Safety and Occupational Health Manager

National Park Service • Lakewood, Colorado • $135.86k - $176.62k / year • 13h ago

JOB SUMMARY: The position serves as the Program Manager for all aspects of the Safety, Health and Wellness Programs in the National Park Service (NPS), Regions 6, 7, 8 (Intermountain), Directorate of Facilities and Lands. The Intermountain Region includes over 80 national park units throughout an eight-state area from Montana to Texas. MAJOR DUTIES: The position develops a variety of policies, programs, and actions, utilizing excellent skills in leadership, communication, and program management. The position serves as the principal advisor to the Regional Director, Regional Executive Team, Associate Regional Director, and park managers on all facets of Safety, Health, and Wellness programs. Provides leadership and support to safety staff throughout the Region to assist them in planning and executing their programs in a manner consistent with national and regional Safety, Health, and Wellness (SHW) objectives and requirements. Develops and oversees efforts to ensure SHW management systems are in place and functioning, that managers understand their responsibilities of safety and well-being of their personnel, and that all program areas incorporate SHW practices at all levels of program planning, direction, administration, and execution within the Region. Responsible for overall allocation of staff time and effort of the regional office safety team. aligns staff work to ensure the best use of regional office Safety Division resources. Provides oversight to the determination of priorities for each regional office staff member, and heavily influences the workplans of the ~20 full time safety managers and ~30+ collateral duty safety managers throughout the Region. Provides guidance to the management staff of 80+ parks within the Region. The regional program includes more than 50 safety contacts identified for parks, ranging from approximately 20 fulltime safety managers to 30+ employees with collateral safety responsibilities, to Superintendents filling a safety leadership role, as well as regional safety contacts and specialists in a variety of other disciplines. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.