Chief Safety, Security, and Protection Officer

The Chief Safety, Security, and Protection Officer directs and manages the Office of Safety, Security, and Protection. Develops, implements, and maintains all related policies and procedures to ensure the safety, security, and protection of Metropolitan’s personnel, infrastructures, and assets.

Directs the identification and control of Environmental, Health, and Safety risks; determines effective and efficient practices to protect Metropolitan employees, the public, and the environment in compliance with related statutes and regulations.

Manages and oversees Metropolitan’s apprenticeship and technical training programs and emergency response efforts. Provides an Ombuds function for addressing grievances and conflicts at Metropolitan.

Supports the implementation of plans and initiatives to achieve the General Manager’s goals and objectives. The Chief Safety, Security, and Protection Officer serves as the primary point of contact for all public safety matters in the district to safeguard people and assets.

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Schedule : 9 / 80, Monday through Friday with every other Friday off

Travel required to other facilities which may require overnight stay.

This job announcement has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification / job.

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience : Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university majoring in one or more of the following Environmental & Occupational Science, Public Health, Public Safety Management, Criminal Justice, or a related field and fourteen years of increasingly responsible relevant experience, of which five years must have been in a management or supervisory position;

OR an advanced degree from an accredited college or university majoring in one or more of the following Environmental & Occupational Science, Public Health, Public Safety Management, Criminal Justice, or a related field and twelve years of increasingly responsible relevant experience, of which five years must have been in a management or supervisory position.

Relevant Experience is defined as :

• Facility Security Management private, public, or federal including FBI field offices or DHS Federal Protective Service with increasing management responsibility in administration and oversight, and / or;
• Emergency Services Management- demonstrated experience with emergency preparedness programs; crisis and emergency management, and / or;
• Environmental Health and Safety- demonstrated experience with hazardous environments and associated regulations; OSHA regulations;

and incident investigations.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

License(s) : Valid California Class C Driver’s License or equivalent (required at time of application) that allows you to drive during your employment.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

• Peace Officer Standards Training (POST) Certificate
• Registered Environmental Health Specialist
• Current or previous certification with the State Emergency Management System / National Incident Management System

CLOSING

Benefits :

• Competitive compensation
• Excellent medical, dental, life, vision plans.
• Deferred compensation in the form of a 401(k) plan (with matching contribution) and a 457 plan.
• Retirement benefits under the California Public Employees' Retirement System
• Tuition reimbursement
• Training and advancement opportunities
• Excellent working environment
• Hub of public transportation : rail, subway, buses, and taxis
• On-site fitness center
• Public transportation reimbursements

For more information on MWD benefits, please use the following link : Benefits Regular Full / Part Time Employees (Unrepresented)

ABOUT MWD

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a state-established cooperative that, along with its 26 cities and retail suppliers, provides water for 19 million people in six counties.

The district imports water from the Colorado River and Northern California to supplement local supplies and helps its members to develop increased water conservation, recycling, storage, and other resource-management programs.

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.

Qualified individuals with disabilities, who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process, please call (213) 217-7738 or email : [email protected]

Metropolitan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic(s).

Application Filing Period : Closes at 4 : 30 pm PT on the date stated in the job announcement. However, it may close prior to the filing end date if sufficient applications have been received.

If sufficient applications have not been received, then the filing period end date may be extended.

Qualifying Experience : Your resume must at a minimum include the month and year you began and ended employment, name of the organization, your title, and a brief description of your experience.

If your employment was part-time, make sure you identify it on your resume next to the month / year. Your experience may be obtained through paid employment, internships, and / or volunteer activities in industry, academia, charity, community service, government, unless otherwise defined above under relevant experience.

If you are providing volunteer activities to be considered for qualifying experience, you will be asked to provide the number of hours per month, organization name, contact information, and other information in the questionnaire.

In addition, for volunteer activities to be considered you must include it in the application under work history and in your resume.

Sponsorship : Applicants for employment with The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (i.

e., H1-B or other employment-based immigration case).

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