Training & Outreach Safety Specialist (Hybrid)

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Senior Safety Specialist and Deputy Director to administer Virginia’s Operation Lifesaver rail safety program
• Attend in-person outreach events and provide safety related educational presentations throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia
• Engage with the community to promote and expand safety presentation sessions
• Schedule and conduct damage prevention training with the goal of educating attendees about the Virginia Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act
• Prepare, review, and edit educational materials
• Aid in maintaining outreach inventory
• Document training information into our system and create training memos
• Perform related work as required

  Required Qualifications

  • Valid driver’s license
  • Sufficient driving record for operating a state vehicle
  • Willingness to complete frequent day trips and occasional overnight travel to conduct training and outreach programs, both in classroom settings and in the field
  • Ability to lift and carry outreach displays and materials between 25-50 pounds
  • Ability to maintain effective, professional working relationships with SCC staff, industry personnel, and the general public
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Exceptional presentation skills
  • Detail-oriented and highly organized
  • Ability to prepare training materials

  Preferred Qualifications

  • 2 or more years of related professional experience in teaching or providing training to adults, and/or experience working with outreach programs
  • In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, approximately 6 years of related experience
  • Knowledge of learning styles and cultural norms
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
  • Proficiency with design programs for editing educational materials such as Canva, Adobe Acrobat, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, etc.
  • Knowledge of utility damage prevention and railroad safety
  • Bilingual in Spanish/English

  How to Apply

  Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply by June 19, 2026. Qualified internal and external candidates are encouraged to apply. If you are an external candidate, apply on the SCC Career Center at https://careercenter.scc.virginia.gov. If you are an internal candidate, apply using eSCC (Oracle) - iRecruitment Employee Candidate.