What are the responsibilities and job description for the Loss Prevention Manager position at Utiliquest?
Loss Prevention Manager
Overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Operations Team at UtiliQuest, LLC as an Loss Prevention Manager. UtiliQuest has been a leading provider of quality underground utility damage prevention for over three decades. With headquarters located in Alpharetta, Georgia just north of Atlanta, we have offices located in states including California, Indiana, Ohio, Arkansas and the Eastern US from Florida to New York with over 2,700 employees. Founded in 1998, UtiliQuest is a subsidiary of Dycom Industries, a leading provider of specialty contracting services to the telecommunications and infrastructure industry.
The Loss Prevention Manager is held to high standards and expectations as a loss prevention leader in our daily operations. This individual will work collaboratively with various departments across the organization to protect company assets through the execution of theft reduction initiatives, inventory recovery and best practices in asset management. It is key that you are a self-motivated professional with strong work ethic, organizational and interpersonal skills, and are ready to add value to our team on day one.
The Loss Prevention Manager reports directly to the Senior Director of Risk Management and Safety. The ideal candidate is primarily responsible for preventing financial loss caused by theft and fraud, supporting safety, and risk management compliance. The Loss Prevention Manager will carry out various responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws, while creating and managing asset protection guidelines.
What you’ll do…
Key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
- Develops asset protection and loss prevention guidelines for implementation throughout the organization.
- Collaborates with senior leadership to implement policies and administrative procedures regarding asset protection and loss prevention.
- Serve as a Corporate and Regional liaison to identify and develop solutions for handling internal and external theft and/or fraud.
- Conduct internal and external investigations and report findings to appropriate stakeholders.
- Monitors and analyzes video via Event recording software.
- Testifies in criminal and civil court actions.
- Conduct physical asset audits and make recommendations to prevent loss.
- Partners with law enforcement to investigate losses and prepare case reports.
- Educates and trains all Operations partners in programs and methods for protecting inventory, equipment and other Company assets.
- Promotes and maintains a strong safety culture throughout the organization.
- Comply with all federal, state, and local laws, as well as company policies and procedures, when carrying out responsibilities.
Qualifications
Who are we looking for…
Required skills for success:
- High school diploma or GED equivalency is required.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Loss Prevention, Criminal Justice or related field preferred.
- 5-7 years of Loss Prevention/Asset Protection and/or related experience required.
- Prior experience conducting critical interviews.
- Track record of success with the investigative process from start to finish.
- Knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local laws and industry best practices related to criminal charges.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to communicate effectively with diverse individuals at all levels and areas within the organization
- Ability to be flexible and adaptive in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment
- Detail oriented with excellent organizational and multitasking skills
- Experience managing assets with a remote/mobile workforce and partnering with fleet operations preferred.
- Travel to locations throughout the Company and maintain the ability to work a varied schedule.
- Overnight travel required, 25-50%
Benefits and Company Summary
What we offer…
- Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Plans
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short and Long Term Disability
- Supplemental Life and AD&D
- 401(k) Retirement Savings w/ Company Match
- Stock Purchase Plan
- Company Discounts
- Paid Time Off and Holidays
UtiliQuest, LLC has been a leading provider of quality underground utility damage prevention for over three decades. With headquarters located in Alpharetta, Georgia just north of Atlanta, we have offices located in states including California, Indiana, Ohio, Arkansas and the Eastern US from Florida to New York with over 2,700 employees. Founded in 1998, UtiliQuest is a subsidiary of Dycom Industries, a leading provider of specialty contracting services to the telecommunications and infrastructure industry.
To learn more about our company and benefits, please visit our website UtiliQuest Careers
EEO
Our Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind including, based on disability and protected veteran status. The Company's policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also the Company's policy to comply with all applicable state and federal laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. Please visit the following URL to view the EEO is the Law poster and the Supplement. (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm)
The Company also does not consider criminal convictions to be an absolute bar to employment and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories.
Applicants applying for positions in Illinois are not required to disclose arrests or sealed or expunged records of convictions.
