Director of Safety

Overview

Leads safety programs across US, Australia, NZ; manages budget, compliance, staff, and strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• budget management
• compliance reporting
• regulatory liaison
• safety strategy
• team leadership
• performance monitoring

Tasks

-Provides financial leadership and independent oversight of the health and safety organization by managing committed budgets through controlling contracts and purchases. Develops annual expense/capital budget elements and annual performance objectives. Controls expenditures and monitors during the year to gauge conformance to plans and programs. Recommends corrective actions when deviations from the plan occur. -Prepares written and verbal reports for various audiences including senior management, staff, regulatory agencies, public officials, and stakeholders, and as input for public communication. -Represents the business units and provides input to influence health and safety regulations, policy, and standards at the federal and state level. -Interfaces directly with senior management, responsibility center managers, and supervisory staff of all work disciplines as needed to develop programs, analyze problems and provide technical assistance in health and safety areas. -Responsible for the overall administration and control of organizational programs and activities within the health and safety organization. -Responsible for the selection, and performance of personnel within the health and safety organization including hiring, promoting, disciplinary activities, contract administrations, salary administration, and job performance evaluations. -Develops departmental plans including business, production, and/or organizational priorities that establish health and safety enterprise work strategy to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective performance that meets customer expectations and regulatory requirements. -Serves as the chief liaison between the business units and various regulatory agencies, external stakeholders, and other electric industry companies. Provides company leadership and staff with advice, consultation, and recommendations on the meaning, interpretations, results, and impact of federal, state, and local regulation as it pertains to health and safety issues. -Establishes policy, goals, and objectives within the health and safety organization and communicates expectations to supervisory and staff personnel. -Directs the activities of the workgroup, providing strategic direction in support of established department business plans. -Leads the workgroup towards goal achievement and results by driving the organization to be self-critical and committed to a continuous improvement culture. Establishes and monitors goals, objectives, and measurements which drive the organization to a higher level of achievement.

Requirements

• supervisory
• industrial hygiene
• csp
• bachelor's
• project management
• communication

What You Bring

-10+ years of supervisory experience preferred. -5+ years of supervisory experience required. -Comprehensive knowledge of department programs, policies, procedures, and business plans. -Proven leadership ability in a high-performance culture. -Must be 18 years of age or older. -Strong judgment and initiative in the resolution of issues. -Unless otherwise noted, we do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position. -Occasionally: standing, stooping, body twisting, gripping, reaching, range of motion, climbing stairs. -10+ years experience in industrial-related work experience in industrial hygiene or safety required. -In-depth experience in planning, scheduling, and resource management methods; ability to develop and use metrics to measure performance in these areas preferred. -Elevates and reinforces a strong safety culture within the work group through daily leadership, communication and behavior. -Superior facilitation and presentation skills. -Rarely: walking, kneeling, squatting, crawling, seeing distant, climbing on/off truck, climbing, lifting over 10 lbs. to 50 lbs., depth perception, color vision, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing ladders, balancing, lifting up to 10 lbs., lifting up to 50 lbs. -Up to 60% travel required (must live or relocate to a company area and near a major airport). -All job offers are subject to pre-employment drug screening and a background check. -Successful completion of a board safety certification such as Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM); or ability to obtain within 2 years. -Superior oral and written communication skills with demonstrated ability to design and deliver reports. -15+ years experience in industrial-related work experience in industrial hygiene or safety preferred. -Strong project management skills and the ability to execute large-scale initiatives in a complex, matrixed environment. -Bachelor's degree in Safety Engineering, Occupational Safety, and Health, Industrial Hygiene, or other equivalent technical field required. -Skilled at building effective teams and leading large groups of individuals in the accomplishment of goals and objectives. -A strong customer service orientation and collaborative work style are critical. Team-oriented and self-motivated. -Master's degree in Safety Engineering, Occupational Safety, and Health, Industrial Hygiene, or other equivalent technical field preferred. -Frequently: sitting, sense of touch, manual dexterity, speaking clearly, reading, hearing-speech range. -Demonstrated ability to provide technical direction to both technical and non-technical personnel. -Valid driver's license required. -Upon offer, employees may be required to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, background, and/or MVR check.

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Visa Sponsorship

-the company does not sponsor work authorization for this position.

Security Clearance

-pre-employment drug screen, background, and/or mvr check may be required upon offer. -all job offers are subject to a background check and drug screening.