Sr. Safety Specialist

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure effective implementation of safety programs in accordance with management system elements.
• Conduct training as necessary to ensure applicable rules, procedures, and expectations are understood.
• Conduct engagements and observations with employees and contract partners providing immediate coaching on safe and unsafe conditions observed.
• Lead, plan and schedule field and site inspections, document deficiencies, and develop sustainable solutions to prevent repeat findings.
• Lead the incident investigation process including root cause analysis and identification of corrective actions.
• Set and reinforce safe work expectations in accordance with applicable laws, rules, procedures, and expectations.
• Review safety related data and metrics to identify trends and recommend corrective actions to address any issues identified.
• Stop work if there is any unsafe condition.
• Provide mentoring to other safety professionals.
• Take an active role in the planning of upcoming work to help identify potential safety issues and solutions.

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum Education: Safety Specialist Senior - Bachelor Preferred, Safety Specialist Lead - Bachelor Preferred
• Minimum Experience: Safety Specialist Senior - 6-10 years industry experience with a minimum of 3 years in safety, Safety Specialist Lead - 10+ years industry experience with a minimum of 4 years in safety
• Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Working knowledge of construction and general industry safety regulations, Ability to observe and engage with employees and contract partners, Investigation/RCA with tools such as TapRoot, Cause Mapping, Fishbone, Five whys, etc., Skilled in analyzing and interpreting data to identify trends, Ability to interact with customers and members of the public in a pleasant and tactful manner, Ability to manage multiple activities and changing priorities, Strong oral and written communication skills, Excellent organizational skills
• Any Certificates, Licenses, etc.: Safety Specialist Senior - Required: ASP/CUSP/OSHA500 or equivalent, Safety Specialist Lead - Required: ASP/CSP/SMS/CUSP/CIH or equivalent

Primary Location

Primary Location: Louisiana-Westwego

Job Function

Field & Skilled Trade

FLSA Status

Professional

Relocation Option

NON BARGAINING UNIT

Number of Openings

1

Req ID

123705

Travel Percentage

Up to 25%

Accessibility

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Additional Responsibilities

As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.