Sr./Safety Coordinator - Wind

At PGE our work involves dreaming about planning for and realizing a smarter cleaner more enduring Oregon neighborhood. Its core to our DNA and we havent stopped since we started in 1888. We energize lives strengthen communities and drive advancements in energy that promote social economic and environmental progress. Were always on the lookout for people passionate about leading and being a part of teams that are advancing innovative clean energy solutions that are also affordable and accessible to all.

Senior Safety Specialist/Safety Specialist

Biglow Canyon and Tucannon River Wind Plants (Wasco OR & Dayton WA)

The coordinator can choose which location will be their home base and will be expected to travel to the other wind farm on a weekly basis. Typical work hours are Monday-Thursday 4-10s except during outages. Although rare the coordinator may be called in afterhours or weekends for immediate safety concerns or incidents.

Job Function

In this role youll design develop implement and oversee the organizations safety programs to safeguard employees and the public and to ensure compliance with laws standards and regulations.

Key Job Information:

Senior Safety Specialist 6145 Grade 7

Safety Specialist 6147 Grade 6

Career Level: Senior Safety Specialist P3 / Safety Specialist P2

Please note that we can consider candidates with less experience (2 -5 years at the professional level 2) duties would be less complex and performed with more supervision. Knowledge skills and abilities would be at the working/intermediate level. We are happy to provide a detailed job description on request.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting and Analysis:

• Conducts routine and complex investigations including incident reviews and root cause analysis.
• Develops and runs reports.
• Analyzes trends and prepares and presents presentations and communications.
• Coordinates and lead follow up on action items related to reports and investigations.
• Leads process improvementprojects conducts benchmarkingefforts and assists in identifyingimprovement efforts.

Program Management:

Develops and administers safety programs guidelines and initiatives to meet business objectives and comply with all relevant state and/or federal laws and regulations. Integrates industry best practices into existing programs.

Consultation/ Education:

• Serves as a subject matter expert to managers and employees.
• Analyzes business needs and develops and implements innovative solutions to safety-related business problems.
• In collaboration with other departments designs and delivers educational programs to managers employees and/or community organizations on employee and public safety.

Special Projects:

• Under general guidance leads special projects to meet corporate objectives engaging closely with other departments.
• Facilitates safety meetings and other safety processes.
• Depending on position may assume leadership roles in emergency and incident response.

Compliance:

• May respond to requests for information from regulators.
• Prepares legally required filings and reports.
• Ensures programs policies and procedures comply with applicable laws and regulations.
• Analyzes changes in regulations and recommends and implements appropriate action.

Education/Experience/Certifications

Education: Requires a bachelors degree in science business human resources or other related field or equivalent experience.

Experience: Typically five or more years in professional safety and/or in electric generation transmission and distribution operations; or depending on position drug and alcohol or ergonomic program management.

Certifications Licenses and Training: Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Associate Safety Professional (ASP) Construction Safety & Health Technician (CHST) Occupational Health & Safety Technologist (OHST) Certified Utility Safety Professional (CUSP) Certified Occupational Safety Specialist (COSS) preferred depending on position. Journeyman card or equivalent trade or operator qualification preferred.

Knowledge Skills Abilities:

• Intermediate knowledge of employment laws related to area of discipline
• Intermediate knowledge of PGEs policies procedures collective bargaining agreements and benefit plans
• Intermediate knowledge of industry best practices related to area of discipline
• Intermediate skills in project management
• Advanced skills in writing reports Intermediate skills in facilitation and presentations
• Intermediate skills in systems and programs used in functional area including data retrieval
• Advanced customer focus skills.
• Advanced safety leadership skills
• Intermediate skills in analytical thinking
• Advanced skills in problem solving
• Advanced oral and written communication skills
• Advanced interpersonal skills Intermediate decision-making skills
• Advanced organization and prioritization skills
• Intermediate knowledge of business process interrelationships
• Advanced business acumen.
• Advanced skills in change leadership Intermediate risk management skills

Physical and Cognitive Demands:

• Ability to adhere to set response times deadlines and time-sensitive tasks
• Ability to follow accuracy standards
• Ability to follow through on decision-making tasks
• Ability to interact effectively and collaboratively within a team environment
• Ability to communicate and problem solve when under stress
• Ability to respond and adapt to frequent change
• Ability to accept and demonstrate self-awareness when provided constructive feedback
• Ability to discern feedback and acknowledge ownership of areas of improvement
• Ability to avoid future mistakes by applying reasonable skills to new but similar work situations or tasks
• Ability to successfully collaborate with peers managers and others within the organization
• Demonstrates sound memory
• Ability to process new information to be applied consistently to work tasks

Schedule/Attendance:

• Ability to work long hours
• Ability to work a variable schedule
• Ability to report to work and perform work during periods of severe inclement weather
• Ability to consistently meet attendance standards for regular reliable predictable full-time attendance

Physical Capabilities:

• This position requires a valid drivers license and a history of safe driving practices.
• Frequent driving/travel/commute within service territory
• Occasional overnight driving/travel/commute inside or outside of the service territory
• Computer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift)
• Lifting/pushing/pulling/carrying: Up to 10lbs.
• Unstable surfaces requiring balance:
  • Elevated areas (i.e. catwalks roofs and high buildings)
  • Confined spaces
  • Walking distances and surfaces (long distances and over rough uneven or rocky surfaces)
  • Stairs (over 10steps)
  • Ladders (over 10 rungs)

Environment: Indoor outdoor plant

Compensation Range:

Actual total compensation including a performance based incentive bonus is commensurate with experience skills qualifications education training and internal equity. While we anticipate the selected candidate for this position will fall towards the middle or entry point of the compensation range the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis.

PGE believes in rewarding dedicated performance. We provide a total rewards package that is designed to reward your contributions to the company and at the same time support your well-being and professional development both now and into the future. To find out more click here.

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