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We are looking for a qualified and experienced individual who will under general supervision, support Kitsap Transit's primary goal to provide safe, secure, reliable, effective, regulatory compliant, environmentally sound, and quality marine and bus transportation services.  

Essential Duties:

Supports the agency's primary goal of providing safe, secure, reliable, regulatory compliant, environmentally sound, and quality transportation services.   Performs a wide variety of marine support functions related to the safety, security, environmental stewardship, and emergency preparedness of the agency's passenger ferries and buses.   Provides support for the safety and training functions of the Human Resources Department.   Provides oversight, advocacy, and support of the agency's policies and practices associated with a system-wide approach to safety, security, emergency management, and environmental stewardship.   Acts as the marine Designated Person (DP), providing the link between Marine Service employees and the highest level of management via direct access to the Executive Director.   Coordinates and monitors all processes of the Safety Management System, facilitates and fosters a system-wide culture of safety and safety awareness and provides all employees with a means for continuous improvement. Receives and monitors the status of all SMS non-conformity reports and oversees efforts to identify and implement corrective actions. Responds to, investigates, and manages hazardous incidents, near misses, and accidents to determine causation factors and/or improper work/behavioral practices for the purposes of training/retraining and education; evaluates industrial settings for safety enhancement.   Receives and monitors the status of all SMS Non-conformity Reports and oversees efforts to identify and implement corrective actions.   Coordinates alignment of the agency's marine and bus SMSs with other departments, agency initiatives, strategic goals, and objectives.   Assists in developing, updating, and facilitating employee safety training programs, safety and health awareness activities and resources, ensuring that statutory training requirements are met. Reviews accident/illness data, legislation, and job hazards to design training programs consistent with the Agency Safety Plan, policies, procedures, rules, and tasks.   Conducts periodic inspections and audits of facilities, equipment, material, and operations to identify hazards and ensure agency compliance with relevant standards, laws, and regulations.   Prepares inspection reports recommending corrective measures; develops and maintains abatement programs for identified hazards; evaluates levels of risk for determining hazard correction priorities.   Ensures marine and shoreside operations are in compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration laws, the Jones Act and the Washington Administrative Code safety requirements.   Operates as the marine Facility Security Officer (FSO), fulfilling the provisions of 33 CFR Part 105.205, and responsible for ensuring all shoreside elements of the security program are in place and being carried out at all the terminals.   Coordinates and monitors the establishment and implementation of Kitsap Ferries  shoreside security measures under the Kitsap Ferries Alternative Security Program (ASP) in compliance with the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) implementing regulations in cooperation with the Kitsap Ferries Company Security Officer (CSO) and Vessel Security Officers (VSOs).   Assists in the analysis of the Physical Security Program and identifies areas of risk. Researches and makes recommendations for enhancements based on findings.   Identifies and advocates for appropriate funding to sup