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You will be updated with latest job alerts via emailReady to join a team that truly makes an impact on the lives of fellow Texans Our Safety Team is looking for a Safety Specialist to help serve our Enterprise teams. This position is an outstanding growth opportunity for someone who is dedicated hard-working and eager to contribute to the heartbeat here at LCRA. Our ideal candidate will possess strong communication and interpersonal skills. Accompanied by strong technical and organizational skills including the ability to multi-task and prioritize work be self-sufficient in their work and will strive for excellence in all areas of their work and exemplify LCRAs values of focusing on service taking initiative showing respect operating with integrity and focusing on safety.
In this role you will monitor review and evaluate our external contractors safety performances by conducting field safety evaluations and observations tracking contractor incidents and responding as necessary to ensure compliance. You will review the written contractor safety program and safety scorecard criteria as well as coordinate and host the monthly and annual Contractor Safety Meeting. Effective communication of observation trends and providing recommendations to the Safety Manager will be essential. You will also verify the timely implementation of corrective and preventive safety actions by contractors assessing their effectiveness.
You will be trusted to:
- Monitor review evaluate and report on contractor safety performance
- Maintain the contractor safety management system and oversee the contractor safety program
- Develop review and update the contractor safety performance and metrics ensuring clear communication of safety requirements
- Plan and host the monthly and annual contractor safety meetings and participate in contractor orientations roundtables and regional meetings
- Oversee contractor safety and provide safety & health insights
- Assist in the onboarding ongoing support and offboarding of contractors
- Perform incident investigations. including documentation tracking and reporting
- Travel may be required to various locations (power plants right of ways dams water systems etc.) potentially including overnight stays as scheduled.
You qualify with:
- Six or more years of experience in safety and health utility safety to include water gas operations energy generation electric utility transmission and distribution operations or other relevant experience. Experience must include at least two or more years of direct safety team experience within an organization to include experience with administration oversight or applying work safety practices policies and procedures. Experience must include at least two years of experience with ANSI OSHA 1910.268 IEEE C95.6-2002 DOT standards and applicable work practices and safety policies. A degree(s) in industrial maintenance electrical systems occupational safety and health public health or related field may be substituted per LCRA guidelines for certain years of experience.
- Drivers license
You are a great fit with:
- Prior experience in construction utility or energy sector safety contractor compliance role including providing prequalification guidance evaluation formal/informal instruction to contractor operational staff
- ASP CSP GSP SMS OHST CSM CUSP or CSHO preferred
- Proficient knowledge of regulatory reporting and recordkeeping (OSHA 1910/1926.269 ANSI EPA etc.)
- Knowledge of Safety Management Systems
- Experience using office productivity applications (such as Word Excel PowerPoint SharePoint etc..)
You gain:
- Competitive salary & medical dental vision and legal insurance
- Paid time off including time for vacation sick and family care leave
- 401(k) match up to 8% that includes a student loan 401(k) contribution program option
- Life and disability insurance
- Wellness program including wellness incentive
-Extensive learning & development programs
And more - all to create a compelling and rewarding work environment.
Equal Opportunity Employer
LCRA provides equal employment opportunities and a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at LCRA are based on business need job requirement and individual qualifications without regard to race color religion gender identity national origin age disability sexual orientation genetic information or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal and state legal requirements governing nondiscrimination in employment.
LCRA is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact LCRA Human Resources or email . Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
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