Safety and Health Specialty Consultant – Director

Role Overview

• Set clear direction and objectives that are aligned with SAIF’s vision and mission.
• Drive employee engagement and team effectiveness through effective communication and by creating and maintaining an environment where individuals are empowered, motivated, and where the importance of collaboration within and across divisions / teams is fully understood and encouraged.
• Recognize individual differences while focusing on team cohesion.
• Develop and sustain an inclusive collaborative team environment to support diverse team members throughout the division.
• Collaborate closely with Safety and Health Directors and Managers to maintain strong connectivity across the division, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and operational priorities.
• Serve as a strategic and technical leader on occupational safety and health, staying current with industry trends, regulatory changes, and best practices.
• Maintain high standards of quality and compliance by managing policies, procedures, and practices aligned with NIOSH, OSHA, and organizational safety goals and staying connected to professional networks.
• Lead the strategic integration of Industrial Hygiene and Ergonomics into SAIF’s safety and health framework, ensuring alignment with mission, regulatory standards, and industry best practices.
• Provide strategic oversight and guidance for the industrial hygiene and ergonomic services program, ensuring alignment with enterprise risk mitigation goals.
• Partner with manager to drive successful implementation of exposure assessment protocols and ergonomic interventions, fostering a culture of proactive health and safety across policyholder operations.
• Lead and integrate the work of industry specialists in safety and health into the broader safety and health strategy.
• Analyze emerging industry trends, utilize data and analytics to understand and oversee the design and implementation of safety programs and goals for policyholders within the specialties to inform decisions.
• Manage and support a team of geographically dispersed specialty senior safety management consultants across Oregon, ensuring key performance indicators (KPI’s) and business services are being met and sustained.
• Ensure professional consulting skills are embedded in employees' work results. Joint visits with consultants are required.
• Champion continuous improvement and knowledge sharing within the safety and health division, ensuring the team is mentoring, advising and coaching as a technical advisor to safety and health consultants throughout the state.
• Communicate program goals, strategies, and results to employees, regional and small business safety teams, underwriting, group partners, and other SAIF employees as appropriate.

Requirements

• Eight or more years of overall experience in occupational safety, risk management or a related field, including five years of management or significant leadership experience in a business setting with responsibility for programs and staff.
• Prior workers’ compensation insurance experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in risk management or related field.
• Professional designation of Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate in Risk Management (ARM), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) is preferred.
• Other combinations of skills and experience may be considered.

Benefits

• Health care
• Retirement savings plans
• Paid time off
• More