Are you a skilled risk management professional seeking a dynamic career as a Risk Manager working for one of the fastest growing ports on the West Coast? The Port of Stockton has an exciting opportunity for a Risk Manager who will be instrumental in developing, implementing, and managing a comprehensive risk management program. This position serves as a management/professional-level resource for organizational, managerial, and operational activities. Incumbent will be experienced and knowledgeable in department leadership, claims management, property & liability insurance, contractual insurance requirements, risk mitigation, workplace safety, emergency management, & policy development. Successful incumbent must be able to build and foster collaborative relationships with stakeholders to successfully identify and minimize risk and losses.

Ideal Candidate:

The ideal candidate for this role will possess diverse strengths in the field of risk management. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative, team player who plans, organizes, leads, supervises and participates in the development, implementation, and administration of the Port's risk management program. Successful candidate will possess proven ability to ensure risk management efforts align with business needs, while overseeing insurance coverage, claims oversight, contract review, workplace safety, and emergency management programs. Successful incumbent will possess the ability to proactively analyze, develop, and recommend cost-effective strategies to minimize liability and loss, while protecting Port staff and assets and ensuring compliance with federal and State safety regulations. The ideal candidate will also coordinate emergency management and business continuity planning and develop related policies and procedures. The Port is seeking a highly collaborative risk management professional who partners with internal and external stakeholders and subject matter experts regarding risk management programs to provide solution-based information to mitigate risk and loss.

Examples of Duties:

• Plans, develops, and administers a comprehensive and collaborative risk management and loss control program.
• Designs and implements risk management transfer and mitigation measures, best practices, tools, and techniques to align with business needs and priorities.
• Enhances and manages a comprehensive occupational safety program.
• Coordinates the growth and administration of the Port’s emergency management and business continuity program in partnership with stakeholders.
• Performs related duties as assigned; this is an at-will position.

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Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Education:
Equivalent to bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in risk management, business administration, or a related field.

Experience:
Six (6) years of increasingly responsible experience in managing and administering a comprehensive risk management program, including two (2) years of supervisory experience. Experience in public risk management, maritime, shipping, and/or real estate is preferred.

Licenses and Certifications:

• Possession of a valid California Driver’s License, to be maintained throughout employment.
• Obtain a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card by start of employment, to be maintained throughout employment.
• CPR certified preferred. Requirement: Become CPR certified within first six (6) months of employment and maintain such certification.
• Possess and maintain Associate in Risk Management (ARM), Association in Risk Management in public agency (ARM- P) or equivalent certification preferred. Requirement: Obtain and maintain such certification within the first twelve (12) months of employment.
• Certified Safety Professional certification preferred.

About Stockton Port District

The Port of Stockton is a unique inland Port situated on the Delta of the San Joaquin River, within the agriculturally rich community of California's fertile San Joaquin Valley. The Port is located on the Stockton Deepwater Ship Channel, which is 75 nautical miles due east of the Golden Gate Bridge. The Port of Stockton is one of the busiest U.S. West Coast inland port handling more than 4 million tons of bulk products such as fertilizer, petroleum products, foods (mostly rice, molasses, and food grade oils), and building products. The Port offers flexible solutions for domestic and international distribution by ship, rail, or freight. The Port owns and operates a diversified and major transportation center that encompasses a 2,000-acre operating area involving cargo handling and distribution, warehousing, industrial development, property management, and operation of a recreational facility. In addition, The Port of Stockton controls more than 4,200 acres of maritime property, making it the third largest land-holding port in California. The Port of Stockton shapes the maritime industry and the Central Valley of California through its economic vitality. The Port of Stoc...kton is a Special District of California, a municipal corporation, organized pursuant to the State of California Harbors and Navigation Code. The Port is governed by a seven-member Board of Commissioners. The Board sets overall policy, approves contracts, long-term lease agreements, major purchases, as well as the Port's budget. The Port continues to set records in the number of ship calls, cargo shipments, private sector investment, infrastructure, and job growth. The Port of Stockton has approximately 114 employees. This is an exciting time to join the Port of Stockton!

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