Safety & Risk Management Consultant- Indianapolis, IN

Safety & Risk Management Consultant- Indianapolis, IN

This will be a fully remote position within the Indianapolis area.   

Working hours:  8 am - 5:30 pm.  Occasional overtime if required by the client.

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POSITION SUMMARY:  Full-Time position.  Hours and workdays are typically Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:30 pm; however, client needs may require earlier or later hours, and on occasion, holidays or weekends.  Requires travel (40-65%) including: local, in and out of state, and overnight(s).  

JOB DESCRIPTION

Summary/Objective:

The Safety and Risk Management Consultant provides safety, risk, and loss control consultation services to clients of varying sizes and complexities. They participate as an integral, highly technical member of a service team whose goal is to service existing customers and assist in new business development.  Their primary purpose is to help clients save lives, prevent injuries and illnesses, and protect them from harm.

• This is a remote position, generally working from home or a virtual office.  Occasionally, there may be the need to visit a traditional office for meetings, training, or other events.

• Provides onsite (and virtual) safety and risk management services to clients.

• May require overnight travel due to client locations.  The ability to bundle client work is an expectation to maximize employee time and client servicing utilization.

• Scheduling is self-managed with a focus on priorities such as client demands and service schedules, travel and bundling efficiencies, risk and underwriting needs, client expectations, incident and injury trends, client hazards and exposures, injury potential, and other factors.

• Creates action plans for safety and risk management services, visiting (onsite or virtual) some clients several times per year.

• Conducts “one-time loss control surveys” onsite or virtual.

• Working with clients, exercises independent consideration for workplace safety recommendations and support, independent of direct supervision. Evaluates the effectiveness of the client's hazard controls associated with their operations.

• Based on the skillsets required to provide safety services and recommendations, Safety and Risk Management Consultants perform work that may affect business substantially, including liability.

• Requires superb communication skills working directly with client business owners, executives, operations, risk and safety, insurance, human resources, finance, benefits, and others.

• Requires a solid understanding of workplace safety and risk principles and practices.

The Safety and Risk Management Consultant position requires minimal supervision and must have:

• Skills to effectively evaluate the client's operations (onsite or virtually) to determine workplace hazards, evaluate the effectiveness of workplace hazard controls, and develop written recommendations for clients to improve hazard control and workplace safety efforts.  May assist the client with the implementation of plans.
• Solid working knowledge of safety and risk principles, loss and risk control, safety regulations, and best practices of safety, as well as a core understanding of workers’ compensation.

• Ability to conduct safety and risk evaluations to determine loss potential.

• Skills to gain client support to commit to improvements.  Create realistic timeframes for operational improvements that will positively impact client safety and risk programs.

• Capability to review existing safety programs and assess their compliance and functional effectiveness.

• Effective training skills to lead meetings and presentations on various workplace safety topics.  Safety and Risk Management Consultants may provide client training toward workplace safety, injury prevention, and cost controls – including “drilling down to root causes.”  They may be involved with helping clients manage and control their injuries and workplace hazards.  May assist in helping clients implement workplace safety programs.

• Strong communication skills to conduct high-level senior management professional business communications (presentations, emails, letters, in-person meetings, report writing, and telephone).  Client interactions may be one-on-one or group settings where the goal is to foster collaboration and provide guidance.

• Aptitude to respond effectively to specific safety problems or concerns raised by clients.

• Skillsets to develop systematic plans of action to reduce risk potential based on exposures and loss analysis.  Evaluate client progress, suggesting program modifications as necessary.

• Strong organizational skills and self-motivated, capable of managing multiple tasks. The ability to interact and forge relationships with diverse personality types is invaluable.  Friendliness, professionalism, and client-oriented writing and presentation skills are essential.

• Demonstrated proficiency in conducting root cause analysis for risk mitigation.  Ability to perform loss analysis reviews to prevent injuries and incidents and improve safety.

• Exceptional skills using the Internet and other safety sources as a research tool.

Qualifications

Qualifications Required:

• Have the ability to conduct risk evaluations to determine loss potential, advise management to gain support and commit to improvements, and create realistic timeframes for operational improvements to make a positive impact.

• Have a clear understanding and ability to review existing safety programs to assess their compliance and functional effectiveness.

• Possess effective training skills to lead meetings and presentations on various workplace safety topics.  Safety and Risk Management Consultants may provide client training toward workplace safety, injury prevention, and cost controls – including “drilling down to root causes” and getting involved with helping clients manage and control their injuries and workplace hazards.

• Be able to conduct high-level senior management professional business communications (presentations, emails, letters, in-person meetings, report writing, and telephone).  Client interactions may be one-on-one or group settings where our goal is to foster collaboration and provide guidance.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Essential Functions:
The work environment characteristics described here represent those a Safety and Risk Management Consultant may encounter to be successful while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
 

• Daily local travel within the assigned territory is required.  Overnight travel may be expected several days per month.
   
• While performing the duties of this job, the Safety and Risk Management Consultant is exposed to a wide array of work environments that may include a clerical office environment, manufacturing facility, or construction site.  The ability to endure extreme environmental conditions, such as heat and heights, is required.  Personal Protective Equipment may be necessary for certain circumstances.
   
• While performing the duties of this job, the Safety and Risk Management Consultant is frequently required to stand, move, bend at the neck and reach below shoulder level.  Safety and Risk Management Consultant is constantly required to sit, talk, hear, and use their hands to operate telephone, computer, and mouse. The employee is occasionally required to reach above shoulder level. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and rarely lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

Competencies:

• Demonstrate sound and rational judgment and practical problem-solving in a workplace or similar environment.
• Ability to read English, comprehend technical and regulatory information and articulate the information in verbal and written form.
• An interest in working in a department providing health and safety advice.
• Ability to work well within a team.
• Ability to take on new information and communicate clearly.
• Ability to work effectively under supervision and on own initiative.
• Be self-motivated and resourceful in acquiring new skills and knowledge.
• A helpful, positive, and flexible approach and attitude
• Be punctual and good at managing workload.
   

Required Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma; or GED.
• Have at a minimum, a safety designation such as COSS, COHST, ARM, CRM, ALCM, COSS, CSHCO, CCSHCO, ASP, CSP, or others.
• A minimum of 3 years as a loss control consultant (or equivalent related experience)
• Become an active member of the American Society of Safety Professionals or a similar organization.
• Prove proficiency in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel), and must have the ability to use the Internet as a research tool
   

Additional Eligibility / Qualifications:

• Must have a valid driver’s license throughout their employment with Aspen/TRISTAR.
• Must authorize enrollment in an Employers Pull Notice Program (DMV driving records) for the duration of employment.
• Must have continuous access to a reliable, dependable, and safe vehicle and have the ability to drive on behalf of company business.

Work Environment:
This Safety and Risk Management Consultant position will be required to work primarily from their home office. The position requires a dedicated space in their home environment, free from distractions and an environment that is conducive to a positive work environment.

Working with clients requires travel to and being at customer locations.  Travel may include vehicles, public transportation, flight, or other means.

If needed for employee safety, Aspen/TRISTAR will provide ergonomic enhancements to be used at home, such as an ergonomic chair of the companies choosing, monitor stand, footrest, and document holder.

Other Duties:
Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

Here is some of the benefits you can enjoy in this role:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability & Life Insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Paid time off.
• Paid holidays.

Mental and Physical Requirements: [see separate attachment for a copy of checklist of mental and physical requirements]