City of San Rafael
Job Class Specification

SUMMARY

Administers, manages, and directs the City’s risk management and safety program, including loss control and prevention, public liability, occupational health and safety, and workers’ compensation. Responsible for leading and coordinating the activities supporting these services with other City departments, divisions, and outside agencies. Proactively analyzes, develops and recommends new and improved risk management procedures and programs that cost-effectively minimize the City’s exposure to liability and loss, and protect people and City financial and physical assets. Performs related duties as assigned.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

The Risk Manager position is responsible for managing the city’s risk management portfolio with considerable independent action and judgement to ensure that best practices, procedures, and policies are implemented. The Risk Manager will interface closely with the City Attorney and Assistant City Attorney on litigation resulting from liability claims. The Risk Manager will be a working partner for the Human Resources Director as the Risk Manager is charged with managing workers’ compensation and workplace safety. Specifically, the Risk Manager will report formally to the Assistant City Manager, and, in addition, the Human Resources Director will provide matrixed functional oversight over workers’ compensation and workplace safety. The Risk Manager may act for the Human Resources Director in their absence.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

General direction is provided by the Assistant City Manager. The Risk Manager may provide direct or indirect supervision of lower-level professional, technical, and support services personnel.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. This list is intended to be illustrative and does not represent an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities. Incumbents may not perform all duties and responsibilities listed. Other duties may be assigned.

• Plan, organize, and manage the City’s overall risk management and safety unit and other assigned programs, including occupational health and safety, Workers’ Compensation, insurance coverage, risk transfer, subrogation, insurance specifications and purchases, loss control, claims management, and litigation management.
• Direct, oversee and participate in the development of the Risk Management work plan; undertake and assign work activities, projects and programs; monitor workflow; review and evaluate work products, methods and procedures.
• Understand and interpret City, state, and federal regulations and statues relative to risk management and other assigned programs.
• Workers’ Compensation & Workplace Safety
  • Receive claims for employee’s workplace related injury and illness and work with