Safety Consultant

About the role

The Safety Health Work Practice Consultant works as a member of the corporate safety team to champion and support all aspects of safety and health for employees. They will provide technical guidance to employees regarding health and safety issues, attend safety meetings to promote awareness, and provide internal customer support. This position may require a significant amount of driving, primarily in eastern and southwest Washington with occasional travel to Montana. Employees are provided with a vehicle for travel. After hours emergency response may be required.

This job is considered “safety sensitive” as defined in RCW 49.44.240 and is subject to pre-employment drug screening that includes screening for the presence of marijuana and marijuana metabolites.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates company-wide safety, awareness, and consistency.
• Coordinates safety activities and develops safety plans and procedures.
• Facilitates exchange of safety and health information and training.
• Works with management, safety committees, and employees to identify potential safety problems and solutions.
• Designs safety, health, and training programs to comply with federal, state, and local safety and health regulations.
• Helps develop and present training programs to improve the safety and health of all employees.
• Maintains employee interest and awareness in safety and health matters, and helps management set a good example in safety practices by:
  • Ensuring that safety and health programs are kept current.
  • Ensuring that all employees have ample opportunity to become thoroughly familiar with safety and health programs through continued training and communication.
  • Promoting safety and health-related matters.
• Conducts compliance assurance reviews to verify implementation.
• Coordinates safety, health, and compliance efforts on issues as they overlap with standards and compliance, environmental services, risk and claims, security, and other departments as required.
• Supports business units.
• Conducts safety and health inspections and audits.
• Investigates all serious and other selected accidents with the help of the business units.
• Maintains records and communications.
• Provides after hours emergency response as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Hygiene, Safety Engineering, Industrial Safety, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Experience with worker safety regulations.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently in a fast-paced, diverse setting with minimal supervision.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing at all levels of the organization and with external contacts.

Qualifications

• Electrical utility journeyman-level status and experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of electrical and natural gas principles and power generation systems.
• Demonstrated experience in investigation and evaluating occupational accidents and near misses.
• Demonstrated experience in coordination and facilitating health and safety regulatory inspections.
• Experience in program/project management.

Benefits

PSE offers a comprehensive total rewards package, including:

• Medical, dental, vision, basic life, and short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Voluntary options: supplemental life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent daycare, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Retirement savings: 401(k) investment option and a cash balance retirement plan.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays throughout the calendar year.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $82,000.00 - $136,300.00, and this position is eligible for annual goals-based incentive bonuses.