Safety Coordinator - Eastern Region (Portland, Gresham, Oregon City)

Job Summary

In this role, you'll design, develop, implement and oversee the organization’s safety programs to safeguard employees, contractors and the public and to ensure compliance with laws, standards and regulations.

Key Job Information

• Senior Safety Specialist 6145 Grade 7 Career Level: P3
  Safety Specialist 6147 Grade 6 Career Level: P2
  Career Professional

• Requires in-depth knowledge and experience
  Uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services
  Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective using existing solutions
  Works independently, receives minimal guidance
  Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience

• Reporting and Analysis
  During project constructability reviews and construction planning for contractors, details safety risk analysis and solutioning to complex construction activities (RFP’s, bidder qualifications, bid evaluations and selection of the performing contractors).
  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 improvement projects, conducts benchmarking efforts and assists in identifying improvement 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.
  Development and continuous improvement of an ongoing interactive safety program and partnership with contractors.

• 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.
  Develop and increase communication between PGE and its contractors to share and operationalize best practices and learnings.

• 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

• Requires a bachelor’s 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: Journeyman card or equivalent trade or operator qualification preferred.
  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.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Intermediate knowledge of employment laws related to area of discipline
  Intermediate knowledge of PGE’s policies, procedures, collective bargaining agreements and benefit plans
  Intermediate knowledge of industry best practices related to area of discipline
  Advanced skills in writing reports
  Advanced skills in facilitation and presentations
  Advanced skills in systems and programs used in functional area, including data retrieval
  Advanced customer focus skills.
  Advanced safety leadership skills
  Advanced 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
  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 driver's 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 10 lbs.
  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 10 steps)
  Ladders (over 10 rungs)

Actual Total Compensation

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