Job Summary Are you looking for career opportunities that provide top-notch benefits including paid vacation & sick leave, outstanding health & dental insurance, a free health clinic for you & your dependents, a generous retirement plan, and much more?Travis County’s Facilities Management Department has great jobs that serve dozens of facilities across the county. We offer stable career options with training and tuition reimbursement available to get you to the next level in your career. Develops, administers, implements, and evaluates occupational safety program for Facilities Management Department. Coordinates with senior management to identify and prioritize safety initiatives, programs, and trainings. Leads accident/incident investigations. Documents safety violations and makes recommendations to supervisors. Works with management to ensure compliance with safety policies, regulations and practices. Assists with development of emergency response plans and coordinates safety events. Consults on safety questions and concerns and maintains department’s personal protective equipment and safety gear. Establishes and manages program goals and objectives, initiatives and budgets.
Distinguishing Characteristics:
This is a job classification within the Human Resource job family. This classification is responsible for developing, implementing and coordinating health, safety and loss prevention programs and may require a flexible work schedule in order to meet the needs of the department. Duties and Responsibilities
- Identifies needs, develops, schedules, and conducts safety meetings for all levels of the workforce. Conducts specialized training to promote safety and accident prevention and supervisory safety and observation techniques. Coordinates with managers and supervisors on education and training relative to safety trends and indicators.
- Responds to the scene of all critical accidents/incidents. Investigates by taking photos, preparing sketches and notes, and conducting post-accident/incident interviews. Reviews documentation of accidents/incidents to determine preventability. Conducts investigations concerning Workers Compensation, providing feedback concerning preventability. Conducts investigations in response to complaints or concerns regarding safety.
- Continuously reviews safety policies, writes procedures, and disseminates information to ensure regulatory compliance. Makes recommendations to management on a variety of safety concerns, programs, topics, or enforcement concerns.
- Collects, compiles, analyzes, and reports data on injuries, accidents, property loss. Prepares and presents summary of losses. Monitors lost-time injuries and Workers Compensation claims and develops corrective or preventative actions. Reviews all injury/illness/accident investigation reports and follows up as necessary. Develops and determines program performance measures.
- Manages department-wide budget for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and supplies. Analyzes program operations and determines best practices. Purchases and maintains inventory for all program operations. Provides specialized recommendations to management.
- Schedules and conducts loss prevention inspections and evaluation of facilities and playgrounds. Receives and evaluates safety concerns reported by management and employees. Responds to all serious accidents/incidents, conducts investigation, and prepares findings. Responds to after-hours incidents as necessary.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned
Minimum Requirements
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree with major coursework in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Sciences, Safety Engineering, or a directly related field and three (3) years of directly related demonstrated experience, including two (2) years of supervisory or management experience.
Licenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements:
Valid Texas Driver’s License. Must pass a criminal background check for CJIS clearance.Applicants are required to successfully pass the background investigation, including fingerprint clearance. Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), or Certified Safety Professional OR Certified Safety & Health Official (CSHO)
Preferred:
Certified Industrial Hygienist. Certified Playground Safety Inspector. Professional Truck Driver Instructor.
Knowledge of:
- Management principles, practices, and techniques.
- County policies, procedures and terminology.
- Federal, State, and Local laws, statutes, and regulations relating to the field.
- NHTSA Safe Routes to School and Adult School Crossing Guard guidelines.
- Playground Safety guidelines and regulations.
- Child Safety Act.
- Occupational Health & Safety Administration.
- Workers Compensation procedures and practices and the Texas Workers Compensation Program and TWCC Field Safety designation.
- Americans With Disability Act, HIPPA, Department of Transportation drug and alcohol testing requirements.
- Currently accepted risk management and loss control.
- Investigative methods, procedures and techniques.
- Work management and work leadership concepts and skills.
- Negotiating, interviewing and investigative practices and techniques.
- Computer equipment, to include word processing, spreadsheets, databases and a variety of software packages.
- Business letter writing, grammar and punctuation, and report preparation.
Skill in:
- Managing, training, developing, assigning, coaching and evaluating staff.
- Both verbal and written communication.
- Time management, planning, and prioritizing.
- Effective customer service practices.
- Synthesizing and analyzing complex scientific and regulatory information to reach an appropriate conclusion.
- Problem solving and conflict resolution.
- Developing and evaluating policies and standard operating procedures.
Ability to:
- Plan, schedule, prioritize, direct, implement and monitor the work of staff.
- Gather, assemble, and correlate information and devise solutions to problems.
- Present complex information to a variety of audiences in simple non-technical language.
- Organize and manage multiple tasks, prioritize heavy workloads and meet deadlines.
- Establish goals and objectives.
- Interpret, conduct research, analyze and develop programs and policies, practices, and procedures.
- Facilitate meetings and projects and work effectively with teams.
- Adapt to a changing work environment.
- Exercise initiative.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with County employees and officials, representatives of outside agencies, and the general public.
