MV/HV Safety Manager (Remote)

This role is fully remote. Specific location details and expectations will be discussed during the interview process.

About the role

The MV/HV Safety Manager will coordinate, implement, and monitor the Corporate Safety Programs at various project locations.

Responsibilities

• Able to perform all duties of a safety representative
• Thorough understanding of basic electrical concepts
• Knowledge of utility scale solar facilities and field circuitry
• Electrical substation knowledge and function
• Provide electrical safety training and education
• Knowledge of and comfortable in medium and high voltage environments as well as able to train safe work practices, learn and teach company clearance and operational procedures
• Ability to identify and train isolating procedures and grounding concepts
• Identify leading and lagging indicators
• Develop job specific safety plans and procedures, and see to implementation
• Inspect job sites to ensure Company Safety Program and OSHA compliance
• Provide emergency response plans for projects
• Arrange for basic first aid training for job site personnel
• Investigate and analyze bodily injury and property damage accidents
• Lead investigation of near miss and reportable offenses
• Ability to determine near miss/good catch
• Coordinate project safety programs with subcontractors
• Compile and issue regular accident report summaries
• Provide updated information to employees regarding safety requirement updates or changes
• Identify and handle project management personnel needing assistance, training, or discipline in meeting corporate safety guidelines and goals
• Work with third party safety verification platforms for validation of company’s safety procedures
• Develop regional safety trainings, through onsite, local, and LMS based training
• Create training and assist with trainers for various safety programs
• Observe and flag personnel for additional or follow-up trainings
• Participate in Corrective Action Plan development
• Regularly review and revise Electrical Safety Program documents, keeping current with industry code and best practices
• Ability to inspect and recertify regional live line tools

Objectives

• Reduction of frequency and severity of injury accidents
• Reduction of Workers’ Compensation, general liability, and property premiums
• Elimination of OSHA citations
• Development of positive attitudes on the part of employees regarding safe work practices
• Ensure customer/client satisfaction
• Improved personal professional growth and education
• Improved communication of compliance issues to field personnel
• Provide safety education and training with electrical emphasis
• Reduce the cost of regional safety training and travel through local and LMS based training

Requirements

• Have or work to obtain safety certification such as CSP, ASP, CHST, OHST, or CUSP
• BS in Occupational safety and health or 7 years in solar safety experience
• 5 years’ experience in safety or safety related field
• Willing to travel 75%
• Thorough knowledge of OSHA regulations
• Thorough knowledge of NFPA 70e
• Ability to evaluate operations and maintenance work activities with respect to safety and loss control
• Ability to recognize and analyze company trends with respect to company accidents
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families
• Basic life and disability insurance
• 401(k) plan enrollment
• Vacation, sick, and holiday pay

Pay

$107,467.00 - $134,334.00 (Salary)