Loss Prevention Analyst III

Job Announcement

Under the direction of the Loss Prevention Analyst IV, manages, plans, and supervises activities involved with risk management and safety programs, to ensure a safe environment. Provides leadership for continual improvement and proactive measures in risk management and safety programs. Identifies opportunities for safety enhancement and risk reduction methods and programs. Conducts accident and injury-related investigations and worksite safety inspections to ensure compliance with county, state, and federal regulations and guidelines addressed in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Administration (VOSH) Standards.

Provides recommendations to mitigate and control losses. Represents the Risk Management Division (RMD) and participates on countywide task forces or assigned project teams in risk management, and safety related areas to include oversight of critical programs.

Note: Salary offer will not exceed the midpoint of the salary range, $103,520.14.

Illustrative Duties

Identifies opportunities for loss prevention and risk reduction methods and programs;

Conducts accident and injury-related investigations and on-site audits of operations to insure compliance with County, State and Federal policies, statutes, and regulations;

Proposes solutions, in a proactive manner, to agencies and departments for ways to reduce injuries, property damage and vehicular accidents;

Plans, develops and implements comprehensive communications and education programs for County dealing with risk reduction and loss prevention and safety.

Manages and conducts loss prevention and safety training on a countywide basis;

Recommends and implements procedures and protocols in safety and loss prevention;

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Considerable knowledge of mission, goals, and objectives of the risk management division;

Considerable knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques relating to loss prevention and safety;

Ability to identify possible solutions for solving business problems;

Ability to write detailed, accurate reports;

Ability to make oral presentations to department management, other departments, or the public;

Ability to lead assigned employees, including delegating and reviewing work assignments, providing coaching and guidance, monitoring and evaluating performance, and supporting training and development planning.

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following: (Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in

financial management, business management, occupational safety and health, and/or risk management; plus four years of professional work experience within loss prevention and safety. Demonstrated knowledge of regulations related to EPA, State and Federal.
 

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED: 

Valid driver's license
 

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: 

The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, a driving record check, and credit check to the satisfaction of the employer. 

• Positions in this class may be subject to criminal history records checks and/or credit checks as a condition of continued employment.
• This position is emergency/essential services personnel. (Required to report for duty during inclement weather and/or other emergencies.)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with applying Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards, state, federal, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience with using Risk Management Information Systems.
• Experience with conducting accident investigation and safety inspections.
• Experience utilizing prevention techniques, causal factor analysis, risk reduction methods as well as job hazard analysis.
• Experience creating, reviewing and revising policy, writing standard operating procedures, and safety programs
• Experience with analyzing and tracking safety performance and worker’s compensation trends.
• Experience working in a risk management role in a large state or county government.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills; expertise using Microsoft Office software applications.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Ability to carry items up to 15 lbs, stand, stoop, bend, stretch, walk, climb, set, kneel, crouch, reach, crawl, lift and handle material with manual dexterity. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE: 
Panel Interview and may include a practical exercise.
 
The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 38.7% of residents speak a language other than English at home (Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and others) and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to this opportunity.
 
Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.  

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact 703-324-4900 for assistance. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov. EEO/AA/TTY.