Colorado Special District Property and Liability Pool: Safety and Risk

Job Summary:

The Colorado Special Districts Property and Liability Pool (CSD Pool) Team is looking for a Safety and Risk Management Consultant to deliver risk control and safety services such as inspections, trainings, and risk assessments to the segment of our membership with employees (roughly 400 out of 2,500+ members). Qualified candidates should have strong interpersonal and verbal abilities and be able to work with members to assist in the development of best practices to manage their risk.

In addition, qualified candidates should have a strong understanding of current and upcoming safety programs, initiatives, and industry best practices and resources. You will serve as our membership’s safety expert and partner, helping them develop their safety programs and culture in addition to providing various trainings, inspections, and assessments. You will need to be flexible and versatile in your performance: One week you may be working remotely from home, while the next you may be visiting multiple members of varying sizes. Candidates should also be comfortable with public speaking and attending conferences as assigned throughout the year as a representative of our organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide leadership and oversight to membership in order to help them develop and maintain a highly effective safety program and positive safety culture.Solicit, report, and track safety data to create tailored reports for improving the frequency, severity, and incident rates of members by member type.Work with internal staff to expand the CSD Pool Recognition Program for members’ risk management and safety accomplishments.Provide members with various trainings and training opportunities including but not limited to: confined space, fall protection, forklift, flagger, enterprise risk management, safe driving, and business continuation planning.Attend relevant Colorado, member-specific conferences as assigned.Attend SDA Annual Conference and CSD Pool Annual Membership Meeting as assigned.Develop and present multiple topics annually at SDA Annual Conference as assigned.Work with team to coordinate webinars on safety-related topics and present multiple topics annually.   Develop and solicit responses to risk management member surveys to help develop action plans for future growth.Attend member safety meetings as appropriate and develop and maintain best practices for working with member safety committees.Develop a simplified risk map by member type.Develop working knowledge of Hospital, Library, Fire, Sewer, Park and Recreation, Water, and various other entity types in Colorado.Develop and maintain Best Practices working with members’ Safety CommitteesParticipation in strategic spheres of influence in Colorado including, including:CO PRIMA, Colorado Self-Insured Association, Hospital Association, Fire Chiefs, Library Association, Park and Recreation, etc., as assigned.Certify in Colorado appropriate Training/Educational Workshop topics for Colorado Water and Wastewater operations and/or hold regional workshops on these topics as needed.Review claims and losses for all coverage lines and implement programs to reduce frequency and severity efficiently and effectively.Understand and communicate all of McGriff/MMA internal risk management resources and promote internally and externally.Other duties as periodically assigned.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree.Minimum of 3 years Health, Safety, & Environment (HSE) related experience.Effective verbal and written communication skills.Ability to travel up 25% if you live in the surrounding Denver Metro area. Ability to work remotely from a home office.Ability to complete assigned tasks with minimum supervision.Knowledge of and/or experience in Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is a plus.Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Risk Manager (ARM), or Certified Risk Manager (CRM) designation a plus.Ability to receive additional industry related certifications as assigned

About the position:

The Colorado Special Districts Property and Liability Pool (CSD Pool), including a Workers’ Compensation program, is looking for a Loss Prevention, Safety and Risk Management professional to manage the risk of the CSD Pool. While the CSD Pool has over 2,500+ members and includes some 15,000 employees, only 400 members have more than 5 employees. Special districts represent what would make up a large municipality exposure of $900 million in operating expenses without the law enforcement exposure. Our members are mostly single service public entities that include sanitation, water, fire, park and recreation, library, hospital, soil and water conservation, vector, and pest control districts.

Under the direction of the Pool Administrator, this position is responsible for providing high level consultative services to CSD Pool member districts in the following areas: developing organizational safety culture, safety policies, risk analysis, risk management, risk transfer mechanisms, safety processes, loss control, and loss prevention. Utilizing expertise in these areas and having a general knowledge of insurance and coverage issues, the Consultant will assist members in identification of exposures, program monitoring interventions, contract principals, and development and delivery of services and programs, all designed to mitigate risks for members, staff, and the public. In tandem with the senior management team, you will be working toward the implementation of a comprehensive plan designed to develop a safety culture at every level of our members’ organizations to reduce risk and losses for both individual members and the CSD Pool as a whole.

This position will report to the Lake Oswego, OR office but work in Colorado with our CO-based team and can accommodate a home office within suburban Colorado. McGriff has a competitive benefits package, salary scale, and a performance-based bonus.

The applicable base salary range for this role is $130,000 - $150,000.

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The applicable base salary range for this role is $79,900 to $139,900.

The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis. In addition to the base salary, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives.

We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits, tuition assistance, 401K savings and other retirement programs as well as employee assistance programs.

Applications will be accepted until: March 3, 2025