Work Environment & Other Information Physical requirements include the ability to lift/carry up to 50 pounds, visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer and office equipment. Subject to standing, walking, sitting, repetitive motion, reaching, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, pushing, pulling, balancing, client/customer contact, squatting to perform the essential functions. Subject to dust, extreme temperatures/weather change, extreme heat, extreme cold, humidity, dangerous machinery, and hazardous chemicals, outside elements, noise, vibration, contact with dust, fumes and hazardous chemicals.
Travis County employees play an important role in business continuity. As such, employees can be assigned to business continuity efforts outside of normal job functions.
Work Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM; This job classification may require you to work a flexible schedule Monday - Friday including AM, PM, some weekend and overnight shifts to meet the needs of Travis County Location: Various Travis County Facilities
Department: Facilities Management
Criminal, Driving, Education, and Employment Background Checks Required.
For updates or questions on this position, contact: Laura.Villafranca2@traviscountytx.gov
This job description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and overtime eligibility may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.
Benefits
Benefits
Employment at Travis County comes with a full array of benefits. We offer comprehensive health insurance, a no-cost, on-site Health and Wellness clinic, longevity pay, paid vacations, sick time and personal holidays, not to mention an industry competitive salary structure and a friendly, stable work environment.FY2027 Travis County Benefit Guide In this valuable Travis County Benefits Guide you will find benefit summaries, eligibility requirements, costs, contact numbers and addresses as well as other general information on the benefits available to Travis County Employees and Retirees. Credit Union Employees may join the Travis County Credit Union which offers low-interest loans, savings plans through payroll deduction, safe deposit boxes and other benefits. Deferred Compensation Employees may enroll in a tax- free sheltered investment plan through payroll deduction. Direct Deposit Employees may sign up for direct bank deposit. Employee Assistance Program Travis County provides a confidential counseling and referral service free of charge to county employees and their family. Employee Organizations Membership in the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Union is available through payroll deduction. Employee Health & Wellness Clinic Employees may access the clinic for a variety of wellness program and health care services with no co-pay, no deductible and no co-insurance costs. Holidays An average of eleven paid holidays are designated by the Travis County Commissioners Court at the beginning of each fiscal year.
Insurance Employees may select from four plans: an Exclusive Physician Organization (EPO), Choice Plus Preferred Physician Organization (PPO), Consumer Choice or a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a Health Savings Account (HSA). All four options include a Pharmacy Plan. Travis County’s current policy is to pay 100% of the employee’s health insurance premium for the Consumer Choice and HDHP. Employees will pay a premium for both the EPO and PPO. Other insurance benefits include $50,000 Basic Life and AD&D paid by the County.
The following benefits are employee paid:
- Dental
- Vision
- Supplemental Life, AD&D
- Dependent Life
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- Long Term Care
New employees are covered on the first day of the month following 28 calendar days of employment. Longevity Longevity pay is paid for each year completed after three years of continuous service. Peace Officers in a law enforcement activity, whose job requires state peace officer certification, receive pay after one year of certification.
On the regular payday on or after the employee's fourth and subsequent adjusted service dates, he or she receives a single payment for the previous year. Parking A limited number of assigned parking spaces are available to employees in the Courthouse Complex. Personal Holidays Regular, full-time employees are eligible for up to three paid personal holidays each calendar year. Part-time employees shall be granted personal holidays on a prorated basis. New employees earn personal holidays for the calendar year in which he/she begins employment, based on the month in which employment begins: January – March 3 personal holidays April - June 2 personal holidays
July - September 1 personal holiday
October - December None
New employees are eligible to take personal holidays after 90 days of employment.Retirement Travis County is a member of the Texas County & District Retirement System with mandatory participation by certain classes of employees. Seven percent (7%) of the gross salary is deducted each pay period. An employee is fully vested after eight years of service. Benefits are prorated for part-time employees. Sick Leave Regular employees earn sick leave at a rate of eight hours per month with unlimited accrual during employment. Part-time employees earn sick leave on a pro-rated basis.
Parental Leave Each Full-time Paid Parental Leave Eligible (PPL) Employee is entitled to a total of 320 hours of Paid Parental Leave in a 12 month period. Paid Parental Leave for Part-time PPL Eligible Employees is prorated based on the number of hours that they are regularly scheduled to work. Tuition Refund Certain classes of full-time employees may receive reimbursement for fees associated with pre-approved, job related course work completed satisfactorily. Vacation Based on years of county service, regular, full-time employees earn vacation time at the following rates: 0 to 5 years 4.0 hours per pay period 6 to 10 years 4.5 hours per pay period 11 to 15 years 5.0 hours per pay period 16 to 20 years 5.5 hours per pay period 21 plus years 6.0 hours per pay period
Part-time employees earn vacation leave on a pro-rated basis.Workers' Compensation The county provides all employees workers' compensation coverage with benefits in accordance with state statute, if the employee sustains an injury out of, or in the course of work.