Senior Safety & Health Consultant

Zenith Insurance Company (United States)

Sr Safety & Health Consultant at Zenith delivering safety and health services to policyholders while consulting on workers' compensation risks. Focusing on injury reduction and effective underwriting across Southern California.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $109,728 - $137,160 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Identify employee injury/illness exposures and provide workers' compensation cost control services
Consult with policyholders and internal partners to reduce policyholder loss potential
Support effective workers' compensation underwriting with timely and accurate policy rating and risk information
Conduct assigned underwriting surveys at prospect and policyholder locations to define business operations, key employee injury/illness exposures and controls
Identify and evaluate workplace safety & health exposures: manual material handling and ergonomics; machinery and equipment; falls; motor vehicles; and occupational disease
Evaluate effectiveness of prospect and policyholder safety and health programs
Identify complex engineering and/or administrative controls to reduce workers’ compensation loss potential
Develop safety and health service plans and perform ongoing consultation to assigned service accounts
Develop and submit recommendations to reduce policyholder employee injury/illness potential and workers’ compensation costs
Influence key policyholder decision-makers to implement safety and health recommendations
Prepare effective reports for policyholders and internal partners
Conduct effective investigation of serious workers’ compensation incidents
Coordinate safety and health services for single and multi-region policyholders
Develop and conduct policyholder training

Requirements

What you’ll need

High School Diploma or equivalent required
Bachelor’s degree with preferred field of study in occupational safety, industrial hygiene, science, or engineering; OR equivalent work experience
Achieved or significant work towards achieving a safety or health related master’s degree or at least one recognized professional designation such as CSP, ARM or CIH required
3+ years' safety and health experience with proven track record of results required
Familiarity with P&C insurance agent and broker operations preferred
Knowledge of workers’ compensation insurance; including strong understanding of experience modification, underwriting, and claims practices
Working knowledge of return to work program features and benefits
Strong understanding of key performance measures for workers’ compensation insurance carrier and how Safety & Health dept. impacts financial performance
Basic understanding of occupational medicine provider network features and benefits
Driver License in good standing.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid Parental Leave
Life, AD&D and Disability Insurance
401(k), Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Education and Training Reimbursement
Paid Leave: 3 weeks/year
Vacation, 2 weeks/year
Sick Leave
10 paid Company Holidays, 2 Personal Days, 2 Floating Holidays
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Company Car

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Hard Skills & Tools

workers' compensation cost controlpolicy ratingrisk evaluationsafety program evaluationergonomicsmanual material handlingoccupational disease assessmentsafety and health service plan developmentincident investigationpolicyholder training

Soft Skills

consultationinfluencereport preparationcommunicationorganizational skills

Certifications

CSPARMCIH