Safety Specialist

Pay Range:

$65,563 - $85,232 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on:

Friday, October 23, 2026

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Workdays & Hours:

Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm; Some evening/weekend work required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Safety Management, Occupational Health and Safety, Business or Public Administration or related field
• At least (3) three years of increasingly responsible experience in conducting safety and health audits and/or inspections
• Valid Driver’s license

Preferred Qualifications:

• ASP certification or other related certifications. If no certification, must be able to obtain a safety certification within 1 year of hire (ASP, CSP, CHST, CSM etc.)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Extensive presentation and/or safety training experience
• Previous incident investigation experience
• Ability to organize and analyze data
• The Safety Specialist job responsibilities include: Establishes a lead role in key utility-wide safety and environmental health projects, including identifying and planning strategic program needs, leading and training Water personnel, and identifying leading illness, injury, and loss priorities
• Researches and interprets proposed and existing safety and environmental standards, policies, and practices to determine impact on the utility
• As directed by management, oversees and conducts divisional safety and health program audits to ensure the consistent implementation of safety and health programs. Tracks and ensures corrective actions are implemented
• Conducts and provides research into safety training requirements and assists with the development of effective safety and health training. Assists with planning the efficient delivery of value-added safety training throughout the entire utility
• Conducts in-depth illness, injury, and vehicle incident data analysis and assists with preparing reports
• Assists with the identification and development of database information and manages data/reporting software systems
• Leads departmental workgroups in drafting operating procedures and participates in design reviews
• Represents Fort Worth Water's safety and health interests in peer/community/industry groups
• Maintains and continually implements federal emergency response plans and assists in coordinating Water emergency response exercises and drills
• Identifying potential hazards in the workplace through regular inspections, risk assessments, and audits at each center and inspections
• Conducting thorough investigations into accidents, injuries, and near-misses to determine root causes and prevent recurrence
• Working Conditions and Physical Demand: Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing and balancing.
• Sedentary Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
• Conditions of Employment
• The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.  It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
• The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
• Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.