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KNOXVILLE
PW Spotlight: Scott Jenkins

Public Service Planning and Safety Manager

First, tell us a little about yourself. Fun Facts: Civil Service
From an early age, I received a large I enjoy grilling/BBQing, riding departments.
amount of experience operating heavy motorcycles, and binge-watching television Much of my
equipment by working for various shows with my wife. I have run four half- day can spent helping employees with
construction and pipeline companies. I marathons and various other races of 10k many different needs.
was hired at the City of Knoxville in 2008 and 15k distances. My great-grandmother I help plan, schedule, and sometimes
at the age of 22 and since then, have held was born and lived in a cabin inside the teach the different trainings that are needed
a range of positions and job titles. Having Great Smoky Mountains National Park and required for our department. I help
opportunities for diverse experiences (Willis-Baxter Cabin). My whole life, my to make sure we are following OSHA
has greatly helped my transition into an family has spent a lot of time hiking and standards and practices throughout our
administrative position, and has given exploring the park. daily operations. When needed, I am
me a wider range of perspectives that I’ve Share your official title and what duties involved in the coordination and planning
been able to incorporate when helping you perform currently. of different projects that involve many
make decisions for our department and My job title is Public Service Planning of our different sections. During the
employees. and Safety Manager. I directly supervise pandemic, I was the COVID Coordinator
My wife, Leah, and I have been married five people, but I provide planning, and handled a large number of resignations
for 10 years. We enjoy camping, trying assistance, trainings, etc. for 291 people. and departmental realignments.
new restaurants, and visiting the Smoky My biggest responsibility is the continuity Here recently I have been doing
Mountains that we call home. We have of operations (i.e. payroll, training, safety much more collaborating with different
been blessed with our three-year-old son, requirements, workers’ comp, benefits organizations trying to help out with our
Fletcher, who is as energetic as he is sweet, enrollment, incident reports) along with recruiting efforts. I lead a committee
and we look forward to adding another acting as a liaison between the City’s Fleet, that handles our Second Chance Program
little boy to our family in October. Risk Management, Benefits, HR and (designed to help people find work and

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