Safety Specialist Civil/Substation

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Required: ET&D or Civil Safety: 5-10 years

Key Duties:

Advise on provisions to minimize safety risks

Conduct safety inspections, observations, investigations and regulatory compliance for OSHA and DOT

Communicates, coaches and trains crews on the current HSE work practices and rules, policies and procedures.

Prepares reports for management team reviews on observations pertaining to work activities, investigations, employee injuries/property/utility damage incidents.

Enforce OSH (occ. safety & health) policies (e.g. accident reporting process)

Coordinate drug screening (Randoms (DOT & NON), post-accident, reasonable suspicion)

Direct accident investigation procedures

Keep detailed records of safety-related incidents and propose corrective actions

Keep Safety databases up to date with current information as clients require. ISnet, Veriforce, and Avatta to name a few.

Complete any safety pre-qualifications required by potential clients

Communicate daily with Gridtech senior personnel, superintendents on safety needs/requirements

Collaborate with managers to monitor compliance and identify safety issues

Intervene in unsafe activities or operations

Liaise with and report to PGS Safety Director on OSH matters

Other duties as assigned.

Skills:

Proven experience as safety specialist in the power construction industry

In-depth knowledge of OSH guidelines and practices

Experience in reporting and developing policies

OSHA 30 Training

CUSP certification, or must be able to attain within 6 months of hire date

Experience in implementing OSH training programs

Proficient in MS Office

Excellent communication and advisory skills

Diligent with an analytical mind

BSc/Ba in business administration, Safety or relevant field

MVR qualifies individual to be an approved company driver

Pass pre-employment drug screen

Working Conditions

Office/Field 50% travel may be required

Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties as requested to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

GridTech Power is an equal opportunity employer.

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