Safety and Training Manager

About the role

Safety and Training Manager positions plan, coordinate, supervise and review the work of professional staff involved in department-wide training and/or security and emergency management, occupational safety and health, hazardous material control and management, and/or emergency disaster preparedness programs; assess training and/or security and emergency management needs; develop, administer and evaluate training and/or security and emergency management, health and safety, and emergency and disaster preparedness programs; monitor changes in governmental regulations; analyze and interpret accident and injury data to develop standard industry loss rates; oversee budget preparation; develop and administer contracts; prepare reports; provide information to regulatory agencies, community groups and the general public; train, supervise, and evaluate the work performance of subordinates; and perform other duties as assigned.

Safety and Training Manager positions can be utilized to fill Safety Manager, Security Manager, and/or Training Manager roles.

Responsibilities

• Safety Manager duties include managing and directing subordinate staff in implementing safety program management and ensuring safety regulatory compliance for workforce personnel.
• Security Manager duties include managing and directing subordinate staff in implementing security program management, surveillance methodologies, personnel safety, and asset protection.
• Training Manager duties include managing and directing subordinate staff in implementing training program management, continuing education, safety training, and regulatory compliance training for workforce personnel.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent education (i.e., minimum completed units = 120 semester/180 quarter). Note: Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for education lacked on a year-for-year basis. One year of full-time experience = 30 semester/45 quarter college-level units.
• Four years of full-time experience developing, implementing, administering, and evaluating comprehensive training and/or security and emergency programs for entry-level through managerial-level employees which MUST include safety, policy, supervisory, professional growth, and technical skills training.
• Qualifying experience MUST include managing staff, resources, and projects of significant size/complexity.
• City of San Diego employees using Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA) experience to qualify must submit written documentation signed by their appointing authority or payroll specialist, detailing the work performed, dates, and total number of qualifying OCA hours. OCA experience without the required documentation will NOT be considered.

Additional information

• Employees in job classifications represented by Municipal Employees Association (MEA) are scheduled to receive the following general wage increases: 3.5% effective 7/1/27, 2% effective 7/1/28, 2% effective 1/1/29.
• Eligible benefitted employees originally hired on or after July 10, 2021, will be automatically enrolled in the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS).
• Safety and Training Manager employees may be required to secure federal security clearance for positions in Public Utilities Department, Water Operations.