.
  

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity within our organization.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, familial status, genetic information, veteran/military status or disability status.

As a Fair Chance employer, City of Spokane does not conduct initial background screening for non-public safety positions.