Risk Manager

Job Description Summary:

Salary: $101,836.80 - $127,296.00 per year

This position is responsible for managing the overall risk management assessment and mitigation strategies at the District. This includes maintaining the risk register based on District operations, managing risk mitigation projects, and directing new and ongoing insurance programs.

Job Description

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this position.

- Develop, organize, implement, and evaluate the district’s Enterprise Risk Management program.

- Create and Maintain a Risk Register

- Develop and support implementation of risk mitigation strategies

- Ensure communication and training as applicable for all documented risks and mitigation strategies

- Evaluate and adjust the risk programs on a regular basis as necessary

- Identify exposures and recommend solutions

- Develop and manage enterprise risk management tools, practices, and policies to analyze and report long-range enterprise risks and strategies to directors, chiefs, and board members

- Coordinates with Emergency Management on emergency response/action plans to ensure they are adequate to meet identified risks, staff are trained on plans, and that they are in compliance with any legal or contractual requirements. Regularly evaluate program effectiveness and recommend modifications as appropriate.

- Manage the District’s Insurance programs with support from management

- Perform insurance needs assessments and recommend coverage levels on a regular basis. Work with multiple departments, including Emergency Management, to determine any gaps in coverage.

- Negotiate terms of coverage and purchase of insurance plans.

- Ensure all claims on insurance are valid, accurate, and in compliance with all insurance requirements.

- Ensure compliance with all insurance requirements, including but not limited to, coordinating facility inspections, reviewing insurance provider recommendations, establishing required policies and procedures, and maintaining all needed documentation.

- Evaluate claims trends in conjunction with insurance costs to ensure the most cost effective insurance strategies

- Management of relationships with third party providers including brokers and insurers.

- Ensure contract insurance coverages are adequate and in compliance with other insurance programs.

- Works with management staff to investigate workplace incidents and/or claims involving property or other liabilities to the District. Determines causal factors and remedial measures. Advises supervisor and relevant departments of ramifications and liabilities related to district facilities, equipment, and procedures. Take corrective actions to resolve compliance issues.

- Supports General Counsel with litigation claims including but not limited to assembling documents, signing interrogatories, arranging for witness statements, gathering evidence, working as liaison to outside counsel and conducting independent investigations, as appropriate.

- Ensure TRWD's risk management policies and strategies are in compliance with applicable regulations, rating agency standards, and strategic imperatives of the organization.

- Manage the Risk Management budget through preparing the budget, efficient use of funds, and analysis and reporting of budget vs actuals.

- Ensure TRWD's risk and insurance management policies and strategies are in compliance with applicable regulations, rating agency standards, and strategic imperatives of the organization

- Work with managers and other levels in all departments at the district to ensure the inclusion of all risks in risk register and that all mitigation strategies are impactful in applicable areas.

- Performance review alignment

- Job description review

- Maintain familiarity with strategic district levels of service

- Continuous improvement monitoring and innovation efforts

- Perform other duties as required

Required Experience:

- Six (6) years of experience in the field of risk management

- Three plus (3+) years of supervisory experience - Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Desired Experience:

- Three plus (3+) years of experience in insurance

Required Education/Certification/License:

- Bachelor's Degree in related field of study

- Valid Texas driver’s license

Desired Education/Certification/License:

- Certified Risk and Compliance Management Professional (CRCMP)

- Certified Information Systems Risk and Compliance Professional (CISRCP)

Success Factors/Job Competencies:

- Strong Emotional Intelligence and interpersonal skills in working with all levels of staff.

- Communicate clearly, consistently, and respectfully, both orally and in writing.

- Ability to listen to others and understand their needs.

- Align the goals of the department with the strategic direction of the district.

- Wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected

- Exercise discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance

- Reduction or mediation of district liability

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

- Physical demands:

While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hand to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk and hear. Employees must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

- Work environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee typically resides within an office or cubicle and may have occasional fieldwork that will expose the employee to weather conditions prevalent at the time.