Senior Disability Management Advisor

Total Number of Openings

Chevron is accepting online applications for the position of Senior Disability Management Advisor located in Houston TX through (12 / 10 / 2025) at 11 : 59 p.m. (Central Standard Time).

For more than a century Chevron has worked to support the health of the companys employees and dependents in business units around the globe. Disability Management (DM) supports U.S.-Payroll employees and the business units that they work for both domestically and internationally. As a function DM reports to the Regional Medical Director Americas.

The broad scope of the Advisor Disability Management position involves working with the Disability Management team to oversee the proper handling of assigned employee absence cases (STD FMLA State Plans State Job Protection Plans and LTD) managed by the vendor provide metrics to management and conduct trainings in Disability Management to various internal customers.

The Advisor will need to work cross-functionally with Health and Medical department serving as the coordinator for employee absences and working closely with internal management and HR.

Responsibilities for this position include may include but are not limited to :

• Serves as the liaison between the disability management vendor and local management (supervisors HR etc.) Chevron medical clinics and other internal groups to assure effective and efficient employee absence management and reporting - this includes the facilitation and support of local management practices regarding fitness-for-duty.
• Oversees management of complex cases (i.e. co-morbidities stress & psychiatric illness & injury claims of employees with a history of adverse action) to facilitate prompt effective management. Provides assistance to local management in resolving difficult issues related to employee absence. Uses medical legal legislative and policy knowledge to assure cases are managed properly and documented correctly and to reduce Chevrons legal exposure.
• Collaborates and interfaces with disability vendor and local management to identify early return to work opportunities (employee accommodations) and help facilitate their implementation through the creation of return-to-work plans and consultation with local management when possible. Oversee their progress until resolution. Tracks all accommodations for the employee and tracks direct cost savings to Chevron and the business unit.
• Collaborates closely with Chevron professionals from Workers Compensation Health & Medical Benefits and Payroll to facilitate an integrated absence management program.
• Partners with local management and others on employee fitness for duty process and ensures that employees are able to perform job duties safely especially those in safety-sensitive positions.
• Maintains appropriate case documentation and data on organizational activity and other metrics as required within Chevron DM standards and protocols.
• Reports out to local business units on DM data and related metrics. Contributes to regional and global reports in coordination under direction of the Team Lead.
• Provides Return-To-Work (RTW) and Stay-At-Work (SAW) Evaluations to interested local management and business units.
• Oversees the daily management of assigned FMLA STD Chevron family leave extended family care benefit bonding benefits State PFL and DVI and LTD absences performed by the vendor.
• Identifies employee absence cases where accommodations can result in a safe and productive return to work and in-turn partners with the DM Advisor and local management to return employees to work when possible.
• Manages the employee return to work process including ensuring that all appropriate medical records and information have been gathered.
• Proactively handles interactions / inquiries from various parties regarding employee absence.
• Collaborates with Chevron Occupational Health in making fitness for duty determinations to ensure employees are able to perform job duties safely.
• Maintains appropriate case documentation as required within Chevron DM standards and protocols.
• Uses information in Workday HR and other sources to help employees understand their benefits rights and responsibilities when absent.
• Understands and provides counsel on the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 related state leave laws and other legally required employee absence-related benefits / rights.

Required Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Others :

We are looking for a talented team player with experience and exceptional people skills to bring further expertise to the disability management team. You will be part of a skilled team of health care and other professionals responsible for delivering exceptional service to Chevron business units - management and employees.

Relocation Options :

Relocation will not be considered.

International Considerations :

Expatriate assignments will not be considered.

U.S. Regulatory notice :

Chevron is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religious creed sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation gender identity gender expression national origin or ancestry age mental or physical disability medical condition reproductive health decision-making military or veteran status political preference marital status citizenship genetic information or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation please email us at .

Chevron participates in E-Verify in certain locations as required by law.

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

Computer Hardware,Loan Processing,Sales Experience,Continuous Integration,Iis,Risk Management,Banking,Strategic Planning,Curriculum Development,Administrative Experience,Program Design,negotiation

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1