Corporate Safety Manager - Denton,TX

Group CBS•Denton, TX

2h•Hybrid

About The Position

This is a corporate safety leadership role responsible for building, improving, and maintaining safety, health, and environmental programs across Group CBS operating companies. The Corporate Safety Manager serves as the enterprise safety authority for electrical service shops, field service teams, CBS ArcSafe operations, vacuum interrupter work, and customer site activity. This role partners closely with operations, field leadership, engineering, quality, HR, and executive leadership to reduce risk, maintain compliance, strengthen safety culture, and support productive work without turning safety into a paperwork parade with steel toe boots.

Requirements

7 to 10 years of progressive safety or EHS experience in electrical services, power systems, industrial maintenance, or field service environments
Strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations
Strong working knowledge of NFPA 70E and electrical safety practices
Experience with high voltage and medium voltage equipment environments
Understanding of NETA field service operations
Demonstrated experience supporting multi site, field based organizations
Proven ability to influence frontline employees, supervisors, and senior leadership
Practical, operations oriented mindset
Detail oriented, organized, team focused, and able to work at a fast pace
Electrical and arc flash safety expertise
Strong communication and training skills
Data driven risk assessment and reporting ability
Ability to balance compliance requirements with operational efficiency
Credibility with technicians, supervisors, executives, and customer stakeholders
Strong organizational skills and excellent attention to detail
Clear written and verbal communication skills
Ability to organize and write procedures in a logical and methodical manner
Good time management skills with the ability to multitask
Ability to work well in a team environment
Ability to maintain confidential information
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Engineering, Industrial Technology, or a related field
CSP, CHST, OSHA 30, OSHA 500, or related safety certification
Experience supporting PEARL or NETA accredited organizations
Experience in a private equity backed or multi operating company environment

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain a company wide safety management system aligned with OSHA, NFPA, NETA, PEARL, and applicable state and federal regulations
Serve as the corporate subject matter expert for electrical safety, arc flash mitigation, energized work practices, and high voltage service environments
Set safety strategy, annual objectives, KPIs, and continuous improvement initiatives across Group CBS businesses
Provide safety performance reporting to executive leadership and private equity stakeholders
Monitor regulatory and industry standard changes and update policies as needed
Develop and support safety programs for PEARL certified breaker repair and reconditioning shops
Support safety practices for NETA field testing, commissioning, and maintenance services
Support CBS ArcSafe remote racking systems, demonstrations, and customer facing activities
Support vacuum interrupter handling, testing, and replacement activities
Ensure proper controls for energized work, lockout tagout, confined space, fall protection, crane and rigging, and high risk electrical tasks
Partner with operations leaders to embed safety into SOPs, work instructions, and day to day execution
Conduct field visits and attend major outages, projects, and customer sites to observe work practices, coach teams, and reinforce expectations
Support outage leadership with job hazard analysis, pre job planning, and dynamic risk assessments
Lead internal and external safety audits and inspections
Support PEARL, NETA, and customer safety audits, including documentation, corrective actions, and follow up
Maintain OSHA logs, incident records, and regulatory filings
Own and maintain corporate and business unit safety manuals
Ensure safety documentation is consistent, controlled, current, and aligned across operating companies while allowing for operational differences where appropriate
Lead incident reporting, investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation
Track and analyze safety metrics, near misses, and leading indicators
Identify systemic risks and implement controls to reduce recordable incidents and lost time events
Promote stronger near miss reporting, corrective action closure, and continuous safety improvement
Develop and deliver safety training for field technicians, shop personnel, supervisors, and leadership
Ensure consistent onboarding and refresher training related to electrical safety, arc flash, PPE, and hazard recognition
Build training that goes beyond compliance and includes leadership behaviors, hazard recognition, human performance principles, and safe decision making
Coach supervisors and frontline leaders on safety ownership, accountability, and behavior based safety practices
Promote a proactive safety culture built around accountability, learning, and continuous improvement
Collaborate with Quality, Engineering, HR, and Operations to align safety with operational excellence
Support customer facing safety requirements and contractor safety coordination
Assist with pre job safety planning for customer sites, outages, and field projects
May be modified from time to time. Other duties, tasks, and work may be assigned