Salary : $84,614.40 - $115,814.40 Annually
Location : City Hall, 405 6th Street, Sioux City, IA
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number:
Department: Human Resources
Division: Human Resources Administration
Opening Date: 07/22/2026
Closing Date: 8/9/2026 11:59 PM Central

Description

Safety Manager
Lead Safety. Protect People. Make a Difference.
As the City's Safety Manager, you will work with leaders and employees across more than a dozen departments-including Police, Fire Rescue, Public Works, Utilities, Transit, Parks & Recreation, Airport, and Administrative Services and others-to reduce workplace injuries, ensure regulatory compliance, strengthen employee training, and continuously improve workplace safety. The City of Sioux City has a workforce of approximately 880 full time, part time and seasonal employees. The selected candidate will have direct responsibility and authority to develop and manage our safety culture.
What You'll Do

As the City's Safety Manager, you will:

• Lead and administer the City's comprehensive occupational safety and health program.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate safety policies, procedures, and training programs.
• Conduct workplace inspections, job hazard analyses (JHAs), and job safety analyses (JSAs).
• Investigate workplace accidents and near misses to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, Iowa OSHA, and other applicable federal, state, and local safety regulations.
• Coordinate employee safety training and promote a proactive safety culture throughout the organization.
• Administer OSHA recordkeeping requirements and maintain Safety Data Sheet (SDS) programs.
• Chair the City's Safety Committee and collaborate with department leadership on safety initiatives.
• Work closely with injured employees, supervisors, healthcare providers, and third-party administrators to facilitate early return-to-work and transitional duty opportunities.
• Monitor safety-related contracts, budgets, and program performance while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.

This position acts as a consultant to departments and division managers, supervisors and employees.

The successful candidate must have graduated from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Safety, Occupational Safety and Health or related field and five (5) years of full-time related experience.

This is an exempt position, and the selected candidate must be available outside of normal business hours to address safety related issues. Annual salary range or $84,620.79 - $115,808.96 and generous benefit package.

We offer:

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits
• Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS)
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Professional development and training opportunities
• A collaborative leadership team committed to continuous improvement
• The opportunity to influence safety across a wide variety of municipal operations

Work Environment

This position combines office and field work. Approximately 75% of the work is performed in field environments, including construction sites, maintenance facilities, public works operations, utilities, transit, parks, and other municipal work locations. The position requires travel throughout the City in varying weather conditions and occasional lifting of up to 30 pounds.

Please submit a cover letter, resume and 3 professional references along with the application.
Duties

• Develops, implements and monitors department safety programs.
• Inspects facilities, machinery and safety equipment to identify and correct potential hazards, and to ensure safety regulation compliance. Conducts job safety analysis (JSA) and job hazard analysis (JHA).
• Performs investigations related to accidents to assist in determining the cause and to assure that violations in the specific area of enforcement are identified. Ensure all related paperwork is complete.
• Maintains and applies knowledge of current policies, regulations and industrial processes.
• Engages in research and analysis to determine problem areas and develop and implement corrective action. Evaluates adequacy of actions taken to correct health inspection violations.
• Promotes safety through direct interaction with employees regarding the importance of safe work habits.
• Instructs and assists employees in identifying work place hazards and solicits input in creating a safer work environment. Recommends process and product safety features that will reduce employees' exposure to chemical, physical and biological work hazards.
• Conducts or coordinates worker training in areas such as safety laws and regulations, hazardous condition monitoring and use of safety equipment.
• Provides needed information and demonstrations concerning how to perform certain work tasks to new employees.
• Implements, inspects and maintains job site and office SDS manuals. Trains employees in SDS procedures.
• Manages the OSHA Forms program.
• Works with injured workers to facilitate early return to full duty work responsibilities and to provide meaningful light duty transitional work opportunities.
• Chairs Main Safety Committee meeting.
• Monitors the safety budget and related contracts.
• Updates safety policies, procedures and programs to ensure compliance. Ensures the safety and Labor and Industry posters for each job site and office are current.
• Conducts or directs testing of air quality, noise, hearing, temperature or radiation levels to verify compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Regularly lifts up to 10 pounds and occasionally lifts up to 30 pounds.
• Expected to temporarily perform duties outside of normal classification in the event of a declared emergency. In the event that an employee is excused from work other than being sick, they will be required to report to work in a state of declared emergency.

Qualifications
Cognitive Demands, Skills and Abilities: Ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions. Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. Ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Understand written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. Consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. Identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Job Knowledge: Knowledge of State, Federal and local safety laws and codes; knowledge of engineering principles and methods as they relate to accident prevention, safety, and education; knowledge of consultive procedures and reporting requirements; knowledge of training methods, practices and resources; ability to interrogate individuals and to evaluate information obtained; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with persons contacted in the course of the work; skill in the use of a variety of camera equipment; knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair and maintenance; knowledge of blueprints, mechanical drawing and engineering plans.

Language Ability and Interpersonal Communication: Requires effective communication skills and the ability to provide assistance to customers (external and internal). Ability to speak clearly so others can understand you; ability to identify and understand the speech of another person; ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences; ability to write and speak effectively with fellow employees, City Council, and the general public; read in English; apply common sense understanding to the work process, procedures, programs and services; provide and follow verbal and written instructions; ability to work as a member of a team in order to accomplish tasks; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and the general public.

Physical Requirements: Regularly lifts up to 10 pounds and occasionally lifts up to 30 pounds. Sufficient manual dexterity which permits the employee to conduct inspections and evaluations. Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, which permits the employee to conduct inspections and evaluations of work environments and equipment. Ability to transport equipment used for inspections and/or testing. Ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer), ability to see details at a distance.

Work Environment: Seventy-five percent of work is normally performed in field conditions/outdoors with varying weather conditions, with varying street level noises. Travel in all types of weather extremes to attend training and/or organize meetings conferences, and workshops; must be mobile and able to visit complainants and businesses within the metro area. Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Minimum Required Qualifications
Must obtain a valid drivers license within six (6) months of employment.

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Safety, Occupational Safety and Health or related field and five (5) years of full-time related experience.
or
An equivalent combination of education and experience substituting experience equal to one year of full time work for a public or private organization where preponderance of duties is directly related to safety enforcement for each year of the required education to a maximum substitution of four years.

Please submit a cover letter, resume and 3 professional references along with the application.
For Full-Time employees and qualifying Transit and Library Part-Time employees, the City of Sioux City offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Flex Spending Accounts, Life, Disability and Retirement. For more information on the benefits available, please visit our