Risk and Safety Analyst

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support risk management strategies by helping develop policies, procedures, and standards. Create high-quality materials for training, audits, presentations, data analysis, and management systems.
• Demonstrate strong knowledge and communication skills to lead change, navigate challenging conversations, and drive team initiatives.
• Uphold high standards of compliance and foster alignment across field and corporate teams to integrate risk into all project tasks.
• Design, develop, and deliver health and safety programs with a focus on field-related initiatives, including confined space entry, construction, working at heights, fall protection, scaffolding, driving, surveying, and environmental work.
• Support emergency management by collaborating with departments and field operations, advising on response protocols, ensuring safety measures, and contributing to emergency preparedness committees.
• Ensure safety-related insurance and client requirements are met. Collaborate with Liability and Compliance on professional liability coverage and develop strategies to mitigate non-professional liability risks in the field.
• Support physical security strategies by working with other departments to identify and address office security vulnerabilities, ensuring measures are in place to protect personnel and FNI assets.
• Manage internal client relationships as a risk management resource, ensuring risk standards are met. Build trust with stakeholders and develop resources to support broad safety goals and strategies.
• Interview or visit claimants to assess liability and insured losses based on policy coverage. Adjust losses and negotiate settlements within authority limits, referring complex claims to senior staff.
• Develop targeted safety training to meet business and field operation needs, covering safety procedures, risk management, and emergency response.

• Bachelor's Degree in Risk Management or other related field
• 6+ years of experience in a risk management and occupational safety
• 3+ years of experience planning and managing resources to deliver predetermined objectives as specified by senior management
• Early professional level understanding of health and safety regulations and
  OSHA standards, 29 CFR 1910
• Strong procedural and policy writing ability

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always).  Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.

We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service.  For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need:  developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.

Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at https://www.freese.com/services/benefits-that-work/), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico.  We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

Join our team of 1,300+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at https://www.freese.com/careers/.

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